Commercial Finance Manager - Clothing Online (12 Month FTC)

Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Commercial Finance Manager to join their Clothing Online team. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive financial performance and strategic planning within a fast-paced environment. You will partner with various stakeholders to deliver insightful analysis and support decision-making processes that enhance the bottom line. With a focus on collaboration and innovation, this position promises a rewarding career path where your contributions will directly impact the company's success. Join a team that values your input and encourages professional growth while offering a competitive salary and an array of benefits.

Benefits

Colleague discount

Performance-related bonus

Pension scheme

Private healthcare

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

Health cash plans

Interest-free car loan

Season ticket loans

Additional holiday purchase

Qualifications

• Professionally Qualified Accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) with strong commercial acumen.
• Experience in data analysis and financial control in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide insight and analysis to stakeholders for strategic decisions.
• Support Clothing Online and the Clothing Division in financial planning.

Skills

Commercial Business Partnering

Data Analysis

Financial Control

Excel Skills

Effective Communication

Education

ACCA

CIMA

ACA

Job description

Commercial Finance Manager - Clothing Online (12 Month FTC)

Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: Coventry Store Support Centre - Ansty Park and Home, Coventry, CV7 9RD
Contract type: Fixed-Term Assignment
Business area: Finance & Business Development
Closing date: 11 May 2025
Requisition ID: 302496

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 Holborn or Ansty Store Support Centre & Home. Colleagues go into our Ansty SSC 1-2 days per week on average.

Sitting within a large Commercial Finance function, this role is a key member of the Clothing Finance team. The job holder will provide insight, analysis and commentary to stakeholders, aiming to drive decisions and actions that improve the bottom line and help deliver our Next Level Sainsbury’s strategy.

You will be responsible for supporting Clothing Online and the Clothing Division to deliver their strategic and financial plans. The support will range from day-to-day trading decisions to longer-term financial planning & analysis that supports the overall strategy of Clothing Online within Sainsbury’s.

You will be the key Finance Business Partner and finance expert, providing support and challenge whilst working cross-functionally with business Stakeholders to deliver well-constructed, end-to-end, financial perspectives on performance and business decisions. You'll be responsible for ensuring the financial performance and forecast for your business area is robust and well managed.

More about the role

• Business partner the Clothing Online team and support the wider Clothing Division, where needed
• Participate in trading meetings and discussions on a weekly basis, ensuring support and challenge over performance, and driving data-led decision making
• Interpret management reporting to provide insight, analysis, and commentary to stakeholders, including production and management of the Clothing Online P&L
• Identify risks and opportunities and prioritise effectively
• Ensure close alignment between multiple stakeholders by delivering clear and robust analysis in a timely manner in line with initiatives and plans across the business
• Attend regular department meetings ensuring Finance has a ‘voice’ and a ‘seat at the table’ where P&L impact meets department initiatives
• Proactively build an external perspective and use outputs to engage and influence business stakeholders
• Complete ad hoc / bespoke analysis and reporting for the business area as required to drive improvements
• Stepping up to cover the Head of Finance where needed
• Supporting the delivery of key Finance deliverables such as Latest View, Budget, Corporate Plan, Year-End etc.
• Success in this role will mean being able to deliver timely, robust and accurate analysis; translating data into valuable business insight, communicating all relevant financial and non-financial information when needed

More about you

• Professionally Qualified Accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA)
• Commercial Business Partnering experience of analysing and interpreting data to identify opportunities and actively participate in the operational decision-making process
• Data led and comfortable scoping and completing complex analysis – both proactively and as part of a broader commercial deliverable as required
• Previous experience of partnering a team that has both costs and sales implications desirable
• Strong commercial acumen with a focus on driving excellent financial and commercial performance
• Ability to prioritise workload whilst managing business and finance stakeholder expectations in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
• Effective communicator, influencer and challenger with senior stakeholders, including audiences of varying financial and commercial acumen
• Strong Excel and numerical skills, with an aptitude for turning data into analysis and insight
• A proven track record of financial control, and the ability to develop and maintain such an environment
• High levels of pace, energy and resilience
• A self-starter, and a strong team player that can work independently, spotting the areas to focus on and assisting in the decision-making process
• Must have a strong eye for detail and a passion for accuracy
• Comfortable working with ambiguity

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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 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 as 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.
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).