Sainsburys Hiring for Finance Associate – Establishment (9 Month FTC) Job at Manchester, England Full Time

Finance Associate – Establishment (9 Month FTC)

– 9 Month Fixed Term Contract (2200051D)

Location – You can be based out of our Manchester or Coventry Store Support Centre & work from home.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Corporate Finance team as a Finance Associate where you will be responsible for executing accounting processes (including period-end transactions and journals) in the core finance systems and validate outputs of direct reports, in order to drive completion of accurate and representative financial statements, in line with the agreed deadlines and quality standards. You’ll produce Establishment Finance reporting to aid the Property Business Partnering team in monitoring business performance and be responsible for accurate reporting and balance sheet reconciliations.

What you need to do

• Process the following Establishment transactions in line with pre-determined timelines and the financial controls framework.
  • Review and posting of periodic journals for Argos Utilities, Rent Income & Expense, Client Bank Accounts, Sainsburys Car Parks Operations, Turnover Rent Accrual, etc.
  • Balance Sheet Reconciliations raising issues with Financial Accountant
  • Submission of cashflow forecast for Rent, Business Rates and Utilities
  • Payment Authority Governance (request approvals for funding requests of Rent and Rates expense)
  • Prepare period end packs for Argos Utilities
  • Management Accounting schedules & reporting
  • Use data from outsource partners on property payment and receipts
• Support external audit preparation
• Identify where financial controls are not operating as required and drive remediation
• Support the delivery of Finance improvement initiatives and implementation of internal & external best practices to enhance process efficiency and quality of outputs including:
  • Data quality improvements
  • Elimination, simplification and/or automation of transactional activities (e.g. journals, period end, reconciliations etc.)
  • Reporting improvements e.g. report rationalisation, design and implementation
• Share relevant tools and lessons learnt with Finance & Non-Finance stakeholders
• Apply technical accounting expertise facilitate internal audits and support external audit preparation

What you need to know and show

• Studying towards a professional accounting qualification
• Strong analytical skills, Excel skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work fluidly with data and across systems e.g. reporting tools
• Team player with good presentation and communication skills (both verbal & written)
• Ability to work collaboratively with key stakeholders (e.g. Property Business Partnering, Financial Control, Financial Planning)
• Organisational and prioritisation skills
• Some experience in driving process simplification and improvements and finance reporting
• Experience in using systems that support financial accounting and reporting processes (e.g. Oracle, Lawson, and other reporting tools)

Work-life balance is important to us, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role. We trust them to decide how, where and when they work, combining remote and collaborative working with a flexible approach to hours, giving them plenty of time and space for life outside of work whilst delivering against our business goals.

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Primary Location

GB-GB-Manchester

Other Locations

GB-GB-Coventry

Work Locations

Manchester Store Support Centre and Home Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd 18th Floor Arndale HouseArndale House Manchester M4 3AL

Job

Finance and Accounting

Schedule

Full-time