Financial Planning Analyst

Are you fascinated by numbers and data? Do you want to be part of a dynamic financial team? Are you ready to progress your financial career?

Here at GXO, we are looking for an FP&A Analyst (Financial Planning & Analysis) to manage and support the financial performance of our UK&I business, based in our head office in Northampton. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for managing our Central (head office) profit & loss accounts, while ensuring accuracy in budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and variance analysis.

You will be working with other departments to compute and analyse complex data and assist in preparing monthly presentations to senior executives and will play an integral part in the organisation by providing advice and influence on critical business decisions.

You’ll be working Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 17:00, 4 days a week in the office and Friday working from home.

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, 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! 

GXO are also proud to be a CIMA and ACCA approved employer.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Manage Central (head office) profit & loss accounts and SG&A reporting for the UK&I region, ensuring accuracy, alignment with business objectives, and detailed reporting on cost drivers and trends

• Manage and support the budgeting and forecasting process, ensuring all financials are accurately reflected and loaded into relevant systems

• Deliver detailed variance analysis reports post month-end close, explaining deviations from budget and forecasts

• Serve as the primary UK&I liaison for the loading, validation, reporting, and data mapping of financials in HFM and ePBCS systems, ensuring integrity and alignment with the business structure.

• Conduct analysis on central levers, identifying opportunities to optimize financial performance.

• Support the creation of new cost centers and agency setups, ensuring proper financial tracking and reporting.

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Recently professionally qualified, or currently studying CIMA / ACCA, as we will support further study

• Strong financial acumen and analytical skills, with a keen eye for detail

• Experience in managing P&L accounts, budgeting, and forecasting within a large organization

• Knowledge of systems such as HFM and ePBCS would be beneficial for this role, but not essential

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present financial data to stakeholders

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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