Finance Analyst - Retail Controllable Costs and Contact Centres
- Recruiter
- Sainsbury's
- Location
- London, Greater London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Salary
- Competitive salary
- Posted
- 26 Nov 2021
- Closes
- 04 Dec 2021
- Ref
- 21000X27
- Approved employers
- Approved employer
- Job role
- Financial analyst, Forensic accountant
- Sector
- Retail and FMCG
- Experience level
- Qualified accountant
Division/Dept.
Finance/ Commercial & Retail Finance
Location
Holborn or Avebury Store Support Centre
Reporting to
Finance Manager - Retail Controllable Costs & Contact Centres
In a nutshell
The role works within the Retail Costs Finance team and is responsible for supporting the Retail Controllable cost and Contact Centres teams. This role is responsible for creating the assets required to effectively business partner, focussing on value creation and collectively strengthening our performance. The job holder will provide insight, analysis and commentary to stakeholders, aiming to influence and drive decisions and actions that improve the bottom line. This individual will support the Finance Manager and Senior Finance Managers in their business area and the wider Finance team as required.
What you need to do
Run and interpret corporate management reporting to provide timely insight, analysis and commentary to stakeholders across Sainsbury's and Argos
Identify risks, anomalies and opportunities and flag these to Finance Manager / Senior Finance Managers for prioritisation
Build an understanding of an external perspective and use to engage Finance colleagues
Complete ad hoc / bespoke analysis for the business area as required to drive improvements
Adopt an agile ways of working approach to support Contact Centres and Store Operations and other areas of the business
Work with internal teams, as required to complete analysis to resolve business problems
Work with the Retail Reporting and Change team to develop uniformity of reporting and performance evaluation across all Retail channels enabling your business partners to quickly establish their areas of focus through the Channel & Cost line
In line with timeline and process set by FP&A, work with business to manage Contact Centres & RCC Forecasting, Latest View, Budgeting and Q2F
Build business cases and support post implementation reviews
Support the business to manage project budgets, working with other Finance teams where collaborative projects demand this
Support the wider team on other Finance processes and budgets as required
Attend business review meetings supporting our Stakeholders as needed
Success in this role will mean supporting the business in making decisions that enhance performance to drive cost reduction for the business, improve ROI performance and manage the cost lines effectively
What you need to know and show
Professionally Qualified Accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA), or studying towards qualification
Strong Excel and numerical skills, with an aptitude for turning data into analysis and insight and being able to clearly articulate this through your communication
Strong commercial acumen
Delivery of process improvements
To have a good track record of strong financial control, but also the ability to maintain such an environment
Effective communicator with all levels of stakeholders, including audiences of varying financial and commercial acumen
Self-motivated team player, able to work autonomously, prioritise with good problem-solving abilities
Must have a strong eye for detail and accuracy
Ability to prioritise
What decisions I can make
Application of Finance principles, guiding our non-Finance business partners on the proper application and impact
Directly or indirectly manages
N/A
Support we will provide
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
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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Finance/ Commercial & Retail Finance
Location
Holborn or Avebury Store Support Centre
Reporting to
Finance Manager - Retail Controllable Costs & Contact Centres
In a nutshell
The role works within the Retail Costs Finance team and is responsible for supporting the Retail Controllable cost and Contact Centres teams. This role is responsible for creating the assets required to effectively business partner, focussing on value creation and collectively strengthening our performance. The job holder will provide insight, analysis and commentary to stakeholders, aiming to influence and drive decisions and actions that improve the bottom line. This individual will support the Finance Manager and Senior Finance Managers in their business area and the wider Finance team as required.
What you need to do
Run and interpret corporate management reporting to provide timely insight, analysis and commentary to stakeholders across Sainsbury's and Argos
Identify risks, anomalies and opportunities and flag these to Finance Manager / Senior Finance Managers for prioritisation
Build an understanding of an external perspective and use to engage Finance colleagues
Complete ad hoc / bespoke analysis for the business area as required to drive improvements
Adopt an agile ways of working approach to support Contact Centres and Store Operations and other areas of the business
Work with internal teams, as required to complete analysis to resolve business problems
Work with the Retail Reporting and Change team to develop uniformity of reporting and performance evaluation across all Retail channels enabling your business partners to quickly establish their areas of focus through the Channel & Cost line
In line with timeline and process set by FP&A, work with business to manage Contact Centres & RCC Forecasting, Latest View, Budgeting and Q2F
Build business cases and support post implementation reviews
Support the business to manage project budgets, working with other Finance teams where collaborative projects demand this
Support the wider team on other Finance processes and budgets as required
Attend business review meetings supporting our Stakeholders as needed
Success in this role will mean supporting the business in making decisions that enhance performance to drive cost reduction for the business, improve ROI performance and manage the cost lines effectively
What you need to know and show
Professionally Qualified Accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA), or studying towards qualification
Strong Excel and numerical skills, with an aptitude for turning data into analysis and insight and being able to clearly articulate this through your communication
Strong commercial acumen
Delivery of process improvements
To have a good track record of strong financial control, but also the ability to maintain such an environment
Effective communicator with all levels of stakeholders, including audiences of varying financial and commercial acumen
Self-motivated team player, able to work autonomously, prioritise with good problem-solving abilities
Must have a strong eye for detail and accuracy
Ability to prioritise
What decisions I can make
Application of Finance principles, guiding our non-Finance business partners on the proper application and impact
Directly or indirectly manages
N/A
Support we will provide
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
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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