Finance Manager

Company: Octopus Energy
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

As Finance Transformation Manager, you will own the platform vision for Finance and partner with Product & Tech to shape the leasing and billing platform. You’ll translate complex finance processes into actionable requirements and design end-to-end processes that improve efficiency and are handover-ready. The role blends consultancy rigor with hands-on delivery, driving data-led improvements across Finance, Controls, FP&A, and Capital Markets. A key focus is deploying AI to automate repetitive tasks while enabling scalable, error-free operations. This is a high-impact role at a fast-growing, mission-driven energy company.

Pay / Benefits

  • salary discussion on request
  • autonomy and ownership
  • co-owners culture
  • dog-friendly offices
  • employee benefits hub
  • growth and development opportunities

Responsibilities

  • Own finance requirements for the leasing and billing platform, ensuring securitisation reporting and daily operations are supported
  • Translate complex finance processes into clear, testable requirements for engineering and product teams
  • Design and implement end-to-end finance processes and ensure reliable handover
  • Identify and remove manual BAU work across Financial Operations, Financial Control, FP&A, Credit and Capital Markets
  • Lead practical deployment of AI (Claude Enterprise) to automate repetitive finance tasks with cost/benefit consideration
  • Collaborate across Finance, Data, Product and Operations on cross-functional problems
  • Promote AI and data literacy within the Finance team

Key requirements

  • 4+ years in consulting, finance transformation, finance systems, or finance-technology advisory with delivery accountability
  • Experience shaping or implementing finance systems that connect billing, accounting, reporting and operational finance
  • Proven ability to learn unfamiliar finance processes quickly and drive structured problem solving independently
  • Ability to translate finance needs into technology/product requirements
  • strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • collaboration across multiple teams
  • ability to work independently and drive initiatives
  • finance systems integration (billing, accounting, reporting, operations)
  • data movement and understanding from contract to report
  • SQL or low-code automation

Posted: September 14th, 2026