Finance Business Partner (Ops)

About the Role

Our Operations Finance Manager plays a key role in supporting the site leadership team. Based in Livingston you will provide highquality financial analysis insight and challenge to drive operational performance cost control and continuous improvement.

This is a handson finance partnering role helping the business understand where and how value is created while ensuring strong financial governance accurate product costing and effective support for capital investment decisions. The role also carries responsibility for Treasury systems controls and processes supporting bestinclass financial infrastructure across DS Smith.

Key Responsibilities: (included but not limited)

• Actively promote and demonstrate commitment to DS Smiths Health & Safety culture in all aspects of the role.

• Partner with the site teams to deliver clear financial insight and challenge operational performance.

• Provide analysis on key drivers including cost productivity waste and fibre efficiency supporting informed decisionmaking.

• Deliver site and assetlevel performance analysis to support operational improvement.

• Support the monthly reporting forecasting and budgeting cycles for the cluster.

• Manage product costing and cost models ensuring accuracy consistency and uptodate data within core systems.

• Support working capital initiatives and value creation through improved conversion cost analysis.

• Develop robust governance and control processes supporting audits and unit cost reviews.

• Assist with capital investment proposals including financial modelling and pre and postinvestment appraisal

About You

Were looking for someone with:

Education & Professional Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant (ACA ACCA or CIMA) with some postqualification experience

• Highly motivated with a strong desire to continue building a career within Operations Finance

Technical Skills & Knowledge

• Strong understanding of financial management reporting and operational finance

• Proven knowledge of financial controls processes and governance

• Strong IT capability including advanced Excel skills

Experience & Competencies

• Previous experience in a finance or financial analysis role with evidence of supporting and challenging operational teams

• Ability to adapt quickly to change and make sound decisions in a fastpaced manufacturing or operational environment

• Innovative in approach with the confidence to introduce and implement new ideas

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills able to work effectively across finance and operations

Benefits

Additional benefits include:

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

• Pension scheme

• Life assurance

• Income protection

• Employee assistance program

• Cycle to work scheme

• Shopping discounts

Location: Livingston

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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