20 Oct
Argos Retail
Coventry
Description
In a nutshell
To provide reporting, analysis and support for the Property Capital Finance Manager and the wider Property and FM Commercial Teams. The team will be responsible for significant Capital spend, all of which needs tracking and accounted for to ensure the Capital is spent in the right places and on time. The role will report into the Capital Finance manager and will focus on supporting the Capital periodic reporting process including the integration of EV charging into the routine.
What you need to do
- Take responsibility for the period end processes and reporting for Capital and support in the monthly forecasting process.
- Responsibility for Periodic Latest View processes for Capital to facilitate short term planning and ensure alignment across Business and FP&A; teams.
- Challenge current processes and look for continual ways to improve efficiencies and control.
- Support with the Corporate 5 Year Plan, Budget and any Capital Rationing Exercises required by Group Capital
- Periodic Analysis of the Feasibility P&L; Code to ensure all costs that can be capitalised are moved to relevant CPAR’s.
- Support consolidation of reporting from Property & FM finance teams into periodic performance pack, including overall commentary on key focus areas
- Deal with any ad hoc queries/reporting requests from the commercial Property team and be a confident Business Partner
What you need to know and show
- Demonstrate finance analytical skills.
- Able to produce financial information in a user-friendly manner.
- Ability to deal, reconcile and analyse large volumes of data and simplifying the processes involved.
- Able to work to tight deadlines, whilst ensuring accuracy
- Living the Sainsbury’s goals & values
- Core understanding of accounting and reconciliation requirements
- Advanced Excel Skills
- Either qualified (preferable) or at the advanced stages of study towards CIMA, ACA, ACCA accountancy qualification
- Experience in a retail business desirable but not essential
- Given the size of the role and the volume of activity, it would best suit an existing C4 looking to broaden their experience into a more challenging and bigger area.
Responsibilities
We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. For a FTSE business, we move incredibly fast. When we’re not handling projects, we’re helping all corners of the wider group with what they’re trying to achieve. And around here,
you can see the results of your work as soon as you walk into a store, which gives you a real sense of purpose and responsibility. Better still, the team around you will listen to your ideas and opinions, and you’ll have every chance to try something new. The sheer scale and complexity of our set-up means there’s always something else around the corner, and we’ll help and support you every step of the way. We’re trusted to get on with it. So get ready to make things happen here.
Qualifications
We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here,
there’s always the chance to try something new - whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:
Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 10% of salary, depending on how we perform.
Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy additional holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme.
Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave.
Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).
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