Financial Accounting Manager (R2R, Fixed Assets & Payroll) - 18 Month FTC
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Are you an expert in lease accounting, fixed assets, and payroll controls?
Looking to lead a capable team while driving best-practice and process improvement? Here at GXO, were looking for a technically strong, solutions-focused
Asset & Payroll Manager on an 18 month fixed term contract
to take full ownership of lease accounting, fixed assets and payroll activities within our Chippenham Shared Service Centre. This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for ensuring accuracy, integrity and compliance across key financial accounting processes. Youll be the primary point of contact for audits, senior finance stakeholders and cross-functional teams, helping to drive efficiency, embed best practice and strengthen controls across the finance landscape. This is a 18 month FTC. Youll be working
Monday to Friday, 09:00 till 17:00 with a requirement to be in our Chippenham office Tuesday & Wednesday each week.
However, some flexibility is required, this is logistics after all! Pay, benefits and more: Were 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 youll 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 We engineer faster, smarter, leaner supply chains.
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- Location:
- Gb
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Finance;Human Resources