Senior Assistant Finance Manager

Are you ready for the next step in your finance career? Do you want to join a company that wants to develop your career? Perhaps you are an Assistant Finance Manager looking for a change? Then you\’re in the right place!

Here at GXO Logistics, we are currently recruiting for a Senior Assistant Finance Manager to join our M&S team in Thorncliffe, Sheffield. The primary focus of this role will be to produce timely and accurate weekly and period reporting with input into the budgeting and forecasting exercises across the M&S account. You will deliver \”best in class\” clear credible reporting on well-understood results to both GXO and our customer. The data produced will be used to shape and influence operational direction with key stakeholders in GXO and M&S.

This role is being offered on a full-time, permanent basis, with hours of 37.5 Monday to Friday, between 08:00 – 17:00, to suit your current commitments.

Pay, benefits and more:

You\’ll be paid a salary of up to £46,000 per annum, and you\’ll also receive 25 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays), with the option to buy additional days to support a positive work-life balance. Our benefits package includes a company-sponsored pension scheme, private medical and dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance, and a comprehensive employee assistance program. You will have access to our MyBenefits platform offering various discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a savings scheme, and more. Additionally, GXO University provides opportunities to learn new skills and gain qualifications at your own pace. We also focus on internal promotions, with over 60% last year!

GXO is an ACMA and ACCA approved employer!

What you\’ll do on a typical day:

• Own financial and operational reporting, including P&L statements, balance sheet reconciliations, and payroll cost tracking
• Drive process improvement, implementing and reviewing procedures to enhance efficiency and accuracy
• Build strong relationships across warehouse operations to support collaborative success
• Support strategic planning, including budgets, forecasts, and capital expenditure evaluations
• Champion innovation and continuous improvement, challenging the status quo and supporting operational excellence
• Ensure full compliance with legal, ethical, environmental, and health & safety standards across all responsibilities

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Professional qualification or progression: CIMA/ACCA student or AAT qualified/finalist, with proven experience in a similar finance role
• Commercial awareness: Comfortable working with open/closed book contracts and understanding P&L performance
• Strong relationship builder: Able to engage confidently with internal teams and external stakeholders
• Proactive and organized: Takes ownership of processes, with a structured and tenacious approach to problem-solving
• Excellent communicator: Clear, confident, and adaptable in both written and verbal communication, with a flexible approach to work

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

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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 are 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 organization and a Disability Confident Leader, actively welcoming applications from people with disabilities.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not exhaustive of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. 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.

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