Finance Technology Manager

Sainsbury's — United Kingdom

Salary: Not disclosed · Schedule: 4-Day Week · Work model: Hybrid

Skills: Agile, Budget Management, Governance, ITIL, Risk Management, Scrum

Job Description

400079204

FULL_TIME

Other

Permanent

London Store Support Centre and Home, Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd 33 Charterhouse Street, London Greater London, EC1M 6HA

Competitive Plus Benefits

We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. Think about the scale it takes to feed the nation. The level of data, transactions and variety involved. Then you’ll realise this is a modern software engineering environment, because it has to be. We’ve made significant investment in the standards and principles that shape how we work. We iterate, learn, experiment and champion ways of working such as Agile, Scrum and XP. So you can look forward to exciting opportunities across everything from AI to reusable tech.

Finance Technology ManagerAbout the roleWe are looking for a Technology Manager to lead the delivery, operation, and continuous improvement of Finance Technology services that support some of Sainsbury's most critical business processes.Working closely with Finance stakeholders, Product teams, engineers, architects, and strategic suppliers, you will be responsible for ensuring our Finance platforms remain secure, resilient, compliant, and aligned to business objectives. You'll play a key role in shaping technology roadmaps, delivering transformation programmes, managing third-party partners, and driving operational excellence across a portfolio of enterprise Finance applications and SaaS solutions.What you'll do<ul style="list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 48px;"><li>Own and deliver the technology roadmap for finance systems including Oracle EBS.</li><li>Lead the operation and continuous improvement of business-critical finance platforms and SaaS applications.</li><li>Partner with Finance, Product, and Technology stakeholders to prioritise demand and deliver business value.</li><li>Drive technology delivery for transformation, regulatory, and compliance initiatives.</li><li>Ensure services are secure, resilient, and operationally robust through effective risk, cyber, disaster recovery, and continuity planning.</li><li>Lead service management activities, including incident, problem, and change management, to improve service reliability and performance.</li><li>Manage technology risks, controls, audits, and remediation activities.</li><li>Provide technical governance and assurance across projects and service changes.</li><li>Build and maintain strong relationships with strategic suppliers and delivery partners, ensuring performance and value for money.</li><li>Manage budgets across both change and run activities.</li><li>Lead, coach, and develop internal teams and third-party partners to deliver high-quality outcomes.</li><li>Champion automation, innovation, and continuous improvement across the Finance Technology estate.</li></ul> What we're looking for<ul style="list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 48px;"><li>Proven experience leading technology delivery in a large-scale enterprise environment.</li><li>Strong understanding of enterprise applications, ERP platforms, and cloud-based SaaS solutions.</li><li>Experience managing third-party suppliers and outsourced service providers.</li><li>Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to engage at all levels.</li><li>Experience delivering transformation programmes while maintaining operational stability.</li><li>Knowledge of ITIL, service management, risk management, and technology governance.</li><li>Understanding of cyber security, resilience, disaster recovery, and compliance requirements.</li><li>Commercially astute, with experience managing budgets, contracts, and supplier performance.</li><li>A collaborative leader who can motivate teams, drive accountability, and deliver results. </li></ul>Support we will provide<ul><li>Service Assurance teams within Service Operations</li><li>Information Security team</li><li>Product teams</li><li>Technical subject matter experts across the domain.</li><li>Other Service Managers and Service Leads within the Domains across Sainsbury's Tech</li><li>Engineering teams both internal and external to Sainsbury’s Tech</li><li>Service and Delivery Communities of Practice</li><li>Procurement and Supplier Management support</li><li>Leaming and Development resources, including Our Sainsbury's.</li></ul>

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).

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Finance Technology Manager

Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits Location: London Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1M 6HA Contract type: Permanent Business area: Sainsbury's Tech Closing date: 11 September 2026 Requisition ID: 400079204

Finance Technology Manager

About the role

We are looking for a Technology Manager to lead the delivery, operation, and continuous improvement of Finance Technology services that support some of Sainsbury's most critical business processes.

Working closely with Finance stakeholders, Product teams, engineers, architects, and strategic suppliers, you will be responsible for ensuring our Finance platforms remain secure, resilient, compliant, and aligned to business objectives. You'll play a key role in shaping technology roadmaps, delivering transformation programmes, managing third-party partners, and driving operational excellence across a portfolio of enterprise Finance applications and SaaS solutions.

What you'll do

Own and deliver the technology roadmap for finance systems including Oracle EBS.
Lead the operation and continuous improvement of business-critical finance platforms and SaaS applications.
Partner with Finance, Product, and Technology stakeholders to prioritise demand and deliver business value.
Drive technology delivery for transformation, regulatory, and compliance initiatives.
Ensure services are secure, resilient, and operationally robust through effective risk, cyber, disaster recovery, and continuity planning.
Lead service management activities, including incident, problem, and change management, to improve service reliability and performance.
Manage technology risks, controls, audits, and remediation activities.
Provide technical governance and assurance across projects and service changes.
Build and maintain strong relationships with strategic suppliers and delivery partners, ensuring performance and value for money.
Manage budgets across both change and run activities.
Lead, coach, and develop internal teams and third-party partners to deliver high-quality outcomes.
Champion automation, innovation, and continuous improvement across the Finance Technology estate.

What we're looking for

Proven experience leading technology delivery in a large-scale enterprise environment.
Strong understanding of enterprise applications, ERP platforms, and cloud-based SaaS solutions.
Experience managing third-party suppliers and outsourced service providers.
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to engage at all levels.
Experience delivering transformation programmes while maintaining operational stability.
Knowledge of ITIL, service management, risk management, and technology governance.
Understanding of cyber security, resilience, disaster recovery, and compliance requirements.
Commercially astute, with experience managing budgets, contracts, and supplier performance.
A collaborative leader who can motivate teams, drive accountability, and deliver results.

Support we will provide

Service Assurance teams within Service Operations
Information Security team
Product teams
Technical subject matter experts across the domain.
Other Service Managers and Service Leads within the Domains across Sainsbury's Tech
Engineering teams both internal and external to Sainsbury’s Tech
Service and Delivery Communities of Practice
Procurement and Supplier Management support
Leaming and Development resources, including Our Sainsbury's.

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).

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