About the role
Step into a pivotal role within our Caerphilly SSC team, supporting DS Smith’s largest division—UK Packaging. As Divisional Accountant, you’ll lead the delivery of accurate, timely monthly consolidated results in HFM, partnering with the wider finance community to guide submissions and ensure high‑quality, on‑time reporting.
You’ll act as a key link between the R2R team and divisional leadership, confidently discussing performance with senior management and influencing decisions across the business.
Alongside monthly reporting, you’ll drive improvements in central financial planning and reporting, support integration projects, work with local UK finance teams, and help shape future processes. You’ll also contribute to SSC performance reporting and coordinate activities for statutory accounts, audits, and divisional policy compliance.
Other responsibilities will include:
1. Review and consolidate monthly HFM submissions for the UK Packaging Division
2. Provide routine and ad-hoc analysis and reporting, ensuring that all reporting, including non-standard reporting, is done in an efficient and effective manner
3. Standardise processes and reporting, where possible across functions, sites and systems
4. Provide support to the wider UK Packaging team ensuring reporting deadlines are maintained
5. Become the first point of call for HFM reporting and analysis at the SSC
6. Support the close process to ensure that reporting deadlines are maintained completing key tasks
7. Identify areas of improvement to facilitate a smarter close process
8. Assist in preparation of Divisional Statutory Accounts
9. Assist in preparation of annual statutory and local reporting
10. Provide Support for Finance Manager Reporting and Control when required across all areas of the team including: Head Office Accounting, Fixed Assets Accounting and Consolidation
11. Key contact for any internal and external audits
12. Ensure adherence to company policy and align to any policy changes, identifying changes required and implementing these changes
13. Potential management of a team consisting of Accountants and Assistant Accountants
About you
14. Experience in management or financial accounting and monthly reporting
15. Familiarity with SAP or similar ERP systems
16. Confident using Excel and PowerPoint to analyse and present data
17. Strong attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines
18. Independent, proactive and collaborative approach
19. Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain finance to non-finance stakeholders
Benefits
20. Qualified Accountant, or Part Qualified, with significant experience (ACCA/CIMA/ACA)
21. Strong IT and Microsoft Office skills
22. Solid HFM experience is an advantage
23. Experience in using SAP system is an advantage
24. Experience of consolidation
25. Organised and able to manage own workload
26. Ability to communicate and work well with stakeholders throughout the business
Location: Caerphilly – we operate on a hybrid basis, with 3 days in the office and 2 at home.
Ready to take the next step in your finance career with a business that’s shaping the future of sustainable packaging?
Apply now and make your mark at DS Smith.
About us
We’re DS Smith, the company who are redefining packaging for a changing world. We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. Today, we operate in more than 30 different countries, supporting customers across sectors like FMCG, industrial, and e-commerce. We deliver on quality, service, innovation, and added value to deliver market-leading sustainable packaging solutions our customers need. Our industry needs to transform, and we’re building the team to drive change across Europe and North America
To fulfil our purpose of redefining packaging for a changing world, we aim to build a diverse, motivated, and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone is treated fairly, differences are valued, and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.
Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.
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