Assistant Finance Manager

SENIOR ASSISTANT FINANCE MANAGER NORTHAMPTON

Are you a part-qualified finance professional ready to step into a pivotal role where your insight directly shapes commercial performance? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, multi-user warehouse environment where accuracy, collaboration, and clarity really matter? If so, we may have the perfect role for you.

Here at GXO, we are looking for a Senior Assistant Finance Manager to join our team in Northampton. The ideal candidate will have experience within logistics, supply chain, manufacturing or multi-cost environments. Reporting to the Finance Manager you will be a confident communicator able to partner with both financial and non-financial stakeholders.

This is a full-time, permanent position, working Monday to Friday, 7.5 hours per day plus 0.5 unpaid break.

We're looking to offer a salary of up to £40,000.00 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 My Benefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle-to-work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more!

• Produce timely and accurate weekly and monthly management accounts for multiple customers and operational cost centres
• Lead variance analysis and commentary, clearly explaining performance drivers and highlighting risks and opportunities
• Support month-end processes including journals, accruals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations, and KPI reporting
• Support the preparation of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and rolling outlooks

• Part-qualified or fully qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA, or actively studying toward qualification
• Experience with in a multi-user warehousing or 3PL environment
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to meet tight deadlines
• Proactive, curious, and commercially minded
• High proficiency in Excel and familiarity with ERP/finance systems

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.

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