Commercial Finance Manager - Argos Retail Costs
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: London Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1M 6HA
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Finance & Business Development
Closing date: 11 March 2026
Requisition ID: 400051717
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.
Location: London or Coventry Store Support Centre & Home. Colleagues go into the office 1-2 days per week on average.
Why join us
Joining our team at Sainsbury's as a Finance Manager for Argos Retail Costs presents a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in managing and optimising the total cost base for our Argos retail operations. As a commercially focused individual with a passion for driving financial performance and operational efficiency, you will have the chance to lead a team, influence key stakeholders, and make impactful decisions that contribute to the overall profitability of the business. With a strong emphasis on collaboration, continuous improvement, and personal development, this role offers a dynamic and challenging environment where your skills and expertise can truly make a difference.
What you'll do
As the Finance Manager for Argos Retail Costs, you will play a crucial role in managing and optimising the total Argos Retail cost base, encompassing store labour, non-labour costs, and shrink. Acting as the key Finance Business Partner to the Retail Leadership team, you will provide valuable insights, analysis, and commentary that influence decision-making and challenge performance. Your responsibilities will include leading forecasting, budgeting, and period close processes, analysing trends and risks to drive actionable solutions that enhance profitability, and ensuring strong financial governance through robust investment appraisals. Additionally, you will be instrumental in developing and motivating a high-performing team, fostering a culture of challenge, ownership, and continuous improvement to achieve sustained improvement in Store Operating Profit and EBIT.
Who you are
You are a professionally qualified accountant with a proven track record of providing inspirational leadership, or desire to do so, and driving improved financial performance through insightful analysis and sound judgement. Your strong commercial acumen allows you to partner effectively with senior stakeholders, influence decision-making, and challenge the status quo to deliver sustained improvements in Store Operating Profit and EBIT. With your exceptional communication skills, analytical capability, and commitment to accuracy, you excel in translating complex data into actionable insights and driving continuous improvement in financial governance and cost control to maximise value for the business.
Essential Criteria
- Professionally qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or ACA)
- Demonstrated people leadership capability, including line management of a small team or desire to line manage and evidence of developing team capability and performance
- Demonstrable business partnering experience, as well as effective stakeholder influence and communication, evidenced by the ability to present, explain and challenge financial and non‑financial performance information with senior stakeholders
- Proven delivery of improved financial outcomes, using commercial insight, financial analysis and sound judgement to inform decision‑making and challenge assumptions
- Demonstrable analytical and prioritisation capability, including translating complex data into actionable insight and allocating resources based on strategic priority and return on investment
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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).
