Senior Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

Continue to Grow with GXO. 

At GXO, we know our greatest asset is people like you - energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. Your career matters to us because your passion and excitement will help keep our company moving forward.

Logistics at full potential

Are you ready to take your career to the next level with a rapidly expanding global company? Join GXO Logistics! As the Senior Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, you will act as a hands-on leader to help the executive team make meaningful connections between the financial statements and operational outcomes. You’ll partner with functional leaders to drive labor efficiency and cost-reduction projects, while helping prioritize strategic investments.

Position is hybrid and based out of our GXO office in Irving TX, High Point NC, Greenwich CT, or Fort Lauderdale FL.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Manage a team of 14 reports spanning 3 functional areas: Strategic FP&A (investor, board, and executive reporting), Central Management FP&A (i.e. functional business partners), and Order to Cash (invoicing, collections, free cash flow planning). Ensure your team is given ample opportunity for personal and professional growth.
• Develop and embed Lean practices and waste reduction methodology as part of the team culture
• Perform financial data gathering, analyses and modeling activities to identify issues, enhance the company’s performance, set financial targets and recommend action plans
• Manage customer credit risk, maintain and optimize key cash metrics (DSO, DPO), and execute effective free cash flow planning and strategy 
• Evaluate potential returns on invested capital for proposed projects and help prioritize central projects
• Lead the annual budget planning process, including coordinating companywide management resources and ensuring successful completion within targets; provide oversight for the entire P&L, balance sheet and cash flow with significant input from Sales and Operations
• Focus on automation and creating self-help reporting for non-finance users, with heavy focus on PowerBI development
• Ensure timely delivery of finance reporting for executives and shareholders
• Regularly present to large executive audiences on regional financial topics such as Risks and Opportunities, loss-making accounts, SG&A expense management, etc.
• Ensure stakeholder accountability to key financial KPI’s and budgets
• Serve as the lead on any consolidated, regional finance deliverables, organizing the full regional finance department (100+ members) to execute on shared goals (i.e. lead budget and forecast cycles, facilitate quarterly earnings data collection, etc.)
• Own and communicate central cost allocation methodology and management reporting hierarchies
• Manage through close cycles, ensuring accountability for final reported actuals and providing live analysis versus forecast
• Play a leadership role in finance transformation projects, including the current ERP replacement project
• Travel ~25%

What you need to succeed at GXO:

At a minimum, you’ll need:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent related work or military experience
• 7 years of experience in a financial role, including operational management experience within manufacturing or service delivery locations
• Knowledge of ERP systems (Oracle), financial planning software, Microsoft BI and related technologies
• Experience with large databases, including the ability to utilize data from various BI systems
• Experience with Microsoft Office

It’d be great if you also have:

• MBA, CPA, CMA, CFA or other applicable professional designation
• Experience and/or certifications with Lean/Six Sigma management concepts and/or Project Management experience
• Ability to multitask and perform well under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent time management, organizational and interpersonal skills

We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.

Pay, benefits and more.

We are eager to attract the best, so we offer competitive compensation and a generous benefits package, including full health insurance (medical, dental and vision), 401(k), life insurance, disability and the opportunity to participate in a company incentive plan.

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.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer including Disabled/Veterans.

GXO adheres to CDC, OSHA and state and local requirements regarding COVID safety. All employees and visitors are expected to comply with GXO policies which are in place to safeguard our employees and customers.

All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test.

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.