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About the Role
Lead high-profile audit engagements within a major global manufacturing environment across Europe. This role involves the systematic evaluation and strengthening of internal controls, risk management, and governance processes across EMEA, delivering rigorous financial assurance in a dual listed (UK and US) environment, supervising multiple engagement teams, and partnering with senior executive stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Direct the end-to-end planning, execution, and reporting of complex financial, operational, and internal control reviews across EMEA, ensuring full compliance with professional and US SOX standards.
- Lead the testing and evaluation of design and operational effectiveness for internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR), advising leadership on control deficiencies and remediation plans.
- Develop risk-based audit plans, engagement scopes, testing strategies, and sampling methodologies aligned with UK Corporate Governance and SEC/PCAOB expectations.
- Build strong partnerships with executive management, European business unit controllers, financial control function and external auditors to streamline SOX compliance and audit coverage.
- Lead, coach, and develop regional audit team members and co-source audit testing providers fostering a collaborative, high-performance culture across European hubs.
- Drive the integration of data analytics and automated testing tools to modernise audit methodologies and enhance assurance quality.
Requirements
- Established audit leader with industry experience navigating large corporate environments subject to SOX compliance.
- Experience of working in a mixture of public practice and in-house internal audit positions.
- Experience of working within a multinational corporate or commercial group in a dual-listed business would be advantageous.
- Solid technical knowledge of hands-on SOX expertise - IFRS, SOX 404 compliance, and PCAOB requirements within EMEA operations.
- Proven ability to coach, manage, and develop in-house and co-source audit teams while delivering multi-project plans.
- Sharp business acumen and professional skepticism, with communication skills to influence senior management effectively.
- Willingness to travel.
Skills
- Financial controls
- Risk assessment
- Audit Management tools
- Data analytic skills
- IFRS
- SOX 404 compliance
- PCAOB requirements
Location
- London Paddington office
- EMEA
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Business travel
Experience Level
- Senior Manager
- Manager
Education Level
- Degree educated
- ACA
- CPA
- ACCA
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus
- Benefits
- 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 is a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions and other fibre-based products.
- We employ more than 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.
- Together with our customers, 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.