Finance Manager - Technical Accounting
Sainsbury's · London, England, GB
About the team Group Finance plays a critical role at the centre of the organisation, ensuring high quality financial reporting, robust governance, and compl...
Job description
About the team Group Finance plays a critical role at the centre of the organisation, ensuring high quality financial reporting, robust governance, and compliance with external reporting requirements. Within this, the Financial Reporting team is responsible for all externally reported numbers, including the Annual Report and Interim Statement, and for owning Group accounting policies under IFRS. The team partners closely with senior stakeholders across the business, providing trusted technical expertise and supporting complex commercial and corporate activity in a fast‑moving environment. More about the role: As Finance Manager – Technical Accounting, you will act as a technical accounting specialist within Group Finance, supporting the Head of Strategic Corporate Finance and Group Financial Reporting. The role provides expert advice on a wide range of accounting matters, including complex or unusual transactions, new commercial initiatives, and corporate activity, ensuring appropriate and compliant accounting treatment is identified and applied consistently across the Group. On a day‑to‑day basis, you will prepare technical accounting position papers, own key accounting judgements...