Description
Join NEXT's Logistics Finance team as a Third Party Logistics Finance Lead, playing a key role in supporting growing Third Party Logistics and Total Platform operations.
Based in Elmsall, West Yorkshire, you will oversee financial performance, provide commercial insight, and act as the primary finance contact for clients and operational management teams.
Responsibilities:
- Financial Control & Reporting: Own weekly reporting, client billing, and month-end processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and strong financial controls.
- Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead budgeting and forecasting for New Business logistics operations, providing financial modelling and analysis to support new client opportunities.
- Business Partnering: Build strong relationships with clients and operational stakeholders, presenting financial insights and challenging performance where appropriate.
- Commercial Performance: Participate in weekly operational calls, analyse cost drivers, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and profitability.
- Continuous Improvement: Improve financial processes and reporting, promote best practice, and deputise for the Finance Manager (New Business) as required.
Requirements:
- Experience in finance, ideally within a Third Party Logistics or warehousing environment, with an understanding of key operational cost drivers.
- Part-qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA or ACA), or qualified by experience.
- Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills; SQL experience would be advantageous.
- Strong analytical and commercial skills, with the ability to turn financial data into actionable insights.
- Confident communicator, able to influence operational stakeholders and present effectively to clients.
- Enthusiastic, ambitious, and proactive, with a drive for continuous improvement.
Benefits:
- 25% off most NEXT, MADE, Lipsy, Gap, and Victoria's Secret products
- Company performance-based bonus
- Sharesave scheme
- On-site Nursery available
- 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
- Early VIP access to sale stock
- Access to fantastic discounts at Staff Shops
- Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
- Access to a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
- Free on-site parking
- Financial Wellbeing - Save, track, and enhance your financial wellbeing
- Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
- Direct to Work - Discount online and in-store, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
- Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
- Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions, and more