About the role

  • Systems Administrator managing financial payments systems (SAP, Yooz, Horizon) for Octopus Energy Generation. Supporting day-to-day operations and system changes for a sustainable energy future.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain day to day operation and control of OEGEN’s financial payments systems (SAP, Yooz, Horizon), including user access, master data, workflows and month end system activities.
  • Support portfolio growth and system change, ensuring business as usual remains stable while the finance systems landscape evolves and simplifies over time.
  • Support month end across finance systems, helping with ledger open/close, checks and fixing issues when things don’t add up.
  • Look after system set-up, master data, supplier onboarding, bank details and user access.
  • Own purchase order and invoice approval workflows and keep them working nicely.
  • Make sure system docs, access records and audit evidence are always in good shape.
  • Keep finance systems configured so accounting and reporting just work.
  • Manage invoice workflow tools and support integrations between finance systems.
  • Run checks and reconciliations to make sure data is consistent across systems.
  • Act as the systems point person for a portfolio of assets and work closely with Finance and Asset Management to unblock issues.
  • Support changes to asset structures, ownership and reporting as portfolios evolve.
  • Support system changes and migrations, including data checks and parallel runs.
  • Help design, test and roll out better workflows, access models and controls.
  • Spot ways to simplify processes, cut manual work and improve reliability.
  • Help keep us safe by supporting system controls, supplier controls and audits.
  • Flag risks or control gaps early and help put sensible fixes in place.

Requirements

  • **Essential **
  • Hands on experience administering finance or other business critical systems.
  • Strong understanding of core finance processes and controls (e.g. general ledger, AP/AR, approvals, reconciliations).
  • Experience supporting system change, enhancement or migration activity.
  • Comfortable working directly with Finance and Asset Management teams.
  • Strong attention to detail with a control-focused mindset.
  • Clear, pragmatic communicator able to explain system topics in plain English.
  • **Desirable **
  • Experience with enterprise finance systems (e.g. SAP).
  • Exposure to invoice workflow tools (e.g. Yooz) and financial reporting platforms (e.g. Horizon).
  • Experience working in assetbacked, infrastructure or investment management environments.
  • Familiarity with segregation of duties frameworks, audit processes or regulated environments.
  • Experience working with third party system vendors and external support teams.

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! We were recently named the UK's top company to work for, and we ranked in the top ten in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024. 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
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Job title

Systems Administrator

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

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Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

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