Finance Manager

Are you a commercially focused Finance Manager who excels at delivering accurate, timely management accounts, insightful analysis to drive operational and customer decision‑making? Do you thrive in a fast‑paced, site‑based environment where strong financial control, forecasting accuracy and trusted stakeholder relationships are key to improving performance and supporting continuous improvement?

We’re looking for you to join us as our Finance Manager, for our customer Greene King, based in our Middleton site.

You’ll be responsible for ensuring the integrity, accuracy and timeliness of weekly and monthly management accounts for the Greene King contract. The role provides high‑quality financial control, reporting and analysis to support operational and commercial decision‑making. Building and developing strong working relationships with site operational teams, customers and central support functions, you’ll provide clear financial insight, KPI reporting and commercial challenge.

This is a full time, permanent opportunity with core hours of Monday to Friday 08:00 to 16:00 (flexibility required for business needs). We have flexibility to offer hybrid working, being based in the office for 3 to 4 days per week.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £62.000 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:

• Own timely and accurate weekly/month‑end management accounts, including Oracle reconciliations, P&L postings, balance sheet controls, accruals, prepayments, revenue reconciliations and SOX compliance
• Create and maintain rolling forecasts and budgets, delivering detailed cost, variance and performance analysis to strengthen cost control and forecasting accuracy
• Provide clear KPI reporting, financial insight and monthly reporting packs to operational teams, customers and the Finance Business Partner, meeting all reporting deadlines
• Support continuous improvement initiatives through cost/benefit analysis, ad‑hoc financial analysis and proactive identification of opportunities to enhance commercial and operational performance

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Own accurate, compliant financial control and reporting for site, contract and customer performance, including SOX compliance, balance sheet controls and revenue reconciliations
• Deliver consistent, timely weekly and month‑end management accounts, including accruals, prepayments, P&L postings and Oracle reconciliations
• Create and maintain rolling forecasts and budgets, strengthening cost control through detailed variance, performance and forecast analysis
• Provide clear KPI reporting, customer reporting packs and financial insight, focusing on continuous improvement initiatives through cost/benefit analysis and proactive identification of opportunities to enhance performance
• CIMA / ACCA finalist or newly qualified

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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