Finance Manager - Financial and Technical Reporting Argos

Sainsbury's; City Of London; Híbrido; GBP 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Colleague discount

Pensions scheme

Life cover

Bonus up to 20%

Private healthcare

Season ticket loans

Cycle to work

Descripción de la vacante

Sainsbury's Finance Manager - Financial and Technical Reporting will own the delivery of consolidated financial statements, supporting schedules and reporting packs. You will manage legal entity submissions, intercompany eliminations and foreign exchange translations, while maintaining clear close ownership and reporting controls.

You will lead the preparation of the annual report and statutory statements, act as the technical accounting lead on significant transactions and coordinate the

Formación

• ACA qualification or equivalent professional qualification.
• Experience owning Group consolidation, including legal entity submissions and intercompany eliminations.
• Knowledge of UK-adopted accounting standards and UK statutory reporting requirements.
• Experience preparing technical accounting papers for complex transactions.

Responsabilidades

• Own delivery of consolidated financial statements and supporting packs.
• Lead annual report and statutory financial statements; oversee close process.
• Coordinate external audit and monitor reporting timetable.
• Develop accounting policies and guidance; liaise with Tax, Treasury and Legal.

Conocimientos

Group consolidation

UK-adopted accounting standards

Statutory reporting

External audit coordination

Stakeholder communication

Educación

ACA qualification

Descripción del empleo

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

About the team

The Financial Reporting team protects the integrity of consolidated financial reporting across Argos. The team leads periodic and year-end consolidation, statutory reporting, technical accounting and accounting policy, providing high-quality financial information to senior management, the Board, shareholders, lenders and external auditors. This is a central Finance role with visibility across the business and the opportunity to influence strategic decisions through clear, reliable reporting and practical technical advice.

More about the role

As Finance Manager - Financial and Technical Reporting, you will own delivery of accurate, timely consolidated financial statements, supporting schedules and reporting packs. You will manage legal entity submissions, consolidation and acquisition adjustments, intercompany eliminations and foreign exchange translations, while maintaining clear close ownership and effective reporting controls.

You will lead the preparation of the annual report and statutory financial statements, act as the technical accounting lead on significant transactions and prepare clear accounting papers covering guidance, judgements, financial impacts and recommended treatment. Your work will also include maintaining accounting policies, monitoring reporting developments, coordinating the external audit and supporting Board, shareholder and lender materials. Alongside partnering with Finance, Tax, Treasury, Legal and operational teams, you will improve close and reporting processes through systems, standardisation and automation, and coach the Financial Accountant.

More about you

You will be a qualified accountant with demonstrable experience of Group consolidation, UK-adopted international accounting standards and UK statutory reporting. You will be able to apply technical guidance to complex or material transactions and communicate the accounting implications in concise, commercially relevant language. Experience of significant transactions or business change will help you identify issues early and support informed decisions.

You will combine technical judgement with a hands-on approach to delivery. You will be comfortable coordinating demanding reporting timetables, working with auditors and senior stakeholders, and maintaining accuracy when priorities compete. You will also bring evidence of coaching or managing others, setting clear priorities and improving reporting processes, controls or systems.

Essential criteria

• ACA qualification, or an equivalent recognised professional accountancy qualification.
• Demonstrable experience of owning Group consolidation, including legal entity submissions, consolidation adjustments, intercompany eliminations and consolidated financial statement preparation.
• Practical knowledge of UK-adopted international accounting standards, the Companies Act and UK statutory reporting requirements, evidenced through preparation or review of statutory financial statements.
• Evidence of preparing technical accounting papers for complex or material transactions, setting out relevant guidance, judgements, financial impacts and a recommended treatment.
• Proven experience of managing an external audit or Group reporting timetable and coaching or managing at least one finance colleague.

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 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 up to an additional week's holiday, and we provide private healthcare. 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, 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 for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).