Job Description

This role will proactively business partner the Convenience leadership team, as well as Commercial and Retail teams, providing insightful analysis, challenge and influence to drive decisions and actions that improve the bottom line for the Sainsbury’s Convenience channel. This role is responsible for supporting a business area to deliver their strategic and financial plan. The job holder will leverage the Retail Reporting and Change function, Store Facing Business Partners and other Business Partnering teams to create assets required to effectively business partner, focussing on value creation. They will understand the operational drivers of financial performance expertly for this channel, working cross-functionally with business Stakeholders to deliver well-constructed business cases and post-investment reviews.

What you need to do
 

• Act as key Finance Business Partner for the Convenience Commercial teams interpreting management reporting to provide insight, analysis and commentary to stakeholders and providing challenge to the business
• Hold the business to account for P&L performance, identifying areas for value creation and building action plans that are put into place
• Support the business in identifying risks and opportunities. Take the lead in prioritising these and work with the business to manage them
• Challenge the business on existing strategic initiatives and identify new strategic opportunities, helping them to prioritise appropriately
• Complete ad hoc / bespoke analysis for the business area as required to drive improvements
• Support the design of management reporting, ensuring it is fit for purpose, streamlined and aligns to that prepared for the other Retail channels
• Support the Retail Reporting and Change team to work with ADA to ensure analytical resource is used effectively and business priorities and resource allocation are well understood and aligned
• Success in this role will mean supporting the business in making decisions that enhance performance across Sales, Share, Customer Satisfaction, Store Operating Profit and EBIT
• Lead specific areas of analysis both pre and post implementation to ensure the best capital investments take place
• Stepping up to cover the Senior Finance Manager where needed
• Supporting several ad hoc projects and various teams as required during busy times such as Budget, Corporate Plan etc.

What you need to know and show
 

• Professionally Qualified Accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA)
• Strong commercial acumen with a focus on driving excellent financial and commercial performance
• A proven track record of financial control, but also the ability to develop and maintain such an environment
• Effective communicator, influencer and challenger with senior stakeholders, including audiences of varying financial and commercial acumen
• Strong Excel and numerical skills, with an aptitude for turning data into analysis and insight
• High levels of pace, energy and resilience
• A self-starter, and a strong team player that can work independently, spotting the areas to focus on and assisting in the decision-making process
• Must have a strong eye for detail and a passion for accuracy
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and ability to present complex information in a simplified manner
• Proven history of effective prioritisation and ability to push back when appropriate

What decisions can I make
 

• Prioritisation of deliverables in line with Business Partner expectations
• Help to prioritise business projects in line with ROI and strategic importance

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Professionally Qualified Accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) • Strong commercial acumen with a focus on driving excellent financial and commercial performance • A proven track record of financial control, but also the ability to develop and maintain such an environment • Effective communicator, influencer and challenger with senior stakeholders, including audiences of varying financial and commercial acumen • Strong Excel and numerical skills, with an aptitude for turning data into analysis and insight • High levels of pace, energy and resilience • A self-starter, and a strong team player that can work independently, spotting the areas to focus on and assisting in the decision-making process • Must have a strong eye for detail and a passion for accuracy • Comfortable working with ambiguity and ability to present complex information in a simplified manner • Proven history of effective prioritisation and ability to push back when appropriate