Accountant

About the role

As an Accountant for our Business Service Centre (BSC) Finance team in Caerphilly, you will be working closely with several UK sites to deliver a world class accounting service.

Within the role, you will be performing general accounting and reporting activities, including creating monthly reports, processing standard and non-standard journal entries, reconciling general ledger accounts and factory accounts, analysing and resolving non reconcilable items, and identifying areas of improvement to the process.

The role will require regular interaction with other members of the BSC, including the Purchase to Pay and Credit & Collection teams. You will also be asked to support other accountants within the team from time to time, to ensure that as a collective, we are achieving the agreed service level agreements that were set with each part of the business.

About you  

• Knowledge of SAP or a similar ERP system
• Experience of management/financial accounting and reporting
• Experience preparing monthly reports and analysis
• Meticulous attention to detail, producing high quality work, whilst working to tight deadlines
• Able to work independently, communicate well and adapt your approach to various problems
• Strong Microsoft Office skills (particularly Excel and PowerPoint)

Benefits 

• Competitive salary
• Discretionary bonus
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme, life assurance and income protection
• Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Shopping discounts

Location: Caerphilly - we operate on a hybrid basis, with 3 days in the office and 2 at home

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!