Finance Logistics Manager

Marc Daniels is delighted to be supporting a well-known and rapidly growing organisation in Northampton with the appointment of a Finance Manager - Logistics

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Finance Manager or Senior Management Accountant with logistics, transport, distribution, warehousing or supply chain experience to join a growing business and play a key role in improving financial and operational performance.

You will take ownership of the month-end management accounting process for the logistics operation, while acting as a trusted finance business partner to operational and senior leadership teams.

Key responsibilities

Lead the month-end management accounting process for the logistics and operational functions.
Prepare monthly management accounts, reporting packs and financial commentary.
Complete journals, accruals, prepayments, provisions and balance sheet reconciliations.
Produce detailed variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior-year performance.
Act as the finance business partner to logistics, transport, warehousing and supply chain teams.
Analyse key logistics costs, including labour, transport, fuel, freight, fleet, warehousing and third-party logistics spend.
Monitor operational KPIs such as cost per delivery, cost per unit, labour productivity and distribution costs.
Support budgeting, forecasting and longer-term financial planning.
Provide financial insight to improve operational efficiency and profitability.
Identify cost-saving opportunities and challenge operational assumptions.You will ideally have:

Experience as a Finance Manager, Senior Management Accountant or similar.
Previous experience within logistics, transport, distribution, warehousing, supply chain or a comparable operational environment.
Strong month-end management accounting experience.
A thorough understanding of accruals, prepayments, journals, reconciliations and variance analysis.
Proven finance business partnering experience.
Strong Excel and financial analysis skills.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Experience with an ERP or finance system.
CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent qualification, although qualified-by-experience candidates will also be considered