Commercial Finance Manager - Grocery Trading
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: London Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1M 6HA
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Finance & Business Development
Closing date: 13 November 2025
Requisition ID: 400034923
We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. For a FTSE business, we move incredibly fast. When we’re not handling projects, we’re helping all corners of the wider group with what they’re trying to achieve. And around here, you can see the results of your work as soon as you walk into a store, which gives you a real sense of purpose and responsibility. Better still, the team around you will listen to your ideas and opinions, and you’ll have every chance to try something new. The sheer scale and complexity of our set-up means there’s always something else around the corner, and we’ll help and support you every step of the way. We’re trusted to get on with it. So get ready to make things happen here.
Please note, this role is based out of our London Store Support Centre & Home. Colleagues go into the London office 2 days per week on average.
Why join us
Joining Sainsbury's as a Finance Manager for Grocery Drinks means being part of a dynamic and forward-thinking team dedicated to shaping the strategic direction of the business. You will have the opportunity to collaborate closely with stakeholders at all levels, providing best-in-class financial support to drive decision-making and exceed targets. With a focus on challenging the status quo, driving transformation, and delivering impactful results, this role offers a platform for personal growth and professional development in a fast-paced and competitive industry.
What you'll do
You will play a vital role in partnering with the Category Director and buyers to provide best-in-class finance support, contributing to category planning and conducting various analyses to facilitate decision-making processes. Your responsibilities will include delivering sound financial appraisals, evaluating promotional strategies, seasonal activities, profitability, and investments, all with the aim of exceeding set targets and driving financial performance. Additionally, you will ensure financial rigour, compliance with accounting standards, and provide training to enhance commercial awareness, ultimately supporting the team in making informed decisions aligned with the broader business objectives. Your success will be measured by your ability to act as a valued business partner, drive improved insights through high-quality analysis, achieve targets, streamline reporting processes, and demonstrate enthusiasm and proactive engagement in your role.
Who you are
You are a qualified accountant with a proven track record of providing best-in-class financial support and analysis to drive strategic decision-making and achieve business targets. Your advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, coupled with your ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, enable you to deliver high-quality insights, automate reporting processes, and streamline financial operations. Your strong networking and partnering skills, along with your self-motivation and ability to work independently, position you as a valued business partner who can drive process improvements, ensure financial compliance, and enhance commercial awareness within the organisation.
Essential Criteria
- Recognised accounting qualification - CIMA, ACCA, or ACA (or equivalent)
- Demonstrable business partnering experience within a Commercial Finance role
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint proficiency: Demonstrable experience using pivot tables, lookups, power pivots, and macros
- Stakeholder communication: Proven ability to communicate financial information effectively to senior stakeholders, both verbally and in writing
- Evidence of successfully managing tasks and responsibilities autonomously
- Finance translation for non-finance audiences: Demonstrable ability to explain financial concepts clearly to non-financial stakeholders
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We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new - whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them: Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave.
Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 20% of salary, depending on how we perform.
Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy additional holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, interest free car loan of up to £10k, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an Employee Assistance Programme, you will also be eligible for private healthcare too.
Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).
