Finance Assistant

Are you ready for your next number-crunching role? Would you like to be part of a busy finance team? Would you like to secure your next step in developing your career?

We’re currently looking for a Finance Assistant to join us at our Sainsbury’s sites in Northampton. Due to business growth. You’ll be responsible to produce clear, accurate results and accounts to our client and internal customers, informative analysis of data to the operation, review of accurate payroll charges whilst supporting the Assistant Finance Manager and Regional Finance Manager.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £28,000 per annum and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes flexible dental insurance plans, a company sponsored pension scheme, 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:

• Responsible for the weekly procurement process, systematically raising purchase orders, applying appropriate P&L coding, confirmation of PO number to suppliers and goods receipting
• Preparing weekly client reporting, consolidating data, support the production of client weekly results, including agency payroll / core payroll
• Responsible for supporting the Assistant Finance Manager in the period close including accruals and prepayments, reconciliation to Client budget invoice, calculation of period end true-up, and balance sheet preparation
• Support the team in compilation of the client period commercial pack and reviewing payroll reports and reconciliation of payroll charges
• Producing internal reports to support the operation including absence analysis, indirect activity analysis, tracking exceptional activity, and reconciliation of fixed costs

What you need to succeed at GXO:

• AAT qualified or working towards
• Experience within a similar role and with open book contracts
• Knowledge of financial management systems. Experience of SAP would be advantageous
• Experience of working with MS Excel, Power Point, WFD T&A
• Experience in the distribution sector or similar in size and complexity highly desirable

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 Disability Confident Committed 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.