Finance Director – Packaging
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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.
Responsibilities:
- 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
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