Finance Planning & Analysis Analyst - SG&A

GXO Logistics; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance £450/month

25 days annual leave

Company pension

Job summary

GXO Logistics is seeking a Central FP&A professional based at our Northampton Head Office to own the UK&I Central P&L and drive budgeting, forecasting, and in-depth analysis. You will partner with senior stakeholders to shape critical business decisions.

We expect strong technical finance expertise, with experience in cost analysis and business partnering. Role is full-time and hybrid, with three days per week in Northampton.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant - ACCA or CIMA.
• Proven experience managing P&L accounts, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis in a large or complex organisation.
• Strong business partnering skills with the confidence to influence senior finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with ERP systems (Oracle desirable but not essential).
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial information into clear, actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Owning and managing Central (Head Office) P&L and SG&A reporting for the UK&I region, with a sharp focus on cost drivers and trends.
• Leading and supporting budgeting and forecasting cycles across all central departments.
• Delivering clear and insightful month-end variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior year.
• Partnering with stakeholders to analyse central cost levers and identify opportunities to optimise financial performance.
• Preparing executive-level reports, presentations, and corporate FP&A commentary to support informed decision-making.

Skills

P&L management

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Business partnering

Advanced Excel

ERP systems

Education

ACCA or CIMA

Tools

Oracle

Job description

Could you see yourself influencing senior business decisions with your insights? Do you enjoy turning complex financial data into clear, meaningful stories? Are you looking for a central finance role with real visibility and impact?

This is a high-impact role within our Central (Head Office) FP&A function, where you’ll take ownership of the Central UK&I Profit & Loss. You’ll be at the heart of the business, driving budgeting, forecasting, and in-depth analysis, partnering with senior stakeholders, and helping shape critical business decisions. If you thrive in a role that combines technical finance expertise with strong business partnering, this is an opportunity to really make your mark.

This is a full-time permanent position. You’ll be working Monday to Friday, 09:00 till 17:00 with a requirement to be in our Northampton Head Office 3 days per week. However, some flexibility is required, this is logistics after all!

Pay, benefits and more:

We're looking to offer a salary circa£65,000 per annum, depending on experience plus a car allowance to the value of £450 per calendar month and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme.

What you'll do on a typical day:

• Owning and managing Central (Head Office) P&L and SG&A reporting for the UK&I region, with a sharp focus on cost drivers and trends
• Leading and supporting budgeting and forecasting cycles across all central departments
• Delivering clear and insightful month-end variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior year
• Partnering with stakeholders to analyse central cost levers and identify opportunities to optimise financial performance
• Preparing executive-level reports, presentations, and corporate FP&A commentary to support informed decision-making

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Qualified Accountant - ACCA or CIMA
• Proven experience managing P&L accounts, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis in a large or complex organisation
• Strong business partnering skills with the confidence to influence senior finance and non-finance stakeholders
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with ERP systems (Oracle desirable but not essential)
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial information into clear, actionable insights

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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.

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