Finance Logistics Manager

Marc Daniels; Northampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Marc Daniels is supporting a rapidly growing Northampton organisation to recruit a Finance Manager with logistics experience. You will own the month-end process and act as a trusted partner to operational leaders, shaping financial insight for cost control and profitability.

The role requires strong month-end skills,Excel prowess, and a strategic partner mindset to drive performance across logistics, transport and warehousing teams.

Qualifications

• Experience as Finance Manager or Senior Management Accountant.
• Experience in logistics or operational environments.
• Strong month-end accounting experience.
• Solid understanding of accruals, prepayments, journals, reconciliations and variance analysis.
• Proven finance business partnering experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the month-end management accounting process for the logistics and operational functions.
• Prepare monthly management accounts, reporting packs and financial commentary.
• Complete journals, accruals, prepayments, provisions and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Produce detailed variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior-year performance.
• Act as the finance business partner to logistics, transport, warehousing and supply chain teams.
• Analyse key logistics costs, including labour, transport, fuel, freight, fleet, warehousing and third-party logistics spend.
• Monitor operational KPIs such as cost per delivery, cost per unit, labour productivity and distribution costs.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and longer-term financial planning.
• Provide financial insight to improve operational efficiency and profitability.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and challenge operational assumptions.

Skills

Finance leadership

Month-end close

Excel & financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Finance partnering

Education

CIMA ACCA ACA or equivalent

Tools

ERP/Finance System

Job description

Marc Daniels is delighted to be supporting a well-known and rapidly growing organisation in Northampton with the appointment of a Finance Manager - Logistics

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Finance Manager or Senior Management Accountant with logistics, transport, distribution, warehousing or supply chain experience to join a growing business and play a key role in improving financial and operational performance.

You will take ownership of the month-end management accounting process for the logistics operation, while acting as a trusted finance business partner to operational and senior leadership teams.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the month-end management accounting process for the logistics and operational functions.


• Prepare monthly management accounts, reporting packs and financial commentary.


• Complete journals, accruals, prepayments, provisions and balance sheet reconciliations.


• Produce detailed variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior-year performance.


• Act as the finance business partner to logistics, transport, warehousing and supply chain teams.


• Analyse key logistics costs, including labour, transport, fuel, freight, fleet, warehousing and third-party logistics spend.


• Monitor operational KPIs such as cost per delivery, cost per unit, labour productivity and distribution costs.


• Support budgeting, forecasting and longer-term financial planning.


• Provide financial insight to improve operational efficiency and profitability.


• Identify cost-saving opportunities and challenge operational assumptions.

You will ideally have:

• Experience as a Finance Manager, Senior Management Accountant or similar.


• Previous experience within logistics, transport, distribution, warehousing, supply chain or a comparable operational environment.


• Strong month-end management accounting experience.


• A thorough understanding of accruals, prepayments, journals, reconciliations and variance analysis.


• Proven finance business partnering experience.


• Strong Excel and financial analysis skills.


• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.


• Experience with an ERP or finance system.


• CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent qualification, although qualified-by-experience candidates will also be considered