Assistant Finance Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 2, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 27, 2026. GXO Logistics scores A on the Alion truth index.
Are you part-qualified Accountant looking for the next step in your finance career? Can you turn financial data into meaningful insights that support business decisions? Do you enjoy partnering with operational teams in a fast-paced open-book logistics environment?
Join GXO as an Assistant Finance Manager supporting our ASOS operation in Barnsley. Working closely with operational leaders, customer stakeholders and the wider finance team, you'll play a key role in delivering accurate financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and commercial analysis. This is an excellent opportunity for a part-qualified accountant looking to broaden their business partnering experience, develop leadership skills and gain exposure to a large, fast-moving logistics operation while supporting the Finance Manager and leading a small team
This is a full time, permanent, position working Monday to Friday 08:00 to 16:00, we so have flexibility around start and finish times.
Pay, benefits and more:
We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £42,000.00 per annum, and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes 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:
- Produce daily, weekly and monthly financial reporting, ensuring accuracy and adherence to deadlines
- Support budgeting, forecasting and forecasting activities for both GXO and the customer
- Analyse financial performance and provide meaningful commentary on variances and trends
- Manage and develop a small finance team, supporting performance and development
- Partner with operational teams to provide financial insight, challenge costs and support decision-making
What you need to succeed at GXO:
- Part-qualified CIMA / ACCA / ACA and experience within a finance or management accounting role
- Strong Excel and financial reporting skills, with the ability to analyse and interpret data
- Experience preparing management accounts and supporting budgeting and forecasting processes
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the confidence to challenge and influence operational teams
- Previous team management or mentoring experience and the ambition to progress your finance career
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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