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: 28 November 2025
Requisition ID: 400038899
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 the Commercial Finance team at Sainsbury's as a Finance Manager for Marketing offers a unique opportunity to be a key player in supporting the financial strategies of our Brand, Planning & Propositions, and Digital teams. As a crucial Business Partner and finance expert, you will have the chance to collaborate cross-functionally, providing valuable insights, analysis, and challenge to drive robust financial decision-making. With a focus on delivering excellent financial and commercial performance, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and influencing the success of the Marketing Division, all while working in a supportive and dynamic environment that values continuous development and innovation.
What you'll do
You will play a vital role within the Commercial Finance function, supporting the Marketing Division by providing financial guidance to the Brand, Planning & Propositions, and Digital teams. Your responsibilities will include partnering with business stakeholders to develop well-constructed business cases, conducting post-investment reviews, defining financial performance indicators, and tracking financial benefits. You will be tasked with interpreting management reports, identifying risks and opportunities, ensuring robust forecasts, and actively participating in department meetings to provide financial insights and analysis that drive strategic decision-making. Additionally, you will be instrumental in delivering key Finance deliverables, such as Budget and Year-End processes, and sharing your financial expertise through masterclasses with the wider business to drive continuous improvements and commercial success.
Who you are
You are a professionally qualified accountant with a strong background in business partnering and commercial finance. With your expertise in data analysis, financial control, and strategic planning, you excel at providing valuable insights, challenging decisions, and driving excellent financial and commercial performance within the Marketing Division. Your effective communication skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment make you a key contributor to delivering timely, accurate analysis and supporting the department's strategic plans while ensuring financial benefits are tracked and delivered.
Essential Criteria
- Professionally qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, or ACA)
- Demonstrable experience in business partnering within a commercial finance team
- Proven ability to perform complex data analysis and deliver actionable insights to support commercial decisions
- Track record of maintaining robust financial controls and contributing to a strong control environment
- Ability to communicate and challenge senior stakeholders effectively, adapting to audiences with varying financial and commercial knowledge
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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).
