DS Smith is a leading provider of sustainable fibre-based packaging worldwide, which is supported by recycling and papermaking operations. We play a central role in the value chain across sectors including e-commerce, fast moving consumer goods and industrials. Through our purpose of ‘Redefining Packaging for a Changing World’ and our Now and Next sustainability strategy, we are committed to leading the transition to the circular economy, while delivering more circular solutions for our customers and wider society – replacing problem plastics, taking carbon out of supply chains and providing innovative recycling solutions.
We are recruiting for a Payroll & Finance Administrator to join our Belper site. Reporting to the Operations Finance Manager this role will offer valuable payroll and finance support to site.
Key Accountabilities
1. Monitoring the Time & Attendance System for site overtime, lateness and missed clock-ins.
2. Liaising with Line Managers to rectify anomalies on a weekly basis.
3. Compiling weekly & monthly reports for overtime, lateness, holiday pay & absence.
4. Inputting variable pay data via interface to Shared Service Centre/Payroll in accordance with deadlines.
5. Dealing efficiently with any pay related queries.
6. Using SAP and other systems to generate credit notes, supplementary sales invoices as required.
7. Supporting the Operations Finance team at month end to ensure SSC transactional processing is accurate and complete.
8. Take responsibility for the site workflow, ensuring that workflow items are kept at a minimum level, ensuring only valid costs for the business are processed and that coding is appropriate and consistent.
9. Support the whole business in ensuring all open purchase orders remain valid and current, closing PO’s when they are no longer required and matching against workflow items where appropriate.
10. Provide support for ad-hoc site queries and analysis on key business performance metrics.
Hours of work:
11. 37.5 hours per week.
12. Hybrid role with a minimum of 4 days required in the office.
Experience and Key Attributes required:
13. Payroll experience in a similar position.
14. Strong finance background preferably previous experience of SAP Business system, strong reporting background and with the ability to communicate to all levels.
15. Ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines is essential.
16. Competent user of MS Office, particularly Excel.
17. Flexible and proactive attitude.
18. Capable of challenge and holding others accountable.
19. Ability to interact effectively and communicate well at all levels.
20. Strong attention to detail.Advantageous: Business and/or financial administration related qualification eg AAT.
On top of the culture and career development opportunities that make working with us so rewarding, we’ll also give you a flexible benefits scheme, competitive pension scheme and company life insurance, share saver scheme and cycle to work scheme as well as generous holiday allowance. So, what are you waiting for? Apply today and a member of the recruitment team will be in touch!