Commercial Finance Manager - Online Grocery

ASDA; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading grocery retailer in the United Kingdom is seeking a Commercial Finance Manager for its Online Grocery division. This role involves partnering with the team to drive financial performance, provide analytics, and make strategic recommendations. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong commercial finance experience and significant analytical skills. The role also offers a hybrid working approach and an attractive benefits package.

Benefits

Discretionary company bonus

Pension up to 7% matched

Car allowance of £5,700

15% colleague discount

Access to wellbeing services

Inclusive work networks

Excellent parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with experience in commercial finance.
• Proven track record in business partnering.
• Self-starter with ability to unlock value opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Online Grocery Team providing finance support.
• Drive delivery of commercial performance and financial planning.
• Provide insight and analysis to make commercial recommendations.

Skills

Analytical capabilities

Commercial acumen

Communication skills

Relationship building

Stakeholder management

Education

CIMA qualification

ACCA/ACA qualification or MBA

Tools

Excel

Power-Bi

Job description

Commercial Finance Manager – Online Grocery

Location: Asda House

Employment Type: Full time

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours Per Week: 37.5

Salary: Competitive salary plus benefits

Category: Financial Planning and Analysis

Closing Date: 14 December 2025

The UK market for Online Grocery has seen unprecedented growth in recent years with market penetration doubling from 7% to 14%. The strategic intent of Asda is to continue to grow its Online Grocery business and deliver sustainable growth in this channel where customers care. The Commercial Finance Manager is at the heart of the Online business, partnering the team to develop plans, offering insight and making commercial recommendations that support the continued growth.

About the role

• You will play a key role in partnering the Online Grocery Team and providing Commercial Finance support.
• You will be responsible for supporting and challenging the Online Grocery business and driving the delivery of commercial performance both tactically in year and over a multi-year horizon. This will include involvement in the financial planning and forecasting process and providing support and input to business cases.
• A key part of the role will be the ability to provide insight / analysis and make commercial recommendations that unlock value. You will be a self-starter in this regard with an inquisitive mind-set that looks for opportunities and drives the delivery of them.
• There will be a strong focus on relationship building, both inside your team and with the wider business. To partner effectively with the Online Grocery team you will need to build strong, lasting relationships and be confident to influence and challenge when required.

About you

You’ll be a qualified accountant with a successful track record in commercial finance / business partnering. You will need to have excellent analytical capabilities, a high level of commercial acumen and the confidence and ability to communicate complex matters simply and effectively to your stakeholders. The ability to act independently and identify opportunities that unlock value will be essential.

Further Requirements

• Ideally CIMA qualification with a number of years PQE (ACCA, ACA or MBA qualified also considered)
• Commercial Finance experience
• Evidence strong analytical skill / with examples of value created from commercial recommendations
• Strong excel skills with data visualisation skills (e.g. Power‑Bi) an advantage
• Senior Stakeholder Management experience
• We adopt a hybrid working policy (3-4 days office, 1-2 days remote)

Everything you’ll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• Company Car allowance of £5,700
• 15% colleague discount in store and online
• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to Asda and proud to be themselves