Finance Manager - Marketing
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: London Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1M 6HA
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Finance & Business Development
Closing date: 31 August 2025
Requisition ID: 400014096
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.
Please note, this role is based out of our London 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 - Marketing means becoming an integral part of a collaborative and innovative Commercial Finance team. You will have the opportunity to partner with the Marketing Division to drive strategic and financial plans, utilising your expertise to provide valuable insights and analysis. With a focus on fostering financial fluency and control, you will play a key role in shaping the financial performance indicators and ensuring robust forecasts for business success. As a pivotal member of the team, you will have the chance to make a significant impact by translating data into actionable business insights, contributing to the overall success of the organisation while continuously developing your skills and expertise.
What you'll do
You will play a pivotal role within the Commercial Finance function by providing strategic financial support and guidance to the Marketing Division. Your responsibilities will include acting as the key Finance Business Partner and finance expert, collaborating cross-functionally with business stakeholders to develop well-structured business cases and conduct post-investment reviews grounded in solid commercial principles. Additionally, you will define financial performance indicators, track financial benefits, ensure the robustness of forecasts, and effectively manage risks and opportunities within your business areas. Your ability to deliver timely, accurate analysis, translate data into valuable business insights, and foster a culture of finance fluency and control with your business partners will be essential to your success in this role.
Who you are
You are a professionally qualified accountant with extensive business partnering experience at a strategic level. With a strong focus on driving financial and commercial performance, you possess exceptional analytical skills and the ability to translate data into valuable business insights. Your track record of maintaining strong financial controls, collaborating effectively with stakeholders of varying acumen, and fostering a culture of financial fluency make you a key contributor to the strategic and financial success of the Marketing Division.
Essential Criteria
- Professionally qualified accountant - ACCA, CIMA, or ACA
- Demonstrable experience in business partnering senior stakeholders within a commercial division at Finance Manager level
- Proven ability to conduct complex, data-led financial analysis independently and as part of broader commercial initiatives
- Advanced Excel and numerical skills, with a track record of translating data into actionable insights
- Evidence of maintaining robust financial controls and contributing to the development of a strong financial governance environment
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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: 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.
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.
Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).
