Location: London (Paddington) - hybrid
About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Analyst to join our Paper Sourcing & Recycling Finance team.
This is a highly visible role that sits at the heart of our paper sourcing operations, supporting both the Packaging and Paper divisions by providing accurate pricing information, insightful financial analysis, and robust transfer pricing governance.
As the Finance Analyst, you will play a key role in ensuring intercompany transactions are priced accurately and in accordance with Group Transfer Pricing policies and regulatory requirements. You will partner with stakeholders across Finance, Paper Sourcing, and Packaging to provide commercial insight that supports strategic sourcing decisions and drives business performance.
Key Responsibilities
Calculate and maintain transfer prices for intercompany transactions in line with Group Transfer Pricing policy
Ensure fiscal pricing is applied accurately across goods, services, royalties, and other intercompany arrangements
Prepare and maintain supporting documentation to meet audit and regulatory requirements
Conduct periodic reviews of pricing methodologies to ensure compliance with OECD guidelines and local regulations
Support month-end and year-end intercompany pricing adjustments
Calculate Fiscal Price Adjustments and Gain Share arrangements
Communicate transfer pricing updates and rationale clearly to key stakeholders across the Paper and Packaging divisions
Produce monthly reporting and performance analysis on paper sales and purchases across the Group
Develop and enhance reporting tools and dashboards to improve business visibility and decision-making
Support forecasting and budgeting activities, helping stakeholders understand the financial impact of key business decisions
Translate complex financial information into clear, actionable business insights
Maintain and enhance the Transfer Pricing Power App
Own and maintain the Price Management Tool (PMT), ensuring:
- Appropriate controls are followed
- Pricing records and vendor data remain accurate and up to date
- Internal and external purchase and sales prices are correctly maintained
- Support ongoing process improvements and automation initiatives.
About You
We're looking for someone who combines strong analytical capability with excellent stakeholder management skills.
University Degree, ideally with an interest in or at the beginning of financial accounting training
Previous experience with data manipulation and reporting writing, automation of data and analytics reporting
Experience of process and checking transactional processes
Background in a financial control function is advantageous
Commodity price analysis or experience with paper and packaging pricing is preferred
Experience with data and financial modelling to support scenario management and forecasting
Experience of working in an internal transfer pricing environment
Knowledge of systems for reporting and analysis
Comfortable navigating an international, matrix environment, capable of influencing without authority
Ability to build and maintain strong relationships.
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!
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
- University degree with interest in or beginning of financial accounting training
- Previous experience with data manipulation, report writing, and automation of analytics reporting
- Experience of process and checking transactional processes
- Background in a financial control function
- Commodity price analysis or experience with paper and packaging pricing
- Experience with data and financial modelling for scenario management and forecasting
- Experience working in an internal transfer pricing environment
- Knowledge of systems for reporting and analysis
- Comfortable navigating an international matrix environment and influencing without authority
- Ability to build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships
- Experience maintaining pricing tools (Transfer Pricing Power App, PMT) and ensuring pricing controls
DS Smith Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about DS Smith and has not been reviewed or approved by DS Smith.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered okay to good across many roles, with some plants indicating competitive or above‑market hourly rates for operators and similar positions. This supports a broadly fair perception of base pay even as experiences vary by site.
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Healthcare Strength — U.S. offerings include day‑one medical/vision and dental, employer HSA contributions, and 100% company‑paid life and short/long‑term disability, alongside an EAP. Some role descriptions also highlight mental‑health and fertility options.
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Retirement Support — Packages commonly reference a 401(k) with company match and, in some locations, pension eligibility or company‑funded retirement contributions. This positions retirement benefits as a meaningful component of total rewards.
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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
