Finance Manager - Fixed Assets, Tech & Lease Accounting Argos

Sainsbury’s Group; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague discount

Pensions scheme

Life cover

Bonus up to 20%

Annual holiday allowance

Private healthcare

Season ticket loans

Cycle to work

Health cash plans

Employee assistance programme

Maternity/adoption leave (26 weeks)

Paternity leave (up to 4 weeks)

Job summary

Sainsbury’s Group is seeking a Finance Manager - Fixed Assets, Tech & Lease Accounting to own the accounting for fixed assets, technology costs and leases across Argos entities. You will prepare accounting packs, reconcile movements, and ensure accurate reporting.

You will oversee Oracle Projects, fixed asset registers and lease accounting (IFRS 16), provide technical guidance, support budgets, and coordinate audit evidence.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA membership.
• Demonstrable experience in fixed assets, capex, technology costs or leases, including reporting.
• Solid knowledge of IFRS 16 and PPE/intangible assets accounting.
• Experience owning balance-sheet reconciliations, audit evidence and reporting controls.
• Proven ability to lead priorities and manage delivery through a direct report or offshore partner.

Responsibilities

• Own the accounting for fixed assets, technology costs and leases across Argos entities.
• Prepare and review interim and year-end accounting packs and reconciliations.
• Oversee Oracle Projects and fixed asset registers and related interfaces.
• Lead lease accounting with emphasis on IFRS 16.
• Provide technical guidance, support budgets/forecasts, coordinate audit evidence.
• Develop and manage the Financial Accountant; drive process improvements and data quality.

Skills

Fixed assets accounting

IFRS 16

Balance sheet reconciliations

Offshore team leadership

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Tools

Oracle Projects

Job description

The Finance team is responsible for maintaining accurate accounting and reporting across Argos fixed assets, technology costs and leases. Working closely with Finance, Technology, Property, audit and an offshore delivery partner, the team ensures capital expenditure, depreciation, technology-related costs and lease balances are recognised correctly and supported by effective controls. This is an opportunity to lead a specialist accounting area with broad business visibility and a clear focus on simplification, automation and better financial insight. More about the role As Finance Manager - Fixed Assets, Tech & Lease Accounting, you will own the accurate and timely accounting for fixed assets, technology costs and leases across the relevant Argos entities. You will prepare and review periodic, interim and year-end accounting packs, reconcile additions, work in progress, depreciation, disposals, technology costs and lease movements, and ensure statutory and management reporting is supported by reliable data. Day to day, you will oversee Oracle Projects, fixed asset registers and associated interfaces, and lead lease accounting activities with particular focus on IFRS 16. You will provide technical guidance, support budgets and forecasts, coordinate audit evidence, and assess the impact of accounting policy or standards changes. You will lead and develop the Financial Accountant, manage delivery from the Accenture offshore team, and drive improvements in processes, controls, data quality, standardisation and automation.

• A recognised professional accountancy qualification, such as ACA, ACCA or CIMA.
• Demonstrable experience of accounting for fixed assets, capital expenditure, technology costs or leases, including periodic or statutory reporting.
• Practical knowledge of IFRS 16 and relevant accounting requirements for property, plant and equipment or intangible assets.
• Evidence of owning balance-sheet reconciliations, audit evidence and reporting controls, including resolving material errors or reconciling items.
• Proven experience of setting priorities and managing accounting delivery through a direct report, offshore team or external service partner.

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.

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.

• 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 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.
• 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.