Finance Manager – Financial and Technical Reporting Argos

As Finance Manager - Financial and Technical Reporting, you will own delivery of accurate, timely consolidated financial statements, supporting schedules and reporting packs. You will manage legal entity submissions, consolidation and acquisition adjustments, intercompany eliminations and foreign exchange translations, while maintaining clear close ownership and effective reporting controls.

You will lead the preparation of the annual report and statutory financial statements, act as the technical accounting lead on significant transactions and prepare clear accounting papers covering guidance, judgements, financial impacts and recommended treatment. Your work will also include maintaining accounting policies, monitoring reporting developments, coordinating the external audit and supporting Board, shareholder and lender materials. Alongside partnering with Finance, Tax, Treasury, Legal and operational teams, you will improve close and reporting processes through systems, standardisation and automation, and coach the Financial Accountant.

You will be a qualified accountant with demonstrable experience of Group consolidation, UK-adopted international accounting standards and UK statutory reporting. You will be able to apply technical guidance to complex or material transactions and communicate the accounting implications in concise, commercially relevant language. Experience of significant transactions or business change will help you identify issues early and support informed decisions.

You will combine technical judgement with a hands-on approach to delivery. You will be comfortable coordinating demanding reporting timetables, working with auditors and senior stakeholders, and maintaining accuracy when priorities compete. You will also bring evidence of coaching or managing others, setting clear priorities and improving reporting processes, controls or systems.

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

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 www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).