Finance Analyst - Nectar 360

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.

Why join us

Joining us at Sainsbury's as a Finance Analyst in the Nectar360 team means becoming part of a dynamic and collaborative organisation focused on delivering value and driving performance. In this role, you will have the opportunity to be a true business partner, providing insightful analysis and commentary to stakeholders and playing a crucial role in driving decisions that improve cost and sales performance. With opportunities to work cross-functionally, support projects, and streamline ways of working, you will be part of a team that values your contributions and offers development opportunities to enhance your skills and career. Join us to be a part of a forward-thinking finance team dedicated to making a positive impact on our business and achieving excellence in financial and commercial performance.

What you'll do

As a Finance Analyst for Nectar360, you will play a vital role in driving value creation and improving the performance of the business unit. Your main responsibilities will include partnering with stakeholders to provide insights, analysis, and commentary on cost and sales performance, supporting the N360 Accounting team in evaluating periodic performance, identifying risks and opportunities, interpreting management reporting, and conducting ad hoc analysis to drive business improvements and support project initiatives. You will work closely with both finance and non-finance stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and collaboration, while also contributing to forecasting, budgeting, and financial decision-making processes. Your success in this role will be measured by your ability to enhance overall financial and commercial performance and drive positive business outcomes. Additionally, your attention to detail, strong prioritisation skills, effective communication with senior stakeholders, and commitment to maintaining strong financial controls will be crucial in delivering outstanding results.

Who you are

As a Finance Analyst for Nectar360, you are a highly skilled and detail-oriented professional with a strong focus on value creation and enhancing the performance of the business unit. With your expertise in financial analysis and business partnering, you provide valuable insight, analysis, and commentary to stakeholders, driving decisions and actions that improve cost and sales performance. Your effective communication skills allow you to collaborate with senior stakeholders, including those with varying financial acumen, while your strong commercial acumen enables you to drive excellent financial and commercial performance. As a self-motivated team player, you work autonomously and maintain strong financial controls, emphasising the importance of driving change and simplifying processes for improved efficiency.

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:
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 10% 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, 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.
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.
Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).