Commercial Finance Manager - Technology in Coventry

Location: This role can be based out of our London, Coventry or Manchester Store Support Centre & Home. Colleagues go into the office 2 days per week on average.

Why join us

Joining Sainsbury's as a Finance Manager in the Technology (Product) team means being at the forefront of innovation within a FTSE100 company, where your contributions will have a direct impact on the future of technology-driven solutions that reach over 70% of the UK population. You’ll have the opportunity to partner with dynamic Product teams, influencing strategic decisions, driving financial analysis, and fostering collaborative relationships across business, tech, and finance functions. This role offers a high-profile platform for professional growth, where your expertise in finance, stakeholder management, and passion for technology will be valued, supported, and developed within a forward-thinking and inclusive environment.

What you’ll do

As a Finance Manager – Technology, you will play a crucial role in partnering with the Director of Product to influence and drive actions across Tech investments, both Capex and Opex, as part of the Sainsbury's Next Level strategy. Working collaboratively with other areas within Commercial Finance, you will prepare business cases focusing on Returns on Investment, report benefits, challenge decisions, and help prioritise the portfolio within the budget envelope. This high-profile role will require you to deliver strong, accurate analysis while cultivating strong relationships with colleagues in the tech team to translate financial data into commercial insight, often presenting to C-Suite stakeholders.

Who you are

You are a professionally qualified accountant with extensive P&L experience and a strong background in investment appraisals. Your ability to partner with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders, combined with your interest in technology and agile methodologies, enables you to provide valuable financial insights and drive strategic decision-making. With your effective communication skills, proactive approach, and commitment to developing junior colleagues, you play a critical role in influencing and shaping financial strategies within a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Essential Criteria

• Professionally qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, or CIMA) with proven P&L ownership
• Demonstrable experience preparing and challenging investment appraisals/business cases, including Capex and Opex evaluation and ROI analysis
• Proven background in Commercial Finance Business Partnering within a large, multi-function organisation, working with senior stakeholders up to C-Suite level
• Ability to translate financial analysis into commercial insight, evidenced through influencing decisions and driving prioritisation across complex portfolios
• Practical understanding of Product/Tech environments (e.g., Agile or Product-led delivery) with demonstrable experience operating in fast-paced, change-driven settings

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.

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.