Finance Director – Packaging

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

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DS Smith

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1940

Packaging • Recycling • Sustainability

DS Smith is a provider of sustainable packaging solutions, paper products, and recycling services. The company focuses on innovation in packaging to support a circular economy, aiming to use recyclable materials and reduce plastic waste. DS Smith operates internationally, offering packaging for various industries, including consumer goods, industrial solutions, and retail. It emphasizes environmental sustainability and community engagement through strategic initiatives and partnerships. Additionally, DS Smith provides end-to-end retail services and advanced packaging systems.

📋 Description

• Act as a strategic partner to the Managing Director • Provide insight, challenge and guidance at executive level • Lead and inspire a high-performing finance function within a matrix, multi-site organisation • Build strong cross-functional relationships across operations, commercial and central teams • Develop deep understanding of market dynamics, customer economics and operational drivers • Drive robust performance frameworks linking financial outcomes to operational KPIs • Identify risks, opportunities and performance trends • Lead pricing strategy and margin optimisation across customers and segments • Enhance customer and product profitability to support commercial decision-making • Oversee budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning processes • Ensure strong financial controls, compliance and reporting integrity across all sites • Own P&L, balance sheet and cash flow performance • Drive working capital optimisation and embed a strong cash culture • Lead finance transformation agenda, including systems, processes and data capabilities • Build strong finance business partnering capability across the business • Develop talent pipelines and succession plans for key roles

🎯 Requirements

• Significant senior finance leadership experience, ideally at Finance Director level • A professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent) • Strong track record in multi-site, operational or manufacturing environments • Proven ability to drive performance improvement, margin enhancement and cash generation • Experience leading transformation and change in complex, matrix organisations • Exceptional leadership, influencing and stakeholder management skills • A strategic mindset with the ability to translate vision into execution • Courage, resilience and sound judgement to challenge and drive decisions

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Pension scheme • Professional development opportunities