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DS Smith

Finance Director – Packaging

DS Smith

Finance Director acting as a strategic partner to the Managing Director for DS Smith's UK Packaging business. Leading financial performance and driving value creation in a multi-site environment.

Posted 6/14/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • 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

What you’ll need
  • 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

Comp & perks
  • Health insurance
  • Pension scheme
  • Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools
financial controlsbudgetingforecastinglong-term planningP&L managementbalance sheet managementcash flow managementperformance improvementmargin enhancementcash generation
Soft Skills
leadershipinfluencingstakeholder managementstrategic mindsetresiliencejudgementcommunicationcross-functional collaborationtalent developmentdecision-making
Certifications
ACAACCACPA