Operations Finance Business Partner

3 weeks ago

Burscough, United Kingdom DS Smith Full time

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Finance Operations Business Partner to join our Packaging division at DS Smith. As a key member of our team, you will contribute to the ongoing operational development of the business across our six manufacturing sites in the North of the UK.

As a Business Partner, you will work closely with our Head of Operations in the North Cluster and site General Managers to provide support and challenge through analysis, insight, and influencing operational decisions.

To succeed in this role, you will need to understand how the business creates value and challenge us to improve our operational performance, responding quickly to problems and trends. You will provide insight into key drivers, including cost, productivity, waste, and fibre efficiency, to influence decision-making and drive action planning.

You will be responsible for leading the cost modelling process for the cluster, ensuring a consistent approach to attributing costs to production assets. You will also help our teams to better understand the drivers of conversion costs, champion the drive to reduce working capital, and work closely with procurement to facilitate supplier, category, and saving initiatives.

Additionally, you will take the lead on coordinating investment activity for the cluster, working with our Cluster Head of Operations, General Managers, and operational leads to develop our manufacturing sites.

You will also be responsible for ensuring that all DSS internal financial control requirements are fully understood, implemented, and embedded across our sites, to ensure consistency and best practice across the cluster, enhancing our governance and control.

You will be responsible for a team of 8, with 2 direct reports.

Location

We can offer hybrid working with this position, with flexibility to travel required to several of our manufacturing sites across the North of the UK – Livingston, Lockerbie, Burscough, Belper, Featherstone, and Neath.

About You

Minimum requirements:

  • Educated to degree level, with an accounting qualification (ACA, CIMA, or ACCA)
  • At least five years of post-qualified experience in relevant positions
  • A strong understanding of financial management and reporting, financial controls and processes, implementation, and governance
  • Highly motivated, collaborative, innovative, confident, able to influence business stakeholders
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment (preferably manufacturing), able to adapt to change and to make quick decisions
  • Advanced Microsoft Office skills (specifically Excel), able to interpret large amounts of financial data and draw meaningful business recommendations
  • Experience at leading a remote team

Benefits

  • 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
  • Discretionary bonus and car allowance
  • Pension and share scheme
  • Private medical insurance, life assurance, and income protection
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Cycle to work scheme and corporate discounts

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