
Assistant Finance Manager
GXO Logistics, Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Leeds • United Kingdom
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Salary
💰 £42,000 per year
About the role
- Help keep financial and commercial operations running smoothly
- Support the multi-site Finance Manager with key financial, commercial, and administrative duties
- Ensure colleagues, clients, and site teams receive accurate and timely information
- Produce weekly and monthly management accounts
- Build strong relationships with operational teams and customer contacts
- Support effective decision‑making and performance reporting
- Maintain reconciliations across payroll, agency, trackers, and balance sheet accounts
- Manage the Purchase Order process, including coding, authorisation, and clear commentary
- Drive continuous improvement and provide proactive insights
Requirements
- AAT qualified (or equivalent or QBE)
- Ideally progressing toward CIMA/ACCA/ACA
- Experience in distribution, logistics, or similarly fast‑paced environments
- Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail
- Advanced Excel capability
- Solid FP&A/reporting experience
- Confident communicator with strong relationship‑building skills
- Commercially aware and customer‑focused
- Good Microsoft knowledge
- Experience in open‑book/3PL environments and ERP/General Ledger systems (e.g. Oracle) is an advantage
Benefits
- 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
- Flexible dental insurance plans
- Company sponsored pension scheme
- 24/7 online GP service
- Life assurance
- Fully comprehensive employee assistance programme
- Access to MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Cashback cards
- Saving scheme
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
AAT qualifiedCIMAACCAACAadvanced ExcelFP&AreportingreconciliationsPurchase Order processanalytical skills
Soft Skills
confident communicatorrelationship-buildingcommercial awarenesscustomer-focusedattention to detaildecision-makingperformance reportingproactive insightscontinuous improvementteam collaboration
Certifications
AATCIMAACCAACA