About the role

  • Accountant managing financial control for electric vehicle leasing at Octopus Electric Vehicles. Assisting with financial management, reconciliations, and process improvements.

Responsibilities

  • Performance of reconciliations and timely resolution of highlighted variances
  • Month end reporting, including journals and financial analysis
  • Tracking and reporting on vehicles purchased on a weekly basis, with business stakeholder
  • Work closely with our Finance Operations team to resolve reconciliation issues
  • Help manage creditor and debtor ledgers and deal with any queries regarding payments or receipts
  • Assist with audit and tax queries
  • Identify and drive the implementation of new processes and process improvements

Requirements

  • Experience working in a Finance team
  • Experience using accounting software and data tools
  • Qualified Accountant preferred (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
  • Minimum 3 years experience in finance or accounting
  • Advanced Excel skills
  • Strong communication skills
  • Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
  • Proactive attitude towards your work
  • Thrives in a scale-up, high-transaction environment with evolving needs
  • Experience with the following would be beneficial but not essential: Experience with Netsuite accounting package, Financial services experience

Benefits

  • 💰 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*

Job title

Accountant – FTC

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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