Assistant Management Accountant

GXO Logistics, Inc.; Chippenham; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company is seeking an Assistant Management Accountant for an 18-month FTC in Chippenham. In this hybrid role, you will produce accurate management accounts, support budgeting and forecasting, and ensure strong balance sheet control. The ideal candidate has experience with management accounting and a continuous improvement mindset. A competitive salary of up to £35,000 is offered alongside a pension scheme and 25 days of annual leave.

Benefits

Salary of up to £35,000

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Company sponsored pension scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing accounting packs including variance analysis.
• Strong skills in managing stakeholders and collaborating with Finance Business Partners.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Solid knowledge of accounting principles and transaction treatment.
• Track record of identifying opportunities for quality or efficiency improvements.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly Support Function Management Accounts with variance analysis.
• Reconcile Support Function balance sheet accounts and resolve queries.
• Support Budget and Forecast cycles with timely updates and quality submissions.
• Review overhead spend and provide data insights for decisions.
• Deliver ad-hoc accounting support and escalate issues as needed.

Skills

Completing monthly Management Accounts

Stakeholder management

Structured and organized approach

Understanding of accounting principles

Continuous improvement mindset

Job description

Assistant Management Accountant FTC | WIN | Central | Chippenham

Are you someone who loves turning numbers into meaningful insights? Do you enjoy creating order, structure, and accuracy in a fast-paced environment? Are you looking for a role where your analysis directly supports strategic decision ‑making?

Here at GXO, we are recruiting for an Assistant Management Accountant on an 18-month FTC basis.

In this role, you’ll take ownership of producing accurate and timely management accounts for our Support Functions, ensure strong balance sheet control, and play a key part in budgeting, forecasting, and continuous improvement initiatives. You’ll work closely with a Finance Business Partner and act as a trusted source of insight for senior leaders.

This is an18-month fixed term contract. The role is hybrid, with a requirement to work in our Chippenham office on a Tuesday & Wednesday each week. You’ll be working Monday to Friday, 09:00 till 17:00. However, some flexibility is required, this is logistics after all!

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £35,000 , depending on experience, and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme.

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Producing monthly Support Function Management Accounts, complete with clear and insightful variance analysis
• Reconciling Support Function balance sheet accounts, resolving queries promptly and accurately
• Supporting the Budget and Forecast cycles, ensuring timely, high-quality submissions and updates
• Reviewing key overhead spend categories and providing data driven insights to support decision making
• Delivering ad‑hoc accounting support and proactively escalating issues where needed

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• Experience completing monthly Management Accounts and preparing accounting packs including variance analysis
• Strong stakeholder management skills and confidence working with Finance Business Partners and functional leads
• A structured, organised approach with proven ability to meet deadlines
• Solid understanding of accounting principles and the ability to apply them accurately to transaction timing and treatment
• A continuous improvement mindset with a track record of identifying opportunities to enhance quality or efficiency

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.

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.