POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Jennifer B. Reiners and David A. Gardella, and each of
them, his/her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent in any and all
capacities, to:

(1)  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as a director or officer of Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. (the "Company"),
Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), as well as Forms 144 in accordance
with the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules thereunder;

(2)  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, 5,
and/or Form 144, and timely file such Form(s) with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the New York Stock Exchange, including
completion of Form ID or any other form or document required to utilize the
SEC's electronic filing system; and

(3)  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each attorney-in-fact named herein full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming that such attorney-in-fact or such attorney-in-fact's
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys- in-fact, in serving in
such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Exchange Act, as amended.

The undersigned revokes all prior powers of attorney related to the subject
matter of this Power of Attorney.  This Power of Attorney shall remain in full
force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4
and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 22nd day of February 2021.


Craig Clay                /s/ Craig Clay
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