Sainsburys Hiring for Finance Analyst – Reporting Job at London, England Full Time

Finance Analyst – Reporting

– 21000WLU)

Division/Dept.

Finance/ Finance Transformation

Location

Holborn / Avebury Store Support Centre (Flexible) & Home

Reporting to

Finance Manager – Finance Transformation

In a nutshell

This role is responsible for supporting the creation of the framework and delivery of the Future Finance Commercial & Retail reporting needs across the Finance Division. The role will work alongside the rest of the Future Finance team to ensure close links across the programme as well as being a key point of contact for the Finance Division. The primary focus of the role will be steered towards the Commercial & Retail Finance reporting requirements.

What you need to do

• Support the Future Finance team to understand the reporting requirements across the Finance Division
• Interpret current reporting requirements and be prepared to challenge the ‘status quo’ to deliver the next generation of reports and KPI’s
• Identify where there may be duplication across teams and help drive out efficiencies
• Where required, attend regular department meetings
• Build an external perspective and use outputs to engage and influence the business and finance colleagues alike
• Complete ad hoc / bespoke analysis for the business area as required to drive improvements
• Work with our data team (ADA) & engineering team as required to complete gap analysis on ‘Future State’ reporting requirements as well as determining the data requirements
• Build relationships across the Finance Division and become the key conduit for ADA resource requirements
• Support and challenge the business to manage strategic projects and initiatives
• Run Finance Basics master classes with wider business and operational teams where required
• Success in this role will mean being able to deliver timely, robust and accurate analysis; translating data into valuable business insight, communicating all relevant financial and non-financial information when needed

What you need to know and show

• Qualified accountant (or studying towards an accounting qualification)
• Strong commercial acumen with a focus on driving excellent financial and commercial performance
• Proven experience of analysing and interpreting data to identify opportunities and actively participate in the operational decision-making process
• Effective presentational skills, both verbal and written with strong attention to detail
• Curiosity beyond traditional finance boundaries and ability to understand key business drivers
• Ability to effectively communicate and challenge senior stakeholders, including audiences of varying financial and commercial acumen to manage financial performance
• Self-motivated team player, able to work autonomously, build and utilise a broader cross-functional network
• Ability to prioritise workload whilst managing business and finance stakeholder expectations in a fast paced, ever changing environment
• Proven ability and desire to deliver change

What decisions I can make including budget

• Support with the prioritisation of reporting / scoping Future Finance reporting projects in line with agreed quality and timescales

Directly or indirectly manages

• Manage the day to day tasks and deliverables of all ‘owned’ Future Finance projects and report key messages through the Future Finance Governance Framework

Support we will provide

• Line management support
• Access to CPD and on the job training
• Training both on the Job and via Sainsbury’s L&D offer including; face to face sessions and online resources

Primary Location

GB-GB-London

Work Locations

Holborn Store Support Centre and Home Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd 33 Holborn London EC1N 2HT

Job

Transformation

Schedule

Full-time