Finance Planning & Analysis Analyst - SG&A

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

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Pension

25 days leave

Job summary

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

The role is full-time with a 9:00–17:00 schedule, based mainly in our Northampton Head Office with three days per week on site. A car allowance and a strong pension provide added benefits.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant – ACCA or CIMA.
• Proven experience managing P&L, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
• Strong business partnering skills with senior stakeholders.
• Advanced Excel and ERP systems experience (Oracle desirable).
• Excellent communication and storytelling with data.

Responsibilities

• Owning Central (Head Office) P&L and SG&A reporting for the UK&I region.
• Leading budgeting and forecasting cycles across central departments.
• Delivering month-end variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year.
• Partnering with stakeholders to analyse cost levers and improve performance.
• Preparing executive reports, presentations and FP&A commentary.

Skills

P&L management

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Business partnering

Excel

Oracle ERP

Education

ACCA or CIMA

Tools

Oracle ERP

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

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. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.

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.