Data Analyst (Finance)

Octopus Energy Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy supplier is seeking a Data Analyst to enhance financial reporting through the development of data tools. Responsibilities include creating reports, dashboards, and performing deep dive analyses using SQL and Python. Ideal candidates will have a strong data literacy and communication skills, along with experience in financial systems. Join this award-winning team at the forefront of the energy transition.

Benefits

Flexible salary discussions

Unique organizational culture

Recognition as a top workplace

Qualifications

• Highly data literate and numerate, capable of interpreting complex data.
• Great attention to detail with a curiosity-driven mentality.
• Excellent communicator, able to convey technical issues to non-technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain data tools for financial reporting.
• Perform analyses and reconciliations using SQL and Python.
• Create dashboards and data models for finance teams.

Skills

SQL

Python

Excel

Google Sheets

Data literacy

Communication

Tools

Streamlit

Netsuite

dbt

Job description

After starting a mere 10 years ago, Octopus is the largest energy supplier in the UK. We’ve built the technology to serve millions of energy customers and handle the billions of pounds worth of customer and third party transactions that this entails. As Octopus has grown, so too has the complexity, variation and scale of data that we use as a finance team.

Furthermore the finance team is currently undergoing significant transformation with a new accounting platform, OCR system and expense system all on the way. We’ve taken transformation so far that we’ve even been awarded “Transformation team of the year” at the recent GenCFO Finance Awards. In line with this transformation we are looking to build better tools and analysis that supports this growth.

As such, we are looking for a Data Analyst to work at the intersection between data, accounting and finance, using their experience in data to build great data tools to streamline processes and collate, analyse and report on this data. They’ll need a passion for working with data to bring insight and efficiency to the teams around them whilst excelling at listening, understanding challenges and formulating pragmatic solutions.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work at the intersection of finance and data in an award winning team for a high growth business that is at the forefront of the net zero transition.

What you'll do

• Work throughout Octopus Energy Group to build solutions for teams ranging from our UK energy retail team to International retail and services teams;
• Become a subject matter expert on our finance systems and data;
• Build, maintain and assure reports for the finance teams;
• Maintain data models used to report on financials from our CRM system (Kraken);
• Help with one off deep dive analyses and reconciliations using SQL and Python;
• Build and maintain dashboards and data apps using Streamlit for the finance teams;
• Build new dbt SQL data models for use in dashboards and month end reports;
• Provide analytical and data support for financial audits and regulatory reporting;
• Work closely with a broad range of teams at Octopus

What you'll need

• A curious and self driven mentality - when faced with a new problem is capable of seeking out an answer without lots of help and support;
• Highly data literate and numerate - can make sense of lots of data and shape it into a coherent story;
• Has great attention to detail;
• Learns fast and is enthusiastic about learning new technologies;
• Great communicator, can explain complex technical problems to non-technical teams and also understand problems faced by non-technical teams and distill an effective and efficient tech solution;
• Experience with SQL, Python, Excel and Google sheets

Nice to have

• Accounting experience - has a good grasp of accounting principles and experience of the month end process
• Experience with building dashboards using Streamlit
• Experience working with accounting systems (e.g. Netsuite)
• Experience working in a modern cloud data warehouse environment
• Experience working collaboratively on codebases using git
• Experience building models using dbt

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! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and 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
• Visit our UK perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits

If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you.

Are you ready for a career with us? We want to ensure you have all the tools and environment you need to unleash your potential. Need any specific accommodations? Whether you require specific accommodations or have a unique preference, let us know, and we'll do what we can to customise your interview process for comfort and maximum magic!

Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Octopus, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.