Finance Manager - Technical Accounting
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: London Store Support Centre, London, EC1M 6HA
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Finance & Business Development
Closing date: 29 April 2026
Requisition ID: 400057166
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.
About the team
Group Finance plays a critical role at the centre of the organisation, ensuring high quality financial reporting, robust governance, and compliance with external reporting requirements. Within this, the Financial Reporting team is responsible for all externally reported numbers, including the Annual Report and Interim Statement, and for owning Group accounting policies under IFRS. The team partners closely with senior stakeholders across the business, providing trusted technical expertise and supporting complex commercial and corporate activity in a fast‑moving environment.
More about the role
As Finance Manager – Technical Accounting, you will act as a technical accounting specialist within Group Finance, supporting the Head of Strategic Corporate Finance and Group Financial Reporting. The role provides expert advice on a wide range of accounting matters, including complex or unusual transactions, new commercial initiatives, and corporate activity, ensuring appropriate and compliant accounting treatment is identified and applied consistently across the Group.
On a day‑to‑day basis, you will prepare technical accounting position papers, own key accounting judgements and estimates, maintain complex accounting schedules and models, and contribute to the preparation of the Annual Report, Interim Report and Audit Committee papers. You will also play a key role in assessing, implementing and embedding new and emerging IFRS standards, as well as providing guidance and training to finance and non‑finance colleagues across the business.
More about you
You are a professionally qualified accountant with demonstrable experience operating in a technical accounting or financial reporting environment. You are confident interpreting IFRS requirements and translating technical guidance into clear, practical recommendations that support commercial decision‑making.
You are able to build effective working relationships with senior stakeholders through clear communication and well-reasoned judgement. You are comfortable managing multiple priorities, working to tight deadlines, and maintaining attention to detail while operating in a complex and fast-paced organisation.
Essential criteria
- Professional accounting qualification (ACA or equivalent), with demonstrable experience operating in a Group Finance, technical accounting, or financial reporting environment (Experience within Big 4 or Retail preferred)
- Demonstrable experience providing technical accounting advice and preparing accounting position papers under IFRS.
- Proven involvement in statutory financial reporting, including preparation or review of financial statements and supporting notes.
- Evidence of applying professional judgement to complex or non‑standard accounting transactions.
- Demonstratable ability to communicate technical accounting concepts clearly to finance and non‑finance 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).
