Finance Manager - Data & Insight - Logistics
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: London Store Support Centre, London, EC1M 6HA
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Finance & Business Development
Closing date: 28 January 2026
Requisition ID: 400046092
Location: This role can be based out of our London, Coventry or Manchester Store Support Centre & Home.
Why join us
Joining the Finance team at Sainsbury's offers an exciting opportunity to be a key player in driving business performance and value creation within the Logistics division. As a Finance Manager - Data & Insight, you will have the chance to provide meaningful analysis and insights to senior stakeholders, influencing strategic decisions that impact the bottom line. With a focus on collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement, this role provides a platform for professionals to showcase their financial acumen, analytical skills, and ability to drive positive change in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
What you'll do
As the Finance Manager - Data & Insight for Logistics at Sainsbury's, you will be pivotal in creating valuable assets to effectively business partner, focusing on value creation and strengthening overall performance. Your role will involve providing timely and accurate analysis, translating data into strategic business insight, and communicating financial and non-financial information to stakeholders to drive informed decisions and actions that enhance the bottom line. You will interpret management reporting, build strategic business cases, support post-implementation reviews, and engage with various teams and projects to drive improvements and manage strategic initiatives. Additionally, you will enhance reporting capabilities, streamline processes, and utilise systemic tools to showcase storytelling and add value to the data, contributing to the overall success of the business area.
Who you are
You are a professionally qualified accountant with a proven track record of leveraging data analysis and interpretation to drive strategic decision-making and enhance financial performance. Your effective communication skills, attention to detail, and ability to engage and challenge senior stakeholders enable you to provide valuable insights and support across the business area. With a strong focus on continuous improvement and commercial acumen, you thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, driving change and delivering excellence in financial and operational outcomes.
Essential Criteria
- Demonstrable financial analysis for decision‑making; Evidence of analysing and interpreting financial and large sets of operational data to inform business decisions and influence financial performance
- Demonstrable experience of using appropriate systemic tools to review and enhance data including Power BI, SQ and Alteryx (Snowflake is desirable)
- Effective stakeholder communication at senior level; Proven ability to present financial information clearly in written and verbal formats and to constructively challenge senior stakeholders with varying levels of financial understanding
- Commercial understanding of business drivers; Demonstrated capability to identify and evaluate key commercial and operational drivers, linking upstream and downstream activity to financial outcomes
- Delivery of change in dynamic environments; Evidence of leading or contributing to change initiatives, while prioritising workload and managing multiple stakeholder expectations in a fast‑paced environment
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