Finance Manager - Central Trading

Job Description
Why join us
Joining Sainsbury's as a Finance Manager - Food Commercial means being part of an inclusive and community-driven organisation that prioritises the wellbeing and celebration of all its employees. As a valued member of our team, you will have access to a range of benefits, including a generous holiday entitlement, family leave, pension, wellbeing support, colleague networks, and shopping discounts. We believe in creating a supportive and rewarding work environment where your abilities are celebrated, and your growth is encouraged. With a focus on community and a commitment to being proud allies, we strive to uphold these values in everything we do. Join us and contribute to our mission of providing exceptional service to our customers while fostering a sense of belonging and wellbeing among our employees.
What you'll do
As a Finance Manager at Sainsbury's, you will be responsible for a range of financial activities related to the Food Commercial department. You will play a crucial role in driving financial performance by providing insightful analysis, forecasts, and recommendations to support effective decision-making.
You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Buying, Supply Chain, and Finance, to identify opportunities for improvement and cost efficiencies while ensuring compliance with financial regulations and policies.
Additionally, you will contribute to the development and delivery of financial reporting and budgeting processes, as well as performance tracking against targets. Your expertise in financial analysis and strategic planning will be instrumental in driving business growth and maximising profitability within the Food Commercial division.
Who you are
As a Finance Manager - Food Commercial at Sainsbury's, you are a highly skilled and experienced professional with a strong background in finance and a deep understanding of the retail industry.
With your expertise in financial management, analysis, and strategic planning, you play a crucial role in driving the financial performance and success of our food commercial division. You possess excellent leadership and communication skills, enabling you to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders to develop and execute financial strategies, manage budgets, and drive profitable growth.
Your attention to detail, analytical mindset, and ability to identify business risks and opportunities ensure accurate financial reporting, forecasting, and decision-making.
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Responsibilities
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.
Qualifications
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 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.
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).
About Us
Sainsbury's company vision
Our vision is to be the most trusted retailer, where people love to work and shop. That means harnessing the talent, creativity and diversity of our colleagues to ensure that customers receive great service every time they shop with us.
If you would like to hear more about our vision and values, be sure to visit our corporate page.
We invest in training, development and multiple initiatives to ensure our teams feel enabled to offer the best shopping experience to our customers and that Sainsbury's is truly a 'Great Place to Work'.