About the role

  • Finance Leader leading core finance functions and supporting strategic planning for Octopus Energy Services. Driving performance and financial strategies for low carbon energy transition.

Responsibilities

  • Lead our core finance functions - Financial Management & Accounting, Financial Operations, Financial Risk, and Pricing.
  • Support our Strategic Finance team in financial planning.
  • Sit on the leadership team and report into our OES CEO, partnering with other senior leaders across our low carbon tech teams, flexibility and manufacturing.
  • Balance margin, cash, whilst gaining scaling volume fast and protecting unit economics as we grow is critical.
  • Responsible for performance, planning and development across each area in finance including leading a team of exceptional people to unlock their full potential.
  • Ensure strong financial controls, compliance, and reporting; oversee cashflow, capital planning, and risk management.
  • Act as a key interface with auditors, regulators, and the wider Octopus Energy Group.
  • Build, develop and inspire a high-performing finance team embedded across the business; drive collaboration between finance, operations and technology to drive data-led decision-making.
  • Shape strategy, culture and long-term growth as a key member of the OES executive team.

Requirements

  • You’ll be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with senior leadership experience in a complex, high-growth or operationally intensive business.
  • Highly commercially savvy with a track record of delivering results and influencing at executive level
  • Hands-on, pro-active and analytical, able to move seamlessly between boardroom strategy and operational detail
  • Passionate about renewable energy, sustainability and building organisations that do good while doing well
  • Thrive in a fast-paced, mission-driven, tech-enabled culture
  • Have experience in high growth multifaceted organisations, driving change, innovation and disruption of status quo
  • Able to guide the operational leaders on which activities are most impactful
  • Be on the pitch - this isn’t a role of analysis from the sidelines

Job title

Finance Director

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Location requirements

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