Contract Accountant 12 Month FTC
Are you a commercially minded finance accountant who can take ownership of a customer contract, driving strong financial control, leading P&L accountability, and add real value through insight, challenge and robust reporting?
Do you thrive on building trusted relationships while guiding operational teams, finance budgets and forecasts, and leading a high‑performing finance team to deliver excellence, integrity and continuous improvement? If so, we at GXO have an FTC opportunity for you!
Join us as our Contract Accountant on a 12 Month FTC contract, supporting our South Killingholme depot for our customer Phillips 66.
This is a full time, fixed term opportunity, working Monday to Friday (hours between 08:00 to 17:00) and can be offered on a hybrid contract.
Pay, benefits and more:
We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £45,000 per annum 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 day‑to‑day financial and commercial management of our customer contract, working closely with the Commercial Finance Manager to monitor, challenge and report on all contractual obligations, with full weekly P&L accountability
- Provide strategic finance business partnering to operational teams, delivering insights, supporting decision‑making, and identifying opportunities to improve financial and operational performance
- Maintain robust financial governance by ensuring strong reporting standards, balance‑sheet controls, timely audits, and full compliance with GXO policies and financial regulations
- Oversee core financial processes including budgeting, forecasting, period/year‑end activities and debtor management, ensuring all financial tasks are completed accurately, efficiently and within required timelines
- Build strong internal and external relationships while leading, developing and supporting the finance team
What you need to succeed at GXO:
- Professionally qualified or studying toward ACCA, ACMA or ACA, with solid budgeting, ledger knowledge and strong commercial understanding
- Highly proficient in Excel, with the analytical capability to interpret financial data and support decision‑making
- Strong organisational, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively across stakeholders and contract environments
- Understands open and closed‑book contract models, bringing a positive, enthusiastic attitude that inspires confidence and drives team performance
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