Finance Portfolio Manager

Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: London Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1M 6HA
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Finance & Business Development
Closing date: 31 July 2025
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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.

Please note, this role can be based out of our Holborn, Coventry or Manchester Store Support Centre & Home. Colleagues go into the office 1-2 days per week on average.

Joining Sainsbury's as a Finance Portfolio Manager means becoming part of a team dedicated to enhancing the lives of our customers through strategic financial decision-making. In this role, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with stakeholders across various levels, driving transformation and continuous improvement within the Finance Operations & Change division. With a focus on proactive drive, curiosity, and impactful communication, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering the Next Level Strategy, contributing to a dynamic and supportive work environment where your skills and passion for continuous learning are valued and encouraged.

What you'll do

As a Finance Portfolio Manager at Sainsbury's, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Finance Leadership team in understanding demand, dependencies, and priorities within the Finance division to shape and deliver the Next Level Strategy. You will create and manage robust reporting mechanisms to monitor change, engage with various stakeholders to share accurate Management Information for better decision-making, and drive visibility, alignment, and knowledge sharing across the wider Finance, Transformation, and Tech communities. Your proactive drive, organisation, and leadership will champion a culture of Transformation and continuous improvement, establishing a Centre of Excellence for Finance change activities, managing portfolios, and supporting project and change management development within the Finance team. Your ability to communicate effectively with senior stakeholders, prioritise tasks under pressure, and drive continuous learning and improvement will be essential in driving the success of Finance change initiatives and enhancing operational efficiency within the organisation.

Who you are

You are a results-driven professional with a proven track record of successfully managing multiple change projects and portfolios. Your strong communication and influencing skills enable you to effectively engage with senior stakeholders, conveying complex information in a compelling manner. With your proactive approach, self-motivation, and excellent organisation skills, you thrive in fast-paced environments and excel at prioritising tasks under pressure. Your attention to detail, curiosity, and continuous learning mindset drive you to make valuable contributions towards shaping and delivering transformative initiatives within the Finance Operations & Change division.

• Experience of working on and managing multiple change projects and portfolios
• Understanding and/or proactively seek to understand finance processes
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior stakeholders, strong verbal and written story telling, with excellent levels of impact and influencing skills
• Demonstratable presentation skills, with excellent forward planning and organisation

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 save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. 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 20% 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 up to an additional week's holiday, and we provide private healthcare. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, interest free car loan of up to £10k, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary 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 for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).