DS Smith
Location
Belper, Derbyshire | United Kingdom
Job description
We have an excellent opportunity for a Head of Finance to join our Packaging Finance function and take responsibility for the strategy and progression of our Retail North cluster. Your cluster will include 6 sites around the country, so you’ll work closely with the cluster leadership team, lead a team of 19 (including 2 direct reports) and influence the sales and operations team throughout the cluster. This will allow you to fully understand the way that our business works and what challenges we face, and ultimately drive commercial value and operational excellence in the cluster.
We want you to understand and communicate where and how the business creates value, challenging the organisation to improve financial and operational performance by developing robust forecasts that can outline both risks and opportunities. You will manage monthly and quarterly forecasting processes, tracking and understanding variances and consolidating the overall financial forecast for the cluster. Through timely review of balance sheets, co-ordination of external and internal audits, governance, risk reviews and liaison with our Shared Service Centre team, you will ensure financial control is adequately maintained across the Cluster.
The role will see you working with finance colleagues in other Clusters in the UK Packaging business, working on specific initiatives and the drive to reduce overhead costs, develop S&OP, and improve value-based pricing.
As part of our Finance Leadership Team, we want you to draw on external best practices, to help develop and deliver a highly credible, world-class finance function, providing leadership, coaching, challenge and support, to deliver our overall business and functional objectives. You will also be actively involved in the mentoring and development of more junior colleagues, giving them the tools and support to progress into other roles in the future.
About you
Experience in a large, matrix organisation, preferably in Manufacturing or FMCG
Strong commercial background and understanding of operational finance too (Capex, productivity, efficiency, etc)
Recognised professional accounting qualification
Excellent relationship building capability as you’ll be working with colleagues on all levels in the business
Curious and inquisitive – we want you to dig out the inefficiencies in the cluster and work to improve them
Open in your approach – it’s important that you can listen to and collaborate with colleagues who have significant experience in DS Smith and the wider Packaging industry
Discretionary Bonus
Pension scheme, life assurance and income protection
Private medical insurance
Salary sacrifice electric car scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Employee Discounts
Cycle to work scheme
DS Smith is a leading provider of sustainable fibre-based packaging worldwide, which is supported by recycling and paper making operations. We play a central role in the value chain across sectors including e-commerce, fast moving consumer goods and industrials.
Through our purpose of 'Redefining Packaging for a Changing World' and our Now and Next sustainability strategy, we are committed to leading the transition to the circular economy, while delivering more circular solutions for our customers and wider society - replacing problem plastics, taking carbon out of supply chains and providing innovative recycling solutions. Our bespoke box-to-box in 14 days model, design capabilities and innovation strategy sits at the heart of this response.
Headquartered in London and a member of the FTSE 100, DS Smith operates in 34 countries employing around 30,000 people and we are a Strategic Partner of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Our history can be traced back to the box-making businesses started in the 1940s by the Smith family.
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