Commercial Finance Manager - Digital Argos
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: Farringdon Store Support Centre, London, EC1M 4BH
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Finance & Business Development
Closing date: 28 November 2025
Requisition ID: 400039070
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 as a Finance Manager for the Digital Argos division offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of strategic decision-making and financial planning within a dynamic and innovative environment. As a key finance business partner, you will play a vital role in providing valuable financial insights, supporting stakeholder decision-making, and influencing commercial performance across the Digital division. With a focus on driving excellence in financial and commercial performance, this role presents a chance to showcase your expertise, collaborate with diverse teams, and contribute to the continuous growth and success of the organisation.
What you'll do
As the Finance Manager - Digital Argos, you will play a vital role in supporting the Digital Division to achieve their strategic and financial objectives. Acting as a Finance Business Partner, you will provide financial insight and analysis to stakeholders, contribute to the development of the Digital proposition, and collaborate with various divisions to ensure alignment of financial projections. Your responsibilities will include supporting to build digital latest views, story tell key performance indicators, identifying risks and opportunities, support building business cases for investment opportunities, attending department meetings to advocate for Finance whilst working closely with Digital teams being and engaging with data and marketing teams to resolve business challenges. Success in this role will require delivering accurate analysis, translating data into valuable business insights, and effectively communicating financial and non-financial information to drive performance across Sales, Operating Profit, and Customer metrics.
Who you are
You are a professionally qualified accountant with a strong focus on driving excellent financial and commercial performance. With your proven track record of financial control and ability to provide valuable financial insight, you play a crucial role in supporting the Digital Division to deliver their strategic and financial plans. Your effective communication skills, attention to detail, and ability to work with ambiguity enable you to build business cases, prioritise deliverables, and collaborate with stakeholders to enhance financial performance across various divisions. Your resilience, commercial acumen, and commitment to accuracy make you a valuable asset in driving successful outcomes and decision-making processes within the organisation.
Essential Criteria
- Professionally qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, or ACA)
- Demonstrable experience in business partnering within a commercial finance team
- Demonstrable ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders, including those with varying levels of financial understanding
- Proven experience in financial control and maintaining a robust financial environment
- Advanced Excel skills with the ability to convert data into actionable analysis and insights
- Evidence of effective prioritisation and decision-making in complex or ambiguous situations
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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).
