Pay, benefits and more:
We’re looking to offer a salary up to £75,000, depending on experience plus a car allowance of £6000 per annum and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme and private medical cover.
What you’ll do on a typical day:
Own the full end‑to‑end process for fixed assets, lease accounting (IFRS 16), and payroll, ensuring accurate and timely delivery aligned to Group requirements
* Lead, coach and motivate a specialist R2R team (2 direct reports, 4 indirect) to embed continuous improvement and documented best practice
* Maintain and control all related balance sheet reconciliations, internal reporting, and support statutory accounting and budget processes
* Strengthen internal controls, support SOX compliance, lead operational risk reviews and manage audit interaction
* Build strong, proactive relationships across senior management, FP&A, operations and finance teams to influence decisions and drive improvements
What you need to succeed at GXO:
Qualified Accountant with strong technical expertise in lease accounting (IFRS 16), US GAAP, and high‑volume R2R environments
* Demonstrable experience across fixed assets, complex lease assessments, and payroll accounting
* Proven ability to operate in fast‑paced, high‑volume shared service environments, ideally with logistics exposure
* Strong controls mindset with experience in SOX, process improvement, documentation, and standardisation
* Confident team leader with the ability to coach and uplift capability across direct and indirect reports