Project Accountant - 18 Month FTC

Are you a qualified accountant who enjoys improving how things work—not just keeping the lights on? Do you thrive in change-driven environments where your expertise can shape future ways of working? Would you like to play a hands-on role in a major finance harmonisation programme with real, lasting impact?

Here at GXO, we’re looking for a Project Accountant to support the UK & Ireland Controllership Integration and Continuous Improvement Programme, working within the Legacy Wincanton Process Harmonisation workstream.

This is a high-impact 18‑month fixed term contract, where you’ll help design and embed standardised, well-controlled finance processes aligned to GXO group standards.

You’ll act as a subject matter expert across key accounting and control areas, partnering with operational and central finance teams to identify gaps, remediate issues, and deliver sustainable improvements that transition smoothly into business-as-usual.

This is an 18-month FTC. You’ll be working Monday to Friday, 09:00 till 17:00 with a requirement to be in our Chippenham office on a Tuesday and Wednesday each week. However, some flexibility is required, this is logistics after all!

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £58,500 per annum, depending on experience and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme  

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Reviewing legacy Wincanton and GXO finance processes to identify inconsistencies, inefficiencies, and control gaps
• Owning specific process harmonisation assignments, delivering clearly defined outputs aligned to the programme roadmap
• Designing, documenting, and embedding standardised processes, including SOPs, in line with Group accounting policies and audit expectations
• Supporting the clean-up and remediation of historical process and control differences
• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, delivering training, managing risks, and supporting change management through to successful BAU handover

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• A professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) with strong technical accounting expertise
• Proven experience in finance transformation, harmonisation, or process and systems change projects
• In-depth knowledge of controllership activities, including month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, intercompany, leases, and fixed assets
• The confidence to work with and challenge multiple stakeholders constructively, influencing positive chang
• A detail-oriented, pragmatic, and solution-focused mindset, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, change-led environment

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