Assistant Finance Manager

GXO Logistics, Inc.; Stretford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Private medical & dental

GP service

Life assurance

Employee assistance

MyBenefits discounts

Cycle to work

Job summary

GXO Logistics, Inc. is seeking an Assistant Finance Manager at our Centre Point, Trafford Park site. This full-time role supports the Costa contract, delivering clear financial reporting, performance insights and management accounts to aid day-to-day decisions.

You will work closely with operational leaders, study towards CIMA/ACCA, and help develop commercial understanding within a large logistics operation while building strong finance-operational relationships.

Qualifications

• Actively studying towards a CIMA or ACCA qualification.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to produce financial reports.
• Attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare weekly cost reports and monthly management accounts.
• Complete month-end activities including journals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Analyse financial results and provide commentary for operational teams.
• Build relationships with operational managers and provide financial insights.
• Provide ad-hoc analysis to the Senior Finance Manager and finance team.

Skills

Excel

Financial reporting

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

CIMA/ACCA in progress

Job description

Are you studying towards a CIMA or ACCA qualification and looking to develop your finance career within a fast-paced logistics environment? Do you enjoy turning financial data into meaningful insights that help operational teams make better business decisions? Are you highly organised, detail focused and able to deliver accurate reporting to tight deadlines?

Join GXO as an Assistant Finance Manager and become a key part of the finance team supporting the Costa contract. Working closely with operational leaders, you'll help provide clear financial reporting, meaningful performance insights and accurate management accounts that support day-to-day decision making. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your commercial understanding of a large logistics operation while building strong relationships across both finance and operational teams. If you're looking for a role where you can broaden your experience and make a genuine contribution to business performance, we'd love to hear from you.

This is a full time, permanent position working at our Centre Point, Trafford Park site, Monday to Friday 9:00 to 17:00 or 08:00 to 16:00.

Pay, benefits and more:

We're looking to offer a salary of up to £41,000 per annum.

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• company sponsored pension scheme
• private medical & dental insurance
• a 24/7 online GP service
• life assurance
• a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme
• 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:

• Prepare weekly cost reports, monthly management accounts and KPI reporting to support business performance
• Complete month-end activities, including journals, balance sheet reconciliations in line with internal financial controls and audit requirements
• Analyse financial results and provide commentary to help operational teams understand performance
• Build strong relationships with operational managers and support them with financial insight and reporting
• Provide ad-hoc analysis and support to the Senior Finance Manager and wider finance team

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Actively studying towards a CIMA or ACCA qualification
• Strong excel skills, with the ability to analyse data and produce financial reports
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work accurately to tight deadlines
• A positive, can-do approach with strong communication skills and the confidence to build relationships across the operation

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. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

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. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.