Commercial Finance Manager - Sustainability
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: London Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1M 6HA
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Finance & Transformation
Closing date: 20 August 2026
Requisition ID: 400074772
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.
Location: London Store Support Centre & Home – colleagues go into the office 1-2 days per week on average.
Why join us
Join Sainsbury's as a Finance Manager - Sustainability and become a crucial member of our dedicated Sustainability Finance team, where you will have the opportunity to utilise your financial expertise to shape and drive Sainsbury's sustainability strategy while contributing to impactful changes for our customers, communities, and the environment. Working collaboratively across Finance, Sustainability, and various business functions, you will play a pivotal role in providing financial leadership, valuable insights, and strategic support to help achieve our Plan for Better commitments. This role offers a unique platform to make a real difference and be at the forefront of driving positive sustainability initiatives within a forward-thinking and purpose-driven organisation.
What you'll do
You will play a pivotal role in shaping the company's sustainability strategy by leveraging your finance expertise to drive meaningful change for customers, communities, and the planet. Collaborating closely with Finance, Sustainability, and other business units, you will provide valuable insights, financial leadership, and strategic guidance to ensure the successful delivery of Sainsbury's Plan for Better commitments, with a focus on areas such as Healthy & Sustainable Diets and Human Rights.
Your responsibilities will include evaluating the financial and non-financial impacts of sustainability initiatives, developing financial models to inform decision-making, and partnering with cross-functional teams to support strategic sustainability priorities and enhance business resilience. Additionally, you will work towards enhancing the quality, governance, and accessibility of sustainability data and reporting, while building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive sustainable business practises and positive outcomes.
Who you are
You are a qualified accountant with a strong background in finance business partnering, analytics, and commercial acumen. Your ability to influence senior stakeholders, provide valuable insight, and drive strategic sustainability priorities demonstrates your strong problem-solving skills and capacity to turn analysis into actionable strategies. With a genuine interest in sustainability, coupled with advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, you excel in evaluating the financial and non-financial impacts of sustainability initiatives, supporting key decisions, and fostering strong relationships across Finance, Sustainability, Commercial, and external stakeholders to drive meaningful change and deliver on sustainability commitments.
Essential Criteria
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
- Proven commercial finance business partnering experience, applying financial analysis to support commercial decision-making and influence business outcomes
- Demonstrable experience in or a passion for sustainability, ESG or corporate responsibility
- Demonstrable ability to communicate and influence senior stakeholders, building effective working relationships across functions
- Evidence of identifying business issues, using analysis to develop recommendations, and converting insights into actionable outcomes - experience with Power BI, Power Query or similar analytics tools is desirable
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, deliver to deadlines, and utilise advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills to support reporting, analysis and stakeholder communication
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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).
