Commercial Finance Manager – Technology

Sainsbury's is a retail and technology company with stores and a Technology Finance team.

• Lead the period-end process for the Technology P&L, ensuring accurate accounting treatment, robust cost governance, and timely management reporting
• Contribute to Corporate Plan, Budgeting, and Latest View cycles, articulating risks, opportunities, and financial drivers across the P&L and the impact of capital expenditure
• Lead and develop the Technology Finance team, set its agenda, ensure consistent approaches, and prioritise financial initiatives
• Deliver ad hoc analysis across Technology P&L cost lines
• Partner with technology leadership and central functions to support strategic and operational priorities
• Review and improve reporting processes to increase efficiency and accuracy

• Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA), with applied technical accounting knowledge in commercial finance
• Experience partnering with stakeholders and influencing financial decisions through analysis, insights, and recommendations
• Experience in a large, complex FMCG, retail, food, technology, or similarly scaled commercial organisation, in commercial finance or FP&A
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, including financial modelling, data analysis, and presenting complex financial information to senior stakeholders
• Experience leading, developing, and managing finance analysts or finance teams, while maintaining financial controls and governance standards

• Colleague discount: 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU, and Habitat after 4 weeks; 15% off at Sainsbury's on Fridays and Saturdays and at Argos on payday
• Pension scheme and life cover
• Performance-related bonus of up to 20% of salary, subject to company performance and eligibility
• Annual holiday allowance, with the option to buy additional holiday
• Season ticket loans, interest-free car loan of up to £10k, cycle-to-work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance, and retailer discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme and private healthcare
• Up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave
• Length-of-service and eligibility criteria may apply