Assistant Finance Manager

GXO Logistics, Inc; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Pension scheme

GP service

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

MyBenefits platform

High street discounts

Cycle to work

Job summary

GXO Logistics, Inc in Peterborough is seeking an Assistant Finance Manager (FTC) to join our team, supporting a key open‑book contract with Mountain Warehouse. This maternity cover role is full-time and on-site, with a Monday–Friday 9–5 schedule.

You will deliver accurate financial reporting, support operational decision‑making, and build strong relationships with internal teams and customers. Salary up to £36,000 per year, plus 25 days of leave and a benefits package.

Qualifications

• Experience of finance function within a 3PL, logistics, or open-book finance environment.
• Strong financial reporting and analytical skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Confident communicator, able to challenge and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong Excel and systems knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Deliver weekly and monthly financial reporting, including costings, management accounts, and customer reports.
• Support the month-end process, including journals, accruals, prepayments, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Provide variance analysis and insightful commentary to support operational decision-making.
• Assist with budgets, forecasts, and rolling financial planning.
• Attend customer meetings and present financial updates, highlighting key cost drivers and risks.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across finance, operations, and external clients.

Skills

Finance reporting

Analytical skills

Excel

Systems knowledge

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Are you a finance professional looking for your next opportunity in a fast-paced, multi-user logistics environment? Do you enjoy partnering with operational teams, challenging stakeholders, and delivering meaningful financial insight? If so, we may have the perfect role for you.

Here at GXO, we’re looking for anAssistant Finance Manager (FTC)to join our team inPeterborough, supporting a key open-book contract withMountain Warehouse, alongside and supporting multi-user operations. This role is a maternity cover until July 2027,offering great exposure and potential future opportunities within GXO

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you’ll play a key role in delivering accurate financial reporting, supporting operational decision‑making, and building strong relationships with both internal teams and customers.

This is a full‑time,fixed‑term contract, working Monday‑to‑Friday9‑5 onsite

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to£36,000.00per annum and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes flexible dental insurance plans, a company sponsored pension scheme, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more!

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Deliver weekly and monthly financial reporting, including costings, management accounts, and customer reports
• Support the month-end process, including journals, accruals, prepayments, and balance sheet reconciliations
• Provide variance analysis and insightful commentary to support operational decision‑making
• Assist with budgets, forecasts, and rolling financial planning
• Attend customer meetings and present financial updates, highlighting key cost drivers and risks
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across finance, operations, and external clients

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Experience of finance function within a 3PL, logistics, or open-book finance environment
• Strong financial reporting and analytical skills, with excellent attention to detail
• Confident communicator, able to challenge and influence stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment and meet tight deadlines
• Strong Excel and systems knowledge

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

GXO is a leading provider of cutting‑edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.