About the role
We have a fabulous opportunity for a seasoned finance professional to join our team as an Assistant Treasurer. In this key role, you will report to the Head of Treasury and act as a senior leader within the Group Treasury EMEA team, overseeing day-to-day operations while driving several high-impact strategic and transformational initiatives.
The successful candidate will be an advocate for operational excellence—leading a major project to consolidate pan-European cash management arrangements and overseeing the integration of regional treasury platforms. You will act as a vital interface between Treasury and the EMEA business, ensuring we deliver value through process simplification and the optimization of resources across our global function.
This is a 9-month fixed term contract position (with the potential to extend) designed for an ambitious leader looking to leave a significant mark on a sophisticated global treasury function.
Key responsibilities include:
- Cash Management Leadership: Lead the design and implementation of multi-jurisdictional cash management solutions, selecting banking partners and driving group-wide decision-making
- Transformation & Integration: Oversee the integration of EMEA treasury platforms and lead projects to eliminate duplicate processes, optimizing the combined treasury model
- Front Office Oversight: Manage day-to-day liquidity needs, including cash investments, debt drawings, FX transactions, and derivatives, while ensuring group-wide liquidity is optimized
- Business Partnering: Act as the principal point of escalation for banks and local finance teams, representing Treasury on cross-functional projects involving tax, accounting, and governance
- Forecasting & Reporting: Enhance short-term cash flow visibility and reporting, ensuring the central management of liquidity is both robust and efficient
- Risk & Governance: Maintain a strong risk and controls environment, ensuring all treasury activities meet the highest standards of internal governance and SOX compliance
About you
- Extensive Treasury experience in a global corporate treasury environment with expert knowledge of Treasury Operations and TMS
- Proven track record of implementing multi-jurisdictional cash management solutions and leading large-scale change management
- Broad understanding of FX, debt, derivatives, working capital finance, and treasury accounting.
- Strong influencing skills with the ability to build relationships across tax, accounting, and regional finance teams.
- A senior leader capable of mentoring team members while maintaining a rigorous SOX and risk control environment
- Experienced in working across a complex matrix environment, both remotely and in person
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Car allowance
- Private Medical Insurance
- 25 days annual holiday plus bank holidays
- Pension scheme, life assurance and income protection
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
Location: This is a hybrid role, split between the London Paddington office (3 days) and home (2 days) – however occasional flexibility will be required at times to travel to different locations in the UK if required.
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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Skills Required
- Extensive Treasury experience in a global corporate treasury environment
- Expert knowledge of Treasury Operations and TMS
- Proven track record of implementing multi-jurisdictional cash management solutions
- Broad understanding of FX, debt, derivatives, working capital finance, and treasury accounting
- Strong influencing skills with the ability to build relationships across teams
- A senior leader capable of mentoring team members
- Experienced in working across a complex matrix environment
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What We Do
DS Smith provides innovative packaging solutions, paper products and recycling services with a commitment to sustainability and a circular economy. Our core purpose is to Redefine Packaging for a Changing World, and our expert teams work closely with like-minded partners to incorporate renewable resources for products that minimize our environmental impact, reduce complexity and increase profitability through supply chain optimization
