Please note, this role can be based out of our London or Coventry Store Support Centre & Home. Colleagues go into the London office 1-2 days per week on average.
Why join us
Joining Sainsbury's as a Finance Analyst in the Retail Costs team offers a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact on the business by working closely with our loss prevention team. You will play a key role in shaping strategies, driving actions to reduce stock loss, and ultimately improve the bottom line. As part of a collaborative and supportive environment, you will have the chance to leverage your financial acumen, analytical skills, and problem-solving abilities to influence decision-making, enhance performance, and contribute to the overall success of the organisation. With access to continuous professional development and training opportunities, joining our team means embarking on a rewarding journey of growth and achievement within a dynamic and innovative company like Sainsbury's.
What you'll do
You will play a crucial role in business partnering with the loss prevention team to provide insightful analysis and shape strategies aimed at reducing stock loss and improving the bottom line. You will be responsible for completing timely and accurate period-end reporting on Shrink performance, running and interpreting corporate management reports, identifying risks and anomalies, completing ad hoc analysis, and supporting various finance processes and budgets. Your role will involve collaborating with internal teams, driving process improvements, and maintaining strong financial control while effectively communicating with stakeholders of varying financial and commercial acumen. Success in this role will be reflected in your ability to support the business in making informed financial decisions that enhance performance, drive incremental income, improve ROI, and manage cost lines effectively.
Who you are
You’re a professionally qualified or part qualified accountant with a strong commercial acumen and a track record of delivering process improvements. Your ability to turn data into actionable insights, along with your effective communication skills, allows you to partner with stakeholders at all levels and drive informed financial decisions to enhance business performance. With a keen eye for detail, strong financial control, and the capacity to work autonomously while prioritising effectively, you play a critical role in shaping strategies to reduce stock loss, improve profitability, and manage costs efficiently within the retail environment.
Essential Criteria
1. Professionally qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA) or actively studying towards one of these qualifications
2. Business partnering experience within a Commercial Finance role, as well as experience in delivering process improvements within a finance or commercial environment
3. Demonstrable proficiency in Excel and numerical analysis, including the ability to interpret data and communicate insights effectively
4. Track record of maintaining robust financial controls, with evidence of implementing or sustaining such environments
5. Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders across varying levels of financial and commercial understanding
6. Financial appraisal experience is desirable,. business cases/benefit measurement
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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. For a FTSE business, we move incredibly fast. When we’re not handling projects, we’re helping all corners of the wider group with what they’re trying to achieve. And around here, you can see the results of your work as soon as you walk into a store, which gives 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 sheer scale and complexity of our set-up means there’s always something else around the corner, and we’ll help and support you every step of the way. We’re trusted to get on with it. So get ready to make things happen here.
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 for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).