Assistant Finance Manager

XPO TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED; Hatfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in logistics is seeking an Assistant Finance Manager at their Hatfield site. This role involves delivering finance administration tasks and managing financial reporting. You’ll benefit from a competitive salary, generous holidays, and a suite of employee perks. Ideal candidates will have CIMA/ACCA qualifications, strong IT skills, and experience in stakeholder management.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Workplace pension

High street discounts

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar finance role.
• Experience with open and closed book accounting.
• Strong Excel skills, including V-lookups and Pivot tables.

Responsibilities

• Produce weekly and monthly customer accounts with variance analysis.
• Manage site financial KPIs and report for deadlines.
• Assist with internal and external audits.

Skills

IT skills

Communication

Presentation skills

Financial management

Stakeholder management

Education

Full/Part Qualified CIMA, ACCA or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Adaptive

Blackline

Job description

Company description:

XPO, Inc

Job description:

Logistics done differently.

Need something exciting, that’s going to keep you on your toes? We are looking for an Assistant Finance Manager for our Arla site in Hatfield! As an Assistant Finance Manager, you’ll be supporting in delivering day to day finance administration tasks – if you’re looking for a step up in your career in finance this could be the perfect role for you.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to pay a competitive salary. In addition, we offer 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), as well as the option to buy additional days. You’ll have access to a variety of high street discounts, as well as a cycle to work scheme, a workplace pension, and many other benefits.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• To produce accurate weekly and monthly customer accounts with detailed variance analysis.
• Reconciliation of balance sheets using Blackline including detailed workings/supporting information.
• To manage and monitor site financial KPI’s and report accordingly for both XPO and customer reporting deadlines – weekly/period/quarterly
• Monitor controls – i.e. aged debtors, purchase orders, payroll
• To participate in the creation of the annual operational budgets and interim forecasts for the site in partnership with the site management team, in line with XPO and customer requirements
• To review contract requirements to fully understand the customer needs, both current and long term, and ensure appropriate solutions are found to ensure the customer’s needs are met in full
• To visit sites to liaise directly with the site management teams
• To provide appropriate levels of support and challenge to the Operational Management team
• Assist internal and external auditors with any enquiries
• Adherence to ad hoc requests for financial analysis from the site, head office and the customer

What you need to succeed at XPO:

• Competently demonstrates previous professional experience within a similar role
• Experience with open and closed book accounting is highly desirable.
• Strong IT skills, particularly Excel (V lookups, Pivot tables, Sum-Ifs)
• Knowledge of financial management systems. Experience of SAP, Adaptive and Blackline would be advantageous
• Proven track record in successfully establishing and maintaining effective business relationships with both internal and external customers
• Experience managing challenging stakeholder relationships
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrates a ‘can-do’ and proactive attitude
• Full/Part Qualified CIMA, ACCA or equivalent

Be part of something big.

We strive to create an inclusive environment for all our colleagues, where everyone feels welcomed, empowered and where you can bring your true self to work. You may not feel you tick all of the boxes we have written above, so even if your experience doesn’t precisely match the job description but you feel you have the skills needed, please feel free to reach out to our recruitment team for an initial discussion. Your skills and passion set you apart and we welcome diverse people and perspectives at XPO. We encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds and identities. To empower you to do as well as possible during the recruitment process, if you require any changes or amendments to our application and interviews, please don’t hesitate to let us know.