Finance Manager

Asda Stores; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Pension up to 7% matched

Car allowance £5,700

15% staff discount in store and online

Wellbeing services and helpline

Job summary

Asda Stores is seeking a Finance Manager within Financial Controls to support trading accounts. You will oversee production of accurate financial data, ensure policy compliance, and guide decision makers with clear variance analysis.

You will coach one qualified and one trainee accountant, drive process improvements, and partner with Traders/Buyers to realise the financial plan with strong controls and profitability focus.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with post qualification experience (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• Strong technical accounting background
• Leadership experience, in particular coaching and developing others
• Confidence liaising with people at all levels
• Great analytical skills and a strong communicator
• Able to quickly prioritise and make decisions
• Able to think laterally and challenge the status quo

Responsibilities

• As Financial Controller for one of our key Trading areas you would manage accurate and timely production of financial information for internal/external reporting, including compliance with group accounting policies and procedures and managing the related financial control environment
• Reviewing financial performance on a monthly basis with Commercial Finance customers including clear articulation of variances to plan/forecast
• Maintaining an awareness of risk management issues across a key Trading area, and lead cross functional projects to enhance the control environment
• Advising the Traders/Buyers and Commercial Finance teams on the risk and financial control implications of new business initiatives
• Review of month-end balance sheet reconciliations
• Delivery through others - managing a team of 1 qualified accountant and 1 trainee accountant, a key part of the role is coaching and developing these colleagues, as well as managing the resources within the team to deliver team priorities
• Delivery of process improvement within the team, looking for opportunities to make processes more efficient

Skills

Technical accounting

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Decision making

Critical thinking

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Job description

Job Title

Finance Manager

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

4 November 2026

Finance Manager - Financial Controls - Trading Accounts

About the role

Providing customers with the best products at the best prices, we believe in seeing challenges where others see problems - our culture is resilient, energetic and exceptionally fast-paced. If you think you've got the skills and personality to succeed in this environment, consider joining us in this key Finance role. In this role, you'll be pivotal to ensuring that our corporate and business strategies are supported by the very best financial accounting and control processes - and that these processes continually maximise our profitability and efficiency. As a Finance Manager within our Financial Control team, you will combine technical accounting with coaching, communication, influencing, leadership and prioritisation skills to ensure that we maintain a strong control environment over one of our key Trading areas, and help the Traders/Buyers to deliver their financial plan (Sales & GP).

The Ins and Outs

• As Financial Controller for one of our key Trading areas you would manage accurate and timely production of financial information for internal/external reporting, including compliance with group accounting policies and procedures and managing the related financial control environment
• Reviewing financial performance on a monthly basis with Commercial Finance customers including clear articulation of variances to plan/forecast
• Maintaining an awareness of risk management issues across a key Trading area, and lead cross functional projects to enhance the control environment
• Advising the Traders/Buyers and Commercial Finance teams on the risk and financial control implications of new business initiatives
• Review of month-end balance sheet reconciliations
• Delivery through others - managing a team of 1 qualified accountant and 1 trainee accountant, a key part of the role is coaching and developing these colleagues, as well as managing the resources within the team to deliver team priorities
• Delivery of process improvement within the team, looking for opportunities to make processes more efficient

What you'll need

• Qualified Accountant with post qualification experience (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• Strong technical accounting background
• Leadership experience, in particular coaching and developing others
• Confidence liaising with people at all levels
• Great analytical skills and a strong communicator
• Able to quickly prioritise and make decisions
• Able to think laterally and challenge the status quo

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 be Asda and proud to be themselves.