Company description:

GXO Logistics Supply Chain Inc.

Job description:

Do you thrive in fast-paced, high-volume finance environments? 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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