Finance Manager
At a glance
Manager-level FP&A role at GXO. Wigan · up to £60,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Lead and develop the finance team, building its skills and supporting strong performance
- Oversee the site P&L and balance sheet, keeping financial activity aligned with policy and procedure
- Deliver accurate weekly and periodic reports, explaining what the figures show about operations
- Prepare annual budgets and customer forecasts to the required schedule and standards
- Help operational teams assess the financial side of their business cases
What you bring
- You are fully ACCA or CIMA qualified, currently studying toward either, or QBE
- You have worked in a fast-paced finance role, ideally in logistics or a comparable industry
- You have developed teams, built relationships across levels, and used systems to support operations
Who this fits
This role suits a finance manager who can lead a team and work closely with operational colleagues. It is full-time and permanent, based in Wigan, with four on-site days each week. The usual hours are Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:00, with 08:00 to 16:00 or 08:30 to 16:30 also available.
From the employer
Do you enjoy owning the numbers and being the trusted finance voice for operations? Are you confident in leading teams while keeping tight control of site financial reporting? Do you want a finance role where accuracy, insight, and integrity truly matter?
Here at GXO, we are currently recruiting for a Finance Manager to join our Wigan site, supporting our customer, Heinz. This role will ensure the commercial, profit, retention and contractual objectives are met and exceeded and importantly help drive high standards.
This is a full-time, permanent position, working Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00. This role is hybrid with the requirement to be onsite 4 days per week. We are happy to consider the hours 08:00 to 16:00 or 08:30 to 16:30.
Pay, benefits and more:
We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £60,000, and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, life assurance and access to our benefits platform, including retail discounts.
What you’ll do on a typical day:
- Lead, motivate, and develop the finance team to build capability and drive high performance
- Responsibility for both the P&L and balance sheet, ensuring adherence to policy and procedure
- Delivery of accurate and timely financial reporting and interpretation of the operations on a weekly and periodic basis
- Prepare the annual budgets and customer forecasts to strict timelines and standards
- Provide Financial assistance to the operational teams when building business cases
What you need to succeed at GXO:
- Previous experience within a fast-paced Finance role, ideally within logistics or similar industry
- Proactively challenge and influence teams, bringing curiosity and a performance-focused mindset
- Build strong relationships at all levels, with proven experience in team development and using systems to support operational success
- Fully ACCA or CIMA qualified, studying or QBE
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.
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.