Assistant Accountant

Ready to grow your finance career with a leading sustainable packaging business? 

We’re looking for a detail-oriented and ambitious Assistant Accountant to join our Business Services Finance team at DS Smith. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to delivering world-class accounting support across our UK sites and build your expertise in a dynamic and supportive environment. 

About the role 

Working alongside a team of experienced finance professionals, you’ll be helping to deliver high-quality accounting and reporting services in line with our service level agreements. You’ll gain a broad understanding of business processes across various sites and work closely with colleagues in the Purchase to Pay and Credit & Collections teams. 

Your key responsibilities will include: 

• Assisting with the production of monthly management accounts, P&L, and balance sheets 

• Preparing timely and accurate financial reports, including variance analysis 

• Supporting our Group and Divisional reporting requirements 

• Carrying out standard and non-standard journal entries 

• Helping with the Annual Planning and Forecasting processes 

• Providing ad hoc analysis to support site operations, Finance Business Partners, and Group Finance 

• Reconciling general ledger accounts and ensuring financial data integrity 

About You 

We’re looking for someone who is proactive, keen to learn, and thrives in a collaborative environment. You’ll bring: 

• A degree or qualification in Accounting, Finance, or a related field 

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and general IT proficiency 

• Great time management, with the ability to meet deadlines and support the team during busy periods 

• A desire to grow and develop your skills, both independently and as part of a team 

• Experience in accounting or reporting is beneficial (but not essential) 

• Familiarity with SAP or similar ERP systems would be an advantage 

What We Offer 

We’re committed to helping you build a rewarding career. In return for your hard work and enthusiasm, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including: 

• Competitive salary & discretionary bonus 

• Study support for professional qualifications 

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays 

• Pension scheme, life assurance & income protection 

• Cycle to work program 

• Employee Assistance Programme, Digital GP & Health Checks 

• Retail and leisure discounts 

Join us at DS Smith and help shape the future of sustainable packaging — while shaping a successful future for yourself. 

Apply today to take the next step in your finance career. 

Location: Caerphilly - we operate a hybrid model, so you'll spend 3 days a week in the office and 2 at home as standard 

About us  

We are DS Smith, together with International Paper, we are a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions and other fibre-based products. We 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 65,000 colleagues in North America and Europe, Middle East and 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 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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