About the role

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Accountant to join our Business Service Centre in Caerphilly, to work closely with several UK sites and support the delivery of a World Class accounting service to respective UK businesses.

Within this role in accordance with service level agreements, you will perform general accounting and reporting activities on behalf of the respective businesses in accordance with Group Accounting Policies and requirements. And identifying improvements to the efficiency and effectiveness of the services provided.

The position will require an understanding of business process at each stage and will require interaction with the P2P and C&C departments within the SSC, to ensure that all process are understood and supported.

Other responsibilities will include:

Provide appropriate and timely financial reports covering various metrics as required by site management, including monthly management accounts and variance analysis
Support Group and Divisional reporting requirements
Provide routine and ad-hoc analysis as requested by site operations, Finance Business Partners, Division and Group Finance
Processing of standard and non-standard journals
Setting up recurring and reversing/accrual journals
Managing journal templates
Ensure that all general ledger accounts are reconciled on a timely basis
Analyse and resolve any un-reconcilable items on a timely basis
Ensure activities are completed on timely basis to meet reporting deadlines
Identify areas of improvement to facilitate a smarter close process
Support other team members in achieving the agreed service level agreements for each business
Work with other SSC teams to ensure through processes are working as desired
Provide support in ad-hoc activities for Senior Accountants and the Head of Finance Support & Reporting

About you

Knowledge of SAP or a similar ERP system
Experience of management/financial accounting and reporting
Experience preparing monthly reports and analysis
Meticulous attention to detail, producing high quality work, whilst working to tight deadlines
Able to work independently, communicate well and adapt your approach to various problems
Strong Microsoft Office skills (particularly Excel and PowerPoint)

Benefits

Competitive salary
Discretionary bonus
Study support
Banked hours
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Pension scheme, life assurance and income protection
Employee assistance programme
Digital GP and health checks
Cycle to work scheme
Shopping discounts

Location: Caerphilly - we operate on a hybrid basis, with 3 days in the office and 2 at home

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.