Management Accountant jobs in United Kingdom

Location - This is a hybrid role. The team is expected to come together approximately once a week at our London Head Office.

Join one of the most dynamic and forward-thinking areas of Sainsbury's: the Finance team embedded within our Commercial Transformation programme. We're driving one of the most ambitious change initiatives in our history, reshaping how we operate to become a market-leading, innovative retailer. Our mission is to deliver exceptional solutions for customers and colleagues alike, and we\'re investing in cutting-edge technology to make it happen. You\'ll be at the heart of this transformation, helping to plan and deliver change across our finance business teams.

As a Finance Subject Matter Expert (SME), you\'ll lead the implementation of next-generation technology assets that integrate, automate, and optimise financial processes across the business. This hands-on role focuses on the adoption of a new ERP system, working closely with finance stakeholders to evolve BAU accounting, central reporting, and financial systems.

You'll collaborate with PMO, controls assurance, and external consultants to deliver process efficiencies and control improvements. Expect to be deeply involved in documenting interfaces, supporting knowledge transfer, and ensuring accurate and efficient data handling. You\'ll also consult across transformation projects to align systems changes and dependencies, ensuring seamless integration across people, platforms, and processes.

You're a proactive problem-solver with deep expertise in financial systems and transformation. You thrive in complex environments and are comfortable navigating ambiguity. Your ability to influence at all levels and communicate clearly with both financial and non-financial stakeholders sets you apart.

You bring a fresh perspective, challenge the status quo, and identify opportunities to improve how we work. You're confident in delivering training, transferring knowledge, and supporting teams through change. Your behaviours reflect agility, resilience, and a commitment to excellence.

• Proven experience in SAP finance implementations and business process transformation
• Demonstrable expertise in SAP modules: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash Management, Procurement, Fixed Assets
• Ability to document and account for complex business processes with clarity and precision
• Evidence of autonomous working in high-pressure, fast-paced environments with successful delivery of project milestones
• Proven ability to communicate change impacts effectively to diverse stakeholder groups, simplifying complex information into engaging content

• Professionally Qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)
• Retail experience

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We\'d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That\'s waiting for you at Sainsbury\'s. Here, everything in our Sainsbury\'s stores starts out in Sainsbury\'s Commercial. Whether it\'s the product, proposition, packaging or price, or the fact that something tastes great, our team is responsible for all food, non-food and Clothing items available in Sainsbury\'s stores, digitally and on demand. You\'ll discover it\'s incredibly fast-paced. People here are in it together and not afraid to take risks. They\'re enthusiastic too, and their amazing leadership team is right behind them. The knowledge and experience you gain here could set you up for career moves anywhere else in the business. So, if you\'re passionate about your products and just as hungry to learn, you\'ll fit in perfectly.

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 of 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 www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).