What we do.Electric Car Leasing

Why we do it.Greener. Fairer. Future.

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...

Identify and drive new processes to remove repetitive tasks and create efficiencies

Understand business needs and implement automation with the use of AI as appropriate





Perform reconciliations and resolve variances promptly

Month end reporting, including journals and financial analysis

Tracking and reporting on vehicles purchased on a weekly basis, with business stakeholders

Work closely with our Finance Operations team to resolve reconciliation issues

Manage creditor and debtor ledgers and deal with any queries regarding payments or receipts
What you'll need...

Experience working in a Finance team

Experience using accounting software and data tools (Netsuite preferred)

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Advanced Excel skills

Strong communication skills

Strong attention to detail and organisational skills

Proactive attitude towards your work

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 Timesbest company to work for in **. We were named 6th out of thetop 100 start-upsto work for by Tempo in and on Glassdoor we were voted50 best places to workin . Our Group CEO, Greg has recorded apodcast about our cultureand how we empower our people. We've also been placed in thetop 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
About us

The electric revolution has arrived - and from ** you'll no longer be able to buy a new petrol or diesel car in the UK.

We're building a whole new way for drivers to join the electric charge and not only learn about and shop for their EV online, but experience a 'lease for life' through an industry changing customer experience. This is the chance to join one of the UK's most exciting start-ups – making it easy for individuals and businesses to go electric by getting their car, charger and energy all in one cracking deal.

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📌 Accountant (6 Months Ftc) (Valencia)
🏢 octoenergy
📍 Valencia