Location
London Store Support Centre & Home - colleagues go into the office 1-2 days per week on average.

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Joining Sainsbury's as a Finance Manager for Retail Labour Costs offers a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in managing one of the largest and most complex cost lines in the P&L - retail labour, covering store colleague and management costs across the estate. As part of the Retail Costs Team, you will collaborate closely with senior leadership to provide deep analytical insights, financial control, and strategic guidance that drives performance and optimises workforce efficiency. With a focus on transformation and continuous improvement, you will lead a team, influence key business decisions, and contribute to shaping the financial success of the company while fostering a culture of curiosity, accountability, and high performance.

You will partner with the Director of Labour & Operating Models and Retail leadership teams to provide robust financial control, commercial challenge, and actionable recommendations. Your responsibilities include translating operational metrics into financial impacts, supporting P&L delivery, forecasting, financial modelling, and labour cost-saving programmes. You will foster a culture of curiosity, ownership, and accountability within your team while managing commercial relationships and influencing senior decision-makers to achieve best-in-class business partnering and financial performance.

Sainsbury's offers a fast-paced environment where you can see the impact of your work daily. The scale and complexity of the business provide continuous learning opportunities, and you will be supported every step of the way to make things happen and drive positive change.

Experience
Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with experience in Retail, FMCG or a similar large fast-paced organisation. Demonstrable experience of business partnering and influencing commercial and operational stakeholders, including presenting, challenging, and communicating financial insights to senior leaders up to Director level. Proven people management experience. Ability to identify risks, opportunities, and performance improvement areas using financial and commercial insight to challenge business performance and support decision-making. Experience managing commercial relationships and balancing competing priorities, including making recommendations, challenging requests, and delivering outcomes in a changing environment. Experience maintaining robust financial controls and leading or supporting change initiatives, including managing associated risks, issues, and stakeholder impacts.

About you
You are a proactive, forward-thinking finance professional with a strong focus on driving excellent financial and commercial performance while maintaining robust financial control. You lead with resilience and adaptability, fostering a culture of curiosity, ownership, and accountability. You are skilled at managing complex financial challenges and driving positive change within the organisation.

Qualifications
Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) is essential.