Finance Operations Specialist

Job Description

What we do. Electric Car LeasingWhy we do it. Greener. Fairer. Future.We’re looking for a FinOps Specialist to join our funding team. You will be processing data and working directly with our suite of external funders to ensure consistent and timely cashflow into the business.

We need someone that has a great eye for detail, is a self-starter, and is willing to act as an ambassador for Finance’s interests to the rest of the business.

This role requires a minimum of one day per week in our London office.

What you'll do

Daily Processing of Funding Batches:

• Systematically download and check documents, comparing them to the expected schedule and spotting any discrepancies. Input or upload bank transactions into the general ledger/accounting system.

• Ensure all payment and funding batches are complete, seeing them through from initial processing to receiving cash back in and validating payments, while acting as the primary point of contact to respond to any related queries.

• Ensure all accounts have the correct cash movements between them to comply with our funder requirements

Handling Queries:

• Investigate and resolve any issues that the funders identify acting promptly, liaising with relevant internal teams (e.g. Account Management, Capital Markets, etc).

• Own relationships with funders. Work with them to receive funding as quickly and seamlessly as possible.

• Identify and accurately allocate outgoing supplier funder payments. Help to perform bank reconciliations to ensure the correct bank account balance.

• Perform audit requests independently, noting and actioning changes to improve the process up and downstream.

Compliance & Controls:

• Adhere to all internal financial controls and company policies regarding cash handling and bank procedures.

What you'll need

• Financial literacy is desirable but will consider alternative relevant experience

• High degree of personal accountability and commitment to seeing tasks through from start to finish without leaving loose ends

• Excellent multi-tasking abilities with the confidence and adaptability to seamlessly manage multiple workstreams at once

• Excellent attention to detail as some parts will be repetitive and accuracy is extremely important

• Excellent Excel/G-suite working knowledge and experience (SQL data skills desirable)

• You are resilient and adaptable - you’re positive and proactive have the ability to investigate and logically resolve discrepancies in bank statements and system postings and energised by working in a fast-paced environment

• You have a bias to action and proactively take ownership (particularly when dealing with problems)

• A highly effective communicator; you possess excellent verbal and written skills, capable of adapting your style to suit different audiences and situations for optimal impact

• Model and embody our culture to ensure you and your team lives by our company values

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 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

Things to note

• 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

• We use AI to help us assess applications fairly and objectively. We’re totally fine with you using AI as a tool to help prepare too. That said, when we get to the interview and assessment stage, we’re really interested in hearing your unique perspective and real-world stories. That’s the stuff we can’t get from a bot or a prompt!