Finance Business Partner
At a glance
Mid-level FP&A role at GXO. Northampton · up to £80,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Lead finance teams across multiple sites and give GXO and the customer clear weekly and period results
- Prepare weekly flashes, reporting packs, forecasts and budgets, then review results with the customer
- Check balance sheets across contract areas and meet internal SOX requirements
- Oversee financial controls for Gainshare and stock accounting, working with operations to deliver contract outcomes
- Provide financial data for operational decisions and handle customer-driven projects
What you bring
- You hold a full finance qualification such as CIMA, ACCA or an equivalent credential
- You have performed a similar finance partnering role and understand open-book contracts
- You understand transport and have experience with financial management systems
- You can build business relationships and manage challenging stakeholders and a team
Who this fits
This role suits a qualified finance professional who has worked with open-book contracts and transport, and can lead finance teams across sites. You would ideally be based in the Midlands, travel to the named sites around three to four days a week, and work from home or a nearby site on other days. The permanent, full-time schedule is Monday to Friday, with some flexibility around start and finish times.
From the employer
Are you a fully qualified finance expert? Are you ready for your next challenge? Do you want to join a business that supports development & progression?
Here at GXO, we are looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our Co-op contract. You will be the leader for the finance teams across multiple sites. You’ll deliver “best in class” clear credible reporting on well understood results to both GXO and the customer. You’ll cover weekly flashes, period reporting, forecasting and budgeting exercises & customer driven projects. You will also provide data that supports operational decision making to key stakeholders in both GXO and the customer
This is a full time, permanent, position working Monday to Friday, 08:00 till 16:00, we do have some flexibility on start and end times and would look for some flexibility from yourself
The current sites you’ll be responsible for our based in Andover, Avonmouth, Lea Green (St.Helens), Thurrock and Wellingborough. Ideally, we would like you to be based in the Midlands to travel to these sites, approximately 3 to 4 days a week with 1 to 2 days working from home or your closest site
Pay, benefits and more:
We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £80,000.00 per annum, and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company car or car allowance £595.00 per coming month, a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical & dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more!
What you’ll do on a typical day:
- Ensuring robustness of accounting within GXO and visibility of results to the customer through weekly and period reporting
- Confirm clarity of balance sheets across each area of the contract to present to customer and to satisfy internal SOX requirements
- Weekly and monthly customer reviews and production of periodic/monthly review packs
- Robust annual budgeting & Monthly forecasting
- Lead financial controls regarding Gainshare and Gainshare elements of the contract. Work with the operational team to ensure that maximum is delivered in line with contract
- Ensuring robust controls in place to manage stock accounting
What you need to succeed at GXO:
- Fully qualified - CIMA, ACCA or equivalent
- Competently demonstrates experience within a similar role with a strong understanding of open book contracts
- Understanding of Transport
- Proven track record in successfully establishing and maintaining effective business relationships with both internal and external customers
- Knowledge of financial management systems
- Experience in the distribution sector or similar in size and complexity highly desirable
- Experience managing challenging stakeholder relationships and managing a team
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.
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