Sainsbury's
Commercial Finance Manager - Meat, Fish & Poultry
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Location
London Store Support Centre & Home. Colleagues go into the office 2 days per week on average.
Why join us
Joining Sainsbury's Finance team as a Finance Manager for Meat, Fish & Poultry offers a unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, shaping the direction of a leading retail business. With a focus on delivering best-in-class financial support, you will collaborate closely with stakeholders at all levels, contributing to strategic decision-making and driving business growth. As part of a team dedicated to challenging the status quo and driving transformation, you will have the chance to make a significant impact, enhance your stakeholder management skills, and play a key role in maximising sales, profit, and cash flow.
What you'll do
As the Finance Manager for Meat, Fish & Poultry at Sainsbury's, you will play a pivotal role in providing support to a fast-paced business unit by partnering with the Category Director and buyers to drive category planning, financial appraisals, and various analyses essential for informed decision-making. Your responsibilities will include:
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- Delivering sound financial appraisals
- Conducting ad hoc analyses on promotional strategies and profitability
- Advising on performance
- Ensuring financial compliance
- Actively engaging with stakeholders to drive improved insights, meet targets, and streamline reporting processes
Your role will require a high level of financial rigour, accuracy in managing Category Balance Sheets, and the ability to communicate effectively with senior stakeholders, demonstrating enthusiasm and a proactive approach to delivering excellence in financial management.
Who you are
You are a qualified accountant with a proven track record of providing financial support and analysis in a fast-paced commercial environment. Your advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, coupled with your ability to effectively communicate with senior stakeholders and work independently, enable you to drive strategic decision-making and deliver financial excellence within the business unit. With a keen eye for detail, strong networking abilities, and a self-motivated approach, you excel in managing financial appraisals, supporting category planning, and ensuring compliance to financial standards while driving process improvements and delivering targeted results.
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Essential Criteria
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with commercial business partnering experience, ideally within a retail or FMCG environment
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint capability, including practical use of pivot tables, lookups and Power Pivot to analyse, interpret and present financial information
- Demonstrable experience communicating financial information to a range of stakeholders, including presenting complex concepts in a clear manner to non-finance audiences
- Proven ability to build effective working relationships and influence decisions through collaboration with stakeholders across different functions and levels of seniority
- Evidence of independently managing workload and priorities, including planning activities, meeting deadlines and delivering accurate outputs in a fast-paced environment
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