Finance Analyst - FP&A (12 Month FTC)

Job Description

Please note, this role is based out of our London Store Support Centre & Home. Colleagues go into the office 2 days per week on average.

Why join us

Joining the Finance team at Sainsbury's offers a unique opportunity to be part of a dynamic environment where you will play a crucial role in supporting the business with high-quality financial analysis and insights into working capital. As a Finance Analyst - FP&A Working Capital, you will work closely with key stakeholders and finance partners to drive strategic decision-making and contribute to the overall financial health of the organisation. With a focus on continuous learning and development, a supportive work culture, and opportunities for growth, joining us means being part of a team that values collaboration, innovation, and excellence in financial planning and analysis.

What you'll do

As a Finance Analyst specialising in Financial Planning and Analysis, with a focus on Working Capital, you will play a crucial role in providing high-quality analysis, insights, and reporting on Working Capital Cashflow to support senior stakeholders and finance business partners. Your responsibilities will include collaborating with finance teams to analyse actuals, forecasts, and budgets, creating and presenting Working Capital review packs, challenging submissions to ensure a comprehensive understanding, building Month End packs for the Operating Board, and conducting ad hoc cashflow analysis to provide valuable recommendations. Additionally, you will be instrumental in supporting the development and knowledge-sharing initiatives within the wider finance team, contributing to a heightened focus on Cash within the organisation.

Who you are

You are a dedicated and detail-oriented professional with a strong foundation in finance and a commitment to delivering high-quality insights and analysis to support strategic decision-making. With your expertise in financial planning and analysis, along with your ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels, you play a crucial role in providing valuable support to finance business partners and senior stakeholders. Your strong analytical skills, commercial acumen, and self-motivated approach enable you to excel in delivering accurate financial reporting, driving financial control, and contributing to the overall success of the organisation.

Essential Criteria

• Studying towards a professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, or CIMA) - must be at least part-qualified
• Demonstratable proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the ability to analyse numerical data and present insights clearly
• Proven experience in maintaining financial control environments, with a track record of applying financial governance effectively
• Ability to communicate financial and commercial information to stakeholders with varying levels of expertise
• Evidence of working autonomously within team structures, including prioritising tasks and solving problems independently

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Responsibilities

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.

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