Finance Analyst FP&A – Argos

Sainsbury's Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague discount

Pension scheme

Life cover

Performance bonus up to 10%

Annual leave

Job summary

Sainsbury's Limited is seeking an experienced Finance Analyst FP&A to support the standalone Argos business from the London Store Support Centre & Home. You will deliver analysis of performance, reporting, forecasting and budgeting, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate financial insight.

You will maintain core FP&A models, support management reporting, and contribute to planning and long-range forecasting while focusing on accuracy, control, and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Studying towards or completed ACA/ACCA/CIMA.
• Strong commercial acumen, with relevant experience in retail or fast-paced commercial environment would be beneficial.
• Demonstrable understanding of financial statements, including P&L, balance sheet and cash position.
• Proven Excel and financial modelling capability, including experience with large data sets.
• Demonstrable experience of planning and prioritising financial activities, including budgeting or forecasting deadlines.
• Effective written and verbal communication and stakeholder management skills, with evidence of collaborating across teams.

Responsibilities

• Produce clear, decision-focused analysis of business performance.
• Provide reporting and forecasting across financial statements.
• Maintain FP&A models, support management reporting, and contribute to budgeting and long-range planning.
• Collaborate with various teams to analyse balance sheet movements and identify actions to improve profit and cash generation.
• Assess risks and opportunities to guide strategic decisions and enhance financial performance.

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Budgeting

Management reporting

Excel

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Excel

Financial modelling

Job description

Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: London Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1M 6HA
Hours: Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Finance & Transformation
Closing date: 30 October 2026
Requisition ID: 400089751

We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you here at Sainsbury’s. For a FTSE business, we move incredibly fast. When we’re not leading projects, we’re supporting teams across the wider group to achieve their goals. And here, you can see the impact of your work as soon as you walk into a store, giving 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 scale and complexity of our business mean there’s always something new to learn, and we’ll support you every step of the way. We’re trusted to get on with it. So get ready to make things happen.

Location: London, Coventry or Manchester Store Support Centre & Home – colleagues go into the office 1-2 days per week on average.

Joining our team at Argos as a Finance Analyst FP&A offers a unique opportunity to play a key role in supporting the financial management of a standalone business. As part of our Finance division, you will be responsible for providing crucial analysis and insights across financial statements, guiding leaders on performance, liquidity, and investment decisions. With a focus on clear reporting, forecasting, and collaboration with various teams, this role allows you to contribute to impactful decision-making processes and gain valuable experience in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. Be part of a team that values continuous improvement, strong financial controls, and a growth mindset, while offering opportunities for personal and professional development in the finance sector.

What you’ll do

You will be accountable for producing clear and decision-focused analysis of business performance, providing insightful reporting and forecasting across financial statements to help leaders understand performance, liquidity, investment requirements, and future outlook. You will maintain core FP&A models, support management reporting, and contribute to budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning efforts, ensuring commercial, operational, and financial assumptions are consistent and well-supported. Partnering with various teams, you will analyse balance sheet movements, identify actions to improve profit and cash generation, and assess risks and opportunities to guide strategic decisions and enhance financial performance. Your strong financial acumen, communication skills, and ability to work collaboratively and autonomously will be crucial in delivering actionable insights and supporting effective decision-making within the organisation.

Who you are

You are a driven and detail-oriented professional with a strong foundation in financial analysis, reporting, and forecasting. With your commitment to accuracy and attention to detail, you provide valuable insights into business performance and financial health, supporting senior leaders in making informed decisions. Your ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, communicate complex financial information clearly, and adapt to changing business requirements showcases your strong planning and prioritisation skills. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating a continuous improvement mindset and a desire to excel in financial management.

• Studying towards or completed a recognised professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• Strong commercial acumen, with relevant experience in a retail, consumer, e-commerce or other fast-paced commercial environment would be beneficial
• Demonstrable understanding of financial statements, including the relationship between the Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and cash position, alongside an understanding of the importance of effective financial control
• Proven Excel and financial modelling capability, including experience working with large data sets, producing analytical outputs and maintaining financial models
• Demonstrable experience of planning and prioritising financial activities, including managing recurring reporting, budgeting or forecasting deadlines alongside changing business requirements
• Effective written and verbal communication and stakeholder management skills, with evidence of collaborating across teams, presenting financial information clearly and building productive working relationships

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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 save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. 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 up to an additional week's 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, salary 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).