Finance Analyst - Home & Seasonals
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: Coventry Store Support Centre - Ansty Park, Coventry, CV7 9RD
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Finance & Business Development
Closing date: 28 August 2025
Requisition ID: 400014319
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 Coventry Store Support Centre & Home. Colleagues go into the office 1 day per week on average.
Why join us
Joining the Finance team at Sainsbury's means being part of a transformative environment where strategic decision-making and financial insights play a pivotal role in shaping the future of retail. As a Finance Analyst for the Home & Seasonals Trading Finance team, you will have the opportunity to drive impactful business decisions, influence outcomes, and support the growth and profitability of the business. With a focus on business partnering, insightful analysis, and continuous improvement, you will be part of a dynamic team that values professional growth, collaboration, and innovation in a fast-paced and ever-evolving industry.
What you'll do
As a Finance Analyst - Home & Seasonals, your role will revolve around proactively business partnering with the Commercial teams to provide valuable insight, analysis, and commentary. You will be responsible for running and interpreting reporting to offer timely insights to stakeholders, identifying risks and opportunities, and collaborating with the Finance Manager to prioritise actions. Your strategic analysis and support in Forecasting & Budgeting will play a key role in driving business decisions that enhance performance, increase income, improve ROI, and effectively manage cost lines to ensure the business's financial success and growth.
Who you are
You are a part or fully professionally qualified accountant with a keen eye for detail and a strong commercial acumen. Your ability to proactively business partner with stakeholders, interpret complex financial data, and provide insightful analysis and commentary allows you to drive informed decision-making and support the achievement of financial goals. With a track record of maintaining strong financial control and a proactive approach to identifying risks and opportunities, you play a critical role in enhancing business performance, maximising cashflow, and improving ROI within the ever-evolving retail landscape.
Essential Criteria
- Professionally qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA) or actively studying towards qualification
- Demonstrable experience in business partnering within a commercial finance environment, preferably retail
- Proficient in Excel and presentation tools, with evidence of translating data into actionable insights and communicating them effectively
- Track record of maintaining robust financial controls and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives
- Ability to engage and communicate effectively with stakeholders across varying levels of financial and commercial understanding
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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:
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 10% 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, 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.
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.
Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).
