Location: London, Coventry or Manchester Store Support Centre & Home. Colleagues go into the office 1-2 days per week on average.
Why join us
Joining the Argos team as a Financial Data Manager offers the opportunity to be part of a culture that values innovation, inclusivity, and collaboration. You will have the chance to leverage cutting-edge technology to drive business growth, enhance productivity, and provide valuable insights to stakeholders. As a problem solver and strategic thinker, you will play a key role in shaping the future of the business, championing digital literacy, and promoting data democratisation. With a supportive environment, opportunities for continuous learning and development, and a focus on teamwork, you will be empowered to make a real impact and drive commercial success in a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation.
What you'll do
You will be instrumental in driving the business forward through innovative use of technology to enhance productivity, uncover new insights, and implement automation. You will provide crucial support to Argos stakeholders by delivering ad hoc analysis and insights to enhance retail performance, leveraging your technology skills to create business value. Your role will involve championing the development of quality assets that comply with internal control frameworks, leading efforts to enhance digital literacy and promote data democratisation, and stepping in to deputise for the Director of Finance as needed. Your strong commercial acumen, finance knowledge, and experience in data analysis tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, SQL, Snowflake, and BI tools will be essential in driving excellent commercial performance and ensuring the team's work quality aligns with digital control frameworks to minimise risk and interruptions to reporting and process automation.
Who you are
You are a strategic thinker with a strong commercial acumen and a passion for leveraging technology to drive business performance and innovation. With a background in finance and demonstrated experience in data analysis, you excel at turning data into actionable insights that enhance commercial performance. Your proficiency in tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx, SQL, Snowflake, and other BI tools, combined with your ability to build strong relationships, prioritise effectively, and drive change, positions you as a valuable leader in championing digital literacy, promoting data democratisation, and ensuring quality assets that comply with internal control frameworks.
Essential Criteria
1. Evidence of applying finance knowledge through a recognised qualification or equivalent practical experience in a commercial or business setting
2. Demonstrable experience analysing complex datasets and converting findings into clear, actionable insights that inform commercial decision-making
3. Practical use of business intelligence tools (. Power BI or Tableau) to create reports or dashboards for stakeholder consumption
4. Hands-on experience with data processing and querying using ETL tools (. Alteryx or equivalent) and SQL-based platforms (. Snowflake)
5. Proven ability to manage competing priorities and stakeholder demands, including appropriately challenging requirements based on data, capacity, or business need
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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.