Finance Manager - Technology - 12M Ftc

Job Description
Division/Dept.
Finance - Technology
Location
Flexible
Reporting to
Head of Finance - Tech CTO
The Role
The job holder will provide insight, analysis, and commentary to stakeholders, aiming to drive decisions and actions that improve the bottom line. The job holder will partner with senior stakeholders when required, supporting across the business area driving process and reporting improvements. The role also has one direct report (Finance Analyst)
What you need to do

• Project work.
• Build an external perspective and use outputs to engage and influence the business.
• Complete ad hoc / bespoke analysis and reporting for the business area as required to drive improvements.
• Network as required to complete analysis to resolve business problems.
• Develop and improve processes and reporting.
• Manage key controls and Governance frameworks.
• Build business Cases for investments and support post implementation reviews.
• Support the business to manage capital investment budgets.
• Support the business to manage Opex budgets.
• Run Finance Basics master classes with wider business if required.
• Success in this role will mean supporting the business in making decisions that enhance performance through cost control, driving efficiency and increasing return on investment.
• Interpret management reporting to provide insight, analysis, and commentary to stakeholders.
• Work with the Accounting team to ensure outputs are timely and accurate.
• Identify risks and opportunities and flag these to Finance Managers for prioritisation.
• Effectively manage the priorities and activities of one direct report.

What you need to know and show

• Professional Accounting Qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• Effective communicator with senior stakeholders, including audiences of varying financial and commercial acumen.
• Self-motivated team player, able to work autonomously & prioritise.
• Tech experience desired.
• Strong commercial acumen with a focus on driving excellent financial and commercial performance.
• Experience of maintaining strong financial controls.
• Committed to driving change.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience of modelling.

What decisions I can make including budget

• Oversee the accounting & financial control processes
• Prepare reports and commentary
• Day to day prioritisation

Support we will provide

• Sainsbury's L&D offer
• Line management support from Head of Finance
• Support from C4 Finance Analyst direct report

Please note: This role profile is aimed at describing the core output that should be achieved in this role. It is not intended to include specific tasks, temporary activities or projects to recognise flexibility in a changing context.
#LI-BB1
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 save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. 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 up to an additional week's holiday, and we provide private heathcare. 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, salary 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 eligibiity criteria may apply).