Assistant Accountant

Are you looking for an Assistant Accountant opportunity to take ownership of high-value capital projects, working closely with operational and finance teams to drive governance, compliance, and financial control across a large organisation?

Do you enjoy combining strong financial administration, stakeholder management, and process improvement skills to ensure assets, investments, and capital programmes are accurately managed from approval through to completion? Join us as our Assistant Accountant, based in our Controllership department in our Northampton Head Office.

This is a full time, permanent position based on site. Working Monday to Friday within the hours of 08:00 to 17:00.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a salary of up to £30,000 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:

Own the end-to-end capital project setup process, ensuring accurate project creation, maintenance, and governance

Coordinate and manage approval workflows, acting as the key liaison between Operational teams and Finance stakeholders to ensure timely project approvals

Process fixed asset transactions including disposals, transfers, and impairments, maintaining robust audit trails and compliance documentation

Manage the full asset capitalisation lifecycle, from PO approval through to final capitalisation, ensuring adherence to approved business cases and company policies

Support financial control activities through account management, month-end journals, reporting, balance sheet reconciliations, and wider Finance Controllership support

What you need to succeed at GXO:

Finance background gained through academic study (e.g., degree) and/or practical finance experience, with a commitment to pursuing an accounting qualification

Strong Excel skills with the ability to analyse financial information accurately and efficiently

Excellent analytical and attention-to-detail skills, ensuring high levels of accuracy and compliance

Confident communicator who can build effective working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders

Highly organised and proactive, with strong time management skills and the ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

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