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About the Role

Lead high-profile audit engagements within a major global manufacturing environment. This role provides independent, objective assurance to evaluate and improve risk management, control, and governance processes across EMEA. You will manage complex audits, supervise teams, and partner with senior stakeholders to shape the annual audit plan and methodology.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the planning, execution, reporting, and follow-up of complex financial, operational, and internal control audits across EMEA.
• Review workpapers and reports to ensure professional standards are met.
• Lead the development of the annual financial audit plan based on rigorous risk assessments.
• Define engagement scopes, objectives, testing strategies, and sampling approaches.
• Evaluate the design and operational effectiveness of financial controls and business processes.
• Support internal controls over financial reporting.
• Build strong working relationships with senior management, control owners, and external auditors.
• Coordinate activities with co-source partners to ensure efficient audit coverage.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop audit team members.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture.
• Contribute to department capability-building initiatives.
• Drive the adoption of data-driven audit techniques, data analysis tools, and quality assurance processes.

Requirements

• Proven experience in a finance, compliance, or internal audit role or similar.
• Proven ability to coach, manage, and develop audit teams.
• Proven ability to deliver multi-project plans.
• Sharp business acumen and professional skepticism.
• Communication skills to influence senior management effectively.
• Willingness to travel.

Skills

• Financial controls
• Risk assessment
• Data analytics
• SOX experience
• GAAP experience

Location

• London

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Business travel across EMEA

Experience Level

• Senior Manager
• Manager

Education Level

• Degree educated
• Professional qualification (CIA, CPA, or ACCA) highly preferred

Salary/Compensations

• Competitive salary

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Discounts
• Cycle to work scheme

About the Company

• DS Smith, together with International Paper, is a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions and other fibre-based products.
• We employ over 65,000 colleagues in North America and Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).
• We are experts in innovation, manufacturing, design, sales, sustainability, supply chain, and much more.
• We make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time.

Equal Opportunity

• 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.