Accountant (6 months FTC)
Octopus Energy · London, United Kingdom · 15h ago
We’re looking for a hands-on, result focused qualified accountant to work with the financial control team to support the scalable improvement and automation of financial processes whilst maintaining robust financial controls in our rapidly growing electric vehicle leasing business.
You will be working with the financial control team to perform and support the development and automation of financial processes that include; day-to-day asset and asset financial reconciliations, financial management and reporting and other month-end tasks.
You'll drive end-to-end process improvement across our operational accounting related to asset financing and treatment, timely balance sheet accuracy and broader business operations. Identifying inefficiencies and re-engineering how things work, not just keeping them running. This includes overhauling the bank posting and asset financing reconciliation processes to build a more robust, scalable framework; supporting monthly balance sheet reconciliation; and analysing variances whilst partnering with the team, wider business, and funders to diagnose root causes and embed lasting fixes.
We need someone that has a great eye for detail, is self-driven to own accounts and processes, is able to automate processes using large data sets and assist with other improvements in a fast growing business.
What you'll do...
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Identify and drive new processes to remove repetitive tasks and create efficiencies
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Understand business needs and implement automation with the use of AI as appropriate
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Perform reconciliations and resolve variances promptly
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Month end reporting, including journals and financial analysis
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Tracking and reporting on vehicles purchased on a weekly basis, with business stakeholders
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Work closely with our Finance Operations team to resolve reconciliation issues
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Manage creditor and debtor ledgers and deal with any queries regarding payments or receipts
What you'll need...
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Experience working in a Finance team
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Experience using accounting software and data tools (Netsuite preferred)
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Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
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Advanced Excel skills
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Strong communication skills
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Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
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Proactive attitude towards your work
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Experience in a scale-up, high-transaction environment with evolving needs
💚 Why else you'll love it here
- 💰 Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!
- 🎉 Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! 🎁 Visit our perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits
- 🏆 Octopus Electric Vehicles, part of the Octopus Energy Group, won the Sunday Times best company to work for in 2024. We were named 6th out of the top 100 start-ups to work for by Tempo in 2025 and on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022. Our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership
- P.s. 🐶 just to let you know, we are dog friendly company so you may see our 4 legged friends in the offices - feel free to bring yours! Rest assured though, we've taken lots of precautions for those who have allergies