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Vice President FP&A, Functional and Business Performance

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Logistics at full potential. At GXO, were constantly looking for talented individuals at all levels who can deliver the caliber of service our company requires. You know that a positive work environment creates happy employees, which boosts productivity and dedication. On our team, youll have the support to excel at work and the resources to build a career you can be proud of.

The Vice President of Global FP&A leads strategic financial planning and analysis across the enterprise, driving global processes for forecasting, budgeting, and reportingparticularly around Free Cash Flow (FCF) and Capital Expenditure (Capex). This role partners with global functional leaders and the CIO to provide financial oversight, strategic guidance, and cost control, while driving continuous improvement of the FP&A system (EPBCS) and supporting enterprise-wide initiatives such as ERP transformation. As a key contributor to quarterly earnings preparation and executive messaging, the VP ensures financial integrity and alignment with shareholder expectations, while directly supporting the CFO with high-impact reporting, analysis, and strategic decision-making. Position is based onsite at our GXO facility in Greenwich, CT with a hybrid work schedule (4 days onsite, 1 day remote).

Pay, Benefits And More. We offer competitive compensation and a generous benefits package, including full health insurance (medical, dental and vision), 401(k), life insurance, disability, and the opportunity to participate in a company incentive plan.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct support to CFO: organize teams across businesses to address CFOs requests, routines (Monthly Financial Reviews) or ad hoc work, with urgency and importance
• Design, set up and maintain productivity and cost reporting for the CFO to influence financial performance in existing operations

FCF & Capex

• Develop and run a global FCF budgeting & forecasting process with continuous improvements
• Manage CFOs expectations of FCF quarterly & FY during budgeting & forecast cycles
• Partner with SVP of Treasury to navigate quarterly FCF through key corporate levers
• Provide guidance to regions on targets to meet shareholder expectations; develop and run the first global consolidation of Capex
• Lead development of analysis for Capex; provide Global Capex view for earnings & monthly reviews

FP&A Lead for Strategic Finance Projects

• EPBCS: drive continuous improvement, develop and roll out foundational elements and scope
• Influence controllership partners to ensure HFM meets the needs of the One Source of Truth
• Lead global stakeholder meetings to source new strategies

• ERP Project: participate in Executive Steerco; provide guidance on project management

Global IT

• Provide finance support to the CIO: strategic guidance, financial analysis, oversight on information accuracy across leadership
• Oversee Global IT financials: budgeting, forecasting, monthly analysis including P&L and Capex; support IT leadership on project prioritization

Corporate Cost Control & C-Suite Support

• Drive budgeting & forecasting across global departments (Finance, IT, Communications & Marketing, HR, Operations, Senior Management)
• Identify opportunities to improve the business; establish governance and reporting for stakeholders; anticipate future problems
• Translate technical/financial objectives to educate stakeholders to drive alignment (e.g., Finance for Non-Finance)
• Influence leadership on cost management while achieving GXOs strategic goals
• Support global leaders with strategic messaging, recommendations & analysis for CEO & CFO presentations

Quarterly Earnings Process

• Coordinate cross-functionally on Earnings Materials, including release and presentation
• Develop storyline for quarterly results with CEO chief of staff
• Build models to provide clear understanding of results and forecasts, with guidance recommendations
• Provide materials for CFO Q&A to ensure external messaging is clear and consistent
• Lead sign-off process with Controllership; influence CFO/CEO/CIRO on responses and script integrity

Education & Experience

• BA/BS in Finance, Administration, Accounting or related field; post-graduate studies preferred
• 10 years experience in a financial role; strong strategic FP&A partner experience
• Experience in enterprise-wide strategic FP&A roles in global organizations within matrix environments
• Experience using financial management tools to drive planning and budgeting
• Experience leading leaders and cross-functional collaboration
• Experience leading regional/global projects

Skills Required

• Strong business and financial acumen; strategic thinking with high analytical skills
• Ability to build trusted executive relationships; strong verbal and written communication
• Leadership skills, inclusive and collaborative; results-driven and action oriented
• Influencing across organizational levels; proactive and continuous improvement mindset
• Resilience; able to navigate conflict with a win-win approach and empathetic listening
• Gravitas, presence, and credibility; ability to travel nationally and internationally ~15%

GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions with a global team of energetic, innovative people. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran or other protected status. GXO adheres to CDC, OSHA and state/local COVID safety requirements. All applicants may be required to take a pre-employment drug test. The statements describe the general nature and level of work and are not exhaustive. GXO may require duties outside of normal responsibilities from time to time. Review GXOs candidate privacy statement here.

Seniority level

• Executive

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance and Sales
• Industries: Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage

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