Assistant Accountant

Are you a detail-oriented Finance Assistant Accountant who thrives on turning financial data into clear insights, from producing accurate P&Ls and balance sheets, to delivering meaningful cost reporting and commentary?

Do you enjoy partnering with operational teams, acting as a trusted finance expert to support forecasting, budgeting and continuous improvement while driving compliance and financial excellence across a fast-paced transport contract? Join our GXO Sainsburys team as Assistant Accountant!

You’ll play a key role in keeping the numbers on track. As an Assistant Accountant, you'll turn data into insight, support period-end reporting, forecasting and budgeting, and work closely with operational teams to help drive performance. If you enjoy solving problems, building strong relationships and making a real impact in a fast-paced operation, this could be the perfect next step for you.

This is a full-time permanent opportunity, with 37.5 hours per week contracted. Core hours Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00 (with flexibility required for business needs). This is a hybrid opportunity working on site 3 days per week and can either be based in our Northampton (NN4 9BX) site or Sherburn in Elmet (LS25 6JH).

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of £30,000 to £39,000 per annum (dependent on level of experience), 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:

• Bring the numbers to life by delivering weekly reporting packed with clear insights
• Own month-end by producing accurate internal and customer accounts, ensuring smooth processes and reliable P&Ls every time
• Keep us compliant and confident by preparing balance sheets that meet GXO standards and support SOX compliance
• Help shape the future by supporting forecasting, latest view submissions and budget planning for both customers and the business
• Be the go-to finance expert for your sites, partnering with operational managers to provide guidance, challenge thinking and drive better decisions through finance

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Strong Excel skills, including formulas, pivot tables and data analysis, with the ability to turn numbers into meaningful insights
• Experience in a finance or accounting role, ideally within a fast-paced environment (logistics experience is a bonus!)
• Excellent communication skills, with the confidence to build relationships and support stakeholders at all levels
• A proactive, can-do attitude, with a natural curiosity to investigate issues, solve problems and drive improvements
• Working towards an accounting qualification (AAT, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) and committed to developing your finance career

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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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