Finance Analyst - Own Brand
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: London Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1M 6HA
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Finance & Business Development
Closing date: 15 August 2025
Requisition ID: 400011563
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 Finance team at Sainsbury's means being part of a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation that is dedicated to making a positive impact on our customers' lives every day. As a Finance Analyst - Product & Innovation & Technical (Own Brand), you will have the opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, collaborating with diverse stakeholders to drive business performance and shape strategic decisions. With a focus on challenging the status quo, driving transformation, and maximising financial outcomes, you will play a key role in supporting the business in achieving its goals while continuously learning and developing within a supportive and engaging team.
What you'll do
You will play a pivotal role in providing finance support to the Commercial Grocery Trading Team as a business partner, helping to shape and deliver the 3-year 'Next Level Sainsbury's strategy with a focus on Market Innovation. Your responsibilities will include producing insightful analysis to support decision-making, preparing reporting packs for senior leadership, carrying out period end processes, collaborating with Commercial Trading teams on forecasting and budgeting, identifying risks and opportunities, challenging business cases, and continuously seeking ways to streamline processes and enhance financial performance. Your strong stakeholder management, analytical skills, commercial acumen, and ability to communicate effectively with both finance and non-finance teams will be key to your success in this dynamic and fast-paced role.
Who you are
You are a dedicated and proactive professional with a keen eye for detail and a passion for driving financial and commercial performance. With your strong financial acumen and ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, you play a crucial role in supporting decision-making processes and shaping the strategic direction of the business. Your analytical skills, combined with your self-motivation and ability to manage competing priorities, enable you to provide valuable insights, challenge assumptions, and drive continuous improvement in financial processes to achieve optimal results for both customers and the business.
Essential Criteria
- Part Qualified / Qualified accountant – CIMA/ACCA/ACA
- Demonstrable proficiency in Excel and numerical analysis, including the ability to convert data into actionable insights
- Proven ability to communicate financial information effectively to senior stakeholders, both verbally and in writing
- Evidence of commercial awareness, with a track record of contributing to financial and business performance
- Experience in collaborative working, including building trusted relationships across departments or functions
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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).
