Finance Assistant

GXO Logistics; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Pension scheme

GP service (24/7)

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

MyBenefits discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Saving scheme

Job summary

GXO is seeking a Finance Assistant to manage end-to-end procurement, support reporting and reconciliations, resolve supplier queries and provide financial analysis to site leadership at our East Midlands distribution site.

You will join a full-time, permanent team, working Monday to Friday, 08:00-16:00, at our state-of-the-art automated Nestlé distribution site. This role offers a path to develop your finance career in a fast-paced logistics environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in management accounts or similar assistant role
• Ability to analyse data and communicate results to the operation effectively
• Experience of working with MS Excel, help build new files to aid analysis and reporting
• Ownership and responsibility for own workload to meet deadlines

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end procurement process, including raising purchase orders
• Resolve supplier queries, create purchase orders and process payment records
• Produce weekly cost reports and financial analysis
• Reconcile agency payroll hours, supplier invoices and procurement card transactions
• Support month-end activities through journal preparation and account reconciliations

Skills

Management accounts experience

Data analysis

Excel/Reporting

Deadline management

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Are you an organised finance professional who enjoys working with numbers, solving problems and keeping processes running smoothly? Do you have experience with purchase orders, reconciliations, reporting or financial administration? Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your finance career while supporting operational and commercial decision making?

Join our Finance team and play a key role in keeping our operation running efficiently. As a Finance Assistant, you'll manage the end-to-end procurement process, support reporting and reconciliations, resolve supplier queries, and provide valuable financial analysis to site leadership. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working with data, improving processes, and building a long-term career in finance within a fast-paced logistics environment.

Join us on a full-time, permanent basis, working Monday to Friday, 08:00-16:00, at our state-of-the-art automated Nestlé distribution site.

Pay, benefits and more:

We're looking to offer a salary of up to £28,686.06 per 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:

• Manage the end-to-end procurement process, including raising purchase orders
• Resolve supplier queries, create purchase orders and process payment records
• Produce weekly cost reports and financial analysis
• Reconcile agency payroll hours, supplier invoices and procurement card transactions
• Support month-end activities through journal preparation and account reconciliations

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Experience in management accounts or similar assistant role
• Ability to analyse data and communicate results to the operation effectively
• Experience of working with MS Excel, help build new files to aid analysis and reporting
• Ownership and responsibility for own workload to meet deadlines

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