Finance Analyst - Logistics

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

Why join us

Joining Sainsbury's as a Finance Analyst - Logistics means being part of a collaborative and dynamic team where your analytical skills and financial expertise will play a crucial role in driving business performance and maintaining robust controls. With opportunities to partner with various stakeholders, provide meaningful insights, and continuously challenge the status quo, you will have the chance to make a real impact while working in a fast-paced and ever-evolving environment. At Sainsbury's, you will receive support, training, and access to resources that will empower you to excel in your role and contribute to the overall success of the organisation.

What you'll do

You will play a crucial role in supporting period end activities, delivering timely and accurate reporting with insightful analysis, and partnering with the wider Finance team to drive performance through robust controls. You will collaborate with stakeholders to identify risks and opportunities within performance trends, challenge current processes for continuous improvement, and provide ad hoc analysis to support business improvements. Your role will require strong numerical and Excel skills, commercial acumen, attention to detail, and effective communication to engage stakeholders across various levels of financial and commercial understanding in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Who you are

You are a part or fully qualified accountant with a strong analytical mindset and a keen eye for detail, capable of translating complex data into meaningful business insights to drive performance. Your ability to effectively communicate financial information, collaborate with stakeholders at all levels, and challenge current practises demonstrates your commitment to continuous improvement and delivering high-quality analysis. With a proactive approach, commercial acumen, and self-motivation, you thrive in a fast-paced environment, contributing to the development of robust controls and supporting the Finance Manager in achieving business objectives through accurate reporting and informed decision-making.

Essential Criteria

• Part or fully qualified accountant - CIMA, ACCA or ACA or equivalent
• Demonstrable experience in period/month end reporting, as well as supporting with budgeting, latest view and forecasting
• Demonstrable ability to analyse financial and operational data using Excel and other analytical tools, translating findings into clear insights and recommendations
• Evidence of managing multiple priorities and delivering outcomes in a fast-paced environment, while balancing the expectations of finance and business stakeholders
• Proven ability to communicate financial information effectively to stakeholders with varying levels of financial and commercial understanding
• Demonstrable commercial awareness, with the ability to identify key business drivers, apply sound judgement, and produce accurate financial analysis

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Responsibilities

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.

Qualifications

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).