Commercial Finance Manager - Digital Marketing,CRM & Loyalty in London

We 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.

Location: London Store Support Centre & Home - Colleagues go into the office 2 days per week on average.

Joining the Finance team at Sainsbury's offers an exciting opportunity to be a key player in supporting the Argos Digital Marketing, CRM & Loyalty functions within the Marketing Division. As a Finance Manager, you will have the chance to work collaboratively with business stakeholders, providing financial expertise and strategic guidance to drive commercial performance and deliver well-constructed business cases. With a focus on data-driven decision-making, financial analysis, and continuous improvement, this role offers a dynamic environment where you can make a significant impact and contribute to the overall success of the organisation.

As a Finance Manager for Digital Marketing, CRM & Loyalty, you will play a crucial role within the Marketing Finance team, supporting the Marketing Division by providing financial expertise and analysis for the Digital, CRM & Loyalty teams. Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the delivery of strategic plans
• Challenging data-led decision making
• Interpreting management reporting to provide valuable insights to stakeholders
• Identifying risks and opportunities
• Ensuring alignment between stakeholders
• Attending department meetings to represent Finance
• Delivering timely and robust analysis to drive improvements across the business

In addition, you will be responsible for key Finance deliverables such as Budget, Corporate Plan, and Year-End, and for managing capital investment budgets if relevant. Success in this role will require you to deliver accurate analysis, translate data into valuable business insights, and effectively communicate financial information to support decision-making processes.

You are a professionally qualified accountant with a strong background in business partnering and commercial finance. Your expertise in interpreting management reporting, conducting complex analysis, and driving financial and commercial performance enables you to provide valuable insights, challenge data-led decision making, and support strategic plans within the Marketing Division. With your effective communication skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently while collaborating with stakeholders, you play a vital role in ensuring robust financial controls, delivering accurate analysis, and contributing to the overall success of the department.

Essential Criteria

• Professionally qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or ACA)
• Demonstrable experience business partnering with commercial teams, ideally within the FMCG industry
• Proven ability to complete complex, data-led financial analysis and translate findings into actionable insight
• Evidence of maintaining effective financial controls and contributing to a strong control environment
• Demonstrable ability to communicate, influence and challenge senior stakeholders with varying levels of financial understanding

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.