Finance Analyst

Please note, this role is based out of our Coventry Store Support Centre & Home. Colleagues go into the office 1-2 days per week on average. Why join us Joining the Finance team at Sainsbury's as a Finance Analyst - Clothing means being part of a transformative journey within the retail industry where strategic decision-making and financial insights play a pivotal role in driving success. Working closely with the Clothing Commercial teams, you will have the opportunity to contribute to value creation, enhance performance, and influence key business decisions through your analytical skills and financial expertise. Be part of a dynamic environment where your contributions directly impact the bottom line, supported by a collaborative team and access to continuous professional development opportunities to further enhance your skills and expertise. What you'll do You will play a crucial role in providing timely insights, analysis, and commentary to stakeholders, supporting the Clothing Commercial teams in making informed decisions to drive business performance. You will run and interpret management reporting, identifying risks, anomalies, and opportunities to be flagged to senior management for prioritisation. Your strong financial acumen, Excel skills, and ability to communicate effectively will enable you to support the business in managing forecasting, budgeting, and project budgets, ultimately contributing to enhancing performance, improving ROI, and effectively managing cost lines to drive incremental income for the business. Who you are You are a part or fully qualified accountant with a strong foundation in financial analysis, reporting, and business partnering. Your expertise in interpreting management reporting, identifying risks and opportunities, and building business cases enables you to provide valuable insights to stakeholders and support strategic decision-making. With your strong commercial acumen, numerical skills, and ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences, you play a crucial role in enhancing performance, managing costs, and driving incremental income for the business. Your self-motivation, problem-solving abilities, and collaborative mindset make you a valuable asset in supporting the business to achieve its financial objectives and strengthen its performance. Essential Criteria Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant with a recognised professional body (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) Demonstrable ability to analyse financial data and present clear, actionable insights using Excel and other relevant tools Proven experience in maintaining robust financial controls and ensuring compliance within a commercial environment Ability to communicate complex financial information effectively to stakeholders with varying levels of financial understanding Evidence of working collaboratively within a team while managing priorities independently and solving problems effectively 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 get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury's every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. 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 additional 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, pay 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).