Finance Adminstrator
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Job Location:
Derbyshire - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About the Role
DS Smith is looking for a Finance Administrator to join our team on a fixed-term maternity cover contract. Reporting to the Operations Finance Manager youll play a key role in supporting financial processes and ensuring we meet our business objectives across DS Smith Packaging.
Key Responsibilities: (included but not limited)
Provide support for ad hoc site queries and analysis of key business performance metrics.
Use SAP and other systems to generate credit notes and supplementary sales invoices as required.
Assist the Operations Finance team at month-end to ensure accurate and complete SSC transactional processing.
Collaborate with site teams to improve efficiencies and enhance financial processes for effective cost and margin control.
Manage site workflow ensuring items are kept to a minimum costs are valid and coding is accurate and consistent.
Maintain purchase order integrity by ensuring open POs remain valid closing those no longer required and matching against workflow items where appropriate.
About You
Were seeking a Finance Administrator with a strong foundation in finance and excellent reporting skills ideally with experience using SAP. Youll be confident working under pressure and meeting tight deadlines while demonstrating advanced proficiency in MS Office particularly Excel. Attention to detail is critical alongside a flexible proactive approach and the ability to challenge and hold others accountable when necessary. Strong communication skills are essential as youll collaborate effectively across all levels of the business. If youre driven accurate and thrive in a fast-paced environment this is a fantastic opportunity to make an impact.
Minimum Requirements:
Strong Excel and numerical skills
Understanding of finance administration and control
Self-motivated with a proactive attitude
Previous finance experience ideally with SAP and strong reporting skills
Excellent communication skills; able to interact effectively at all levels
Highly organised with strong planning and prioritisation abilities
Driven inquisitive mindset with enthusiasm for continuous improvement
Advantageous - Business or finance-related qualification (e.g. AAT)
Benefits
Additional benefits include:
25 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro rated)
Pension scheme
Life assurance
Income protection
Employee assistance program
Cycle to work scheme
Shopping discounts
Location: Belper or Featherstone
Hours: Part Time Monday to Friday Hours Flexible (2 days working from home)
Duration: Maternity Cover 6 12 months FTC
About us
Were 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 were 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.
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Key Skills
- Forecasting
- Financial Services
- GAAP
- Accounting
- IFRS
- Regulatory Reporting
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Budgeting
- Financial Report Interpretation
- Financial Management
- Financial Planning
About Company
DS Smith is an international packaging company, offering sustainable, plastic-free packaging, integrated recycling services, and sustainable paper products.
