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