Head of Finance R2R

About the role

Were looking for a Head of Finance (R2R) to lead our financial accounting compliance and reporting frameworks across the UK and Benelux. Based in our Caerphilly Business Services hub this is a high-impact senior leadership role with responsibility for maintaining robust financial integrity ensuring adherence to regulatory and statutory requirements and upholding strong governance and control frameworks.

This role goes beyond operational leadership - you will bring a fresh perspective challenge ways of working and drive continuous improvement standardisation and digital transformation particularly through close partnership with our Automation and Technology teams.

As part of the Business Services senior leadership team youll lead and inspire a large high-performing function shaping both long-term strategy and organisational capability while fostering a culture of accountability innovation and continuous development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a large R2R function (c.40 FTE) setting the strategic roadmap and contributing to Business Services leadership governance and long-term planning

• Manage the associated R2R processes across multiple geographies ensuring strong financial control SOX compliance audit readiness and balance sheet integrity

• Drive transformation through process optimisation standardisation and automation working closely with technology teams to deliver scalable solutions

• Build strong stakeholder partnerships across UK & Benelux fostering a high-performance culture managing risk and developing future talent while deputising for the Director when required

About You:

• Qualified accountant (ACCA ACA CIMA or equivalent) with strong senior leadership experience in complex multi-layered finance environments

• Strategic leader with a proven track record in transformation process optimisation and automation bringing fresh thinking and challenging the status quo

• Strong expertise in financial controls compliance and SOX with the ability to balance governance and operational excellence

• Strong people and stakeholder leadership skills with experience building high-performing teams developing talent and influencing across geographies and functions

Why Join:

• Play a key leadership role shaping the future of a major Business Services centre

• Lead a high-impact function at the heart of financial integrity and business decision-making

• Drive automation transformation and operational excellence at scale

• Work with a diverse international stakeholder group across UK and Benelux

• Opportunity to make a lasting impact through leadership innovation and talent development

Benefits

• A competitive salary and discretionary bonus

• 25 days holiday bank holidays

• Pension scheme life assurance income protection

• Employee assistance programme and digital GP access

• Cycle to work scheme and discounts on shopping travel and more

Location: Caerphilly

About us

We are DS Smith together with International Paper we are a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions and other fibre-based believe a better more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. We employ more than 65000 colleagues in North America and Europe Middle Eastand Africa (EMEA) who are experts in innovation manufacturing design sales sustainability supply chain and much more.

Together with our customers we make the world safer and more productive one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Become part of a world-leading organisation and do your best work with us!

Fair recruitment at DS Smith

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 perspectivesideasand 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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Required Experience:

Director