Commercial Finance Manager - GM Trading Projects (Argos)
Location: London Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1M 6HA
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Finance & Business Development
Closing date: 20 November 2025
Requisition ID: 400036655
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 can be based out of our London or Coventry 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 as a Finance Manager - GM Trading Projects (Argos) offers an exciting opportunity to drive financial and commercial performance through strategic business partnering and robust analysis. As a key player in influencing decisions that impact sales and profitability, you will have the chance to work collaboratively with senior stakeholders and multiple project teams, shaping the future of the organisation. With a focus on continuous improvement and delivering change, you will play a pivotal role in creating value and driving success within a dynamic and supportive environment that values innovation, collaboration, and professional growth.
What you'll do
You will play a pivotal role in supporting and leading the creation of robust business cases and analysing Services & Propositions projects within the organisation. Working closely with the Commercial Services & Propositions team and various project teams, you will focus on value creation and strengthening performance across the board. Your responsibilities will include providing insightful analysis, commentary, and challenge to stakeholders, participating in core project group meetings to ensure rigour in business cases, and contributing to strategic decision-making processes by identifying risks, opportunities, and influencing key business initiatives. Your success in this role will hinge on your ability to deliver accurate business cases, translate data into valuable insights, and effectively communicate financial information to drive business improvements and decision-making.
Who you are
You are a professionally qualified accountant with a strong focus on driving financial and commercial performance through robust business cases and strategic analysis. With proven experience in interpreting data to identify opportunities, building financial models, and actively participating in decision-making processes, you excel in delivering change and influencing senior stakeholders. Your effective communication skills, attention to detail, and ability to navigate a fast-paced environment while managing stakeholder expectations make you a key player in translating data into valuable business insights and driving performance improvements within the organisation.
Essential Criteria
- Professionally qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, or ACA)
- Demonstrable business partnering experience within a Commercial Finance role; strong commercial acumen with a focus on driving excellent financial and commercial performance
- Demonstrable experience in building financial models to assess the impact of new projects or business initiatives
- Proven ability to analyse and interpret financial data to support operational decision-making
- Proven capability to deliver and manage change within a business 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).
