Finance Manager - Financial Reporting
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: London Store Support Centre, London, EC1M 6HA
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Finance & Business Development
Closing date: 29 April 2026
Requisition ID: 400057168
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.
About the team
Group Finance sits at the heart of the organisation, supporting strong governance, high‑quality external reporting and informed decision‑making across a complex retail business. The Financial Reporting team has end‑to‑end accountability for all externally reported numbers, including the Annual Report and Interim Statement, and owns the Group accounting policies to ensure compliance with IFRS and best practice. The team works closely with senior finance leaders and the wider business, playing a key role in shaping and delivering change across Group Finance.
More about the role
As Finance Manager – Group Reporting, you will be a key member of the Group Finance team, owning financial accounting for a portfolio of Group companies and specific technical accounting areas. You will support the preparation of consolidated Group results across periodic, half‑year and full‑year reporting cycles, working closely with the Head of Strategic Corporate Finance and Group Financial Reporting and the Head of Consolidation.
Day to day, you will coordinate and contribute to the Annual Report and Interim reporting processes, prepare statutory accounts, manage audits, and maintain high‑quality accounting records and reconciliations. You will also contribute to wider Group projects with accounting impact, such as new accounting policy implementation, restructurings, and commercial initiatives, applying professional judgement and clearly articulating accounting implications to finance and non‑finance stakeholders.
More about you
You are a qualified accountant with demonstrable experience in statutory and Group reporting environments. You are comfortable applying IFRS requirements, using judgement to resolve complex accounting matters, and producing accurate, well‑reasoned outputs that stand up to scrutiny.
You work effectively both independently and collaboratively, manage competing priorities to deadlines, and communicate clearly with stakeholders at different levels across the business. You have a detail‑focused approach and are motivated by delivering high‑quality reporting and insight in a fast‑paced, evolving environment.
Essential criteria
- Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Demonstrable experience preparing statutory accounts and supporting external audit processes.
- Proven involvement in Group or consolidated financial reporting under IFRS.
- Evidence of applying professional judgement to complex or non‑standard accounting areas.
- Ability to communicate accounting and reporting concepts clearly to finance and non‑finance stakeholders.
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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).
