Finance Data Manager

Octopus Energy Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Octopus Employee Benefits

Job summary

Octopus Energy Group is seeking a Finance Data Manager to drive data-driven decision making across finance, supply chain and operations. You will deliver cleaned, up-to-date financial information and insights to inform strategic choices and enhance competitiveness.

The role focuses on building scalable reporting, leveraging dbt, Python and Databricks, and presenting trends to senior leadership in a fast-paced, purpose-driven energy company.

Qualifications

• Proficient in writing robust, performant SQL queries.
• Experience building robust data pipelines using Python and dbt.
• Experience working within a finance team and with senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills and commercial acumen.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, improve and coordinate monthly financial reports for C-suite.
• Create, maintain and optimise reporting for various streams of cost information.
• Use dbt and create semantic layers to inform AI-enabled dashboards, reports, and visualisations.
• Analyse and interpret data to track and improve commercial and operational performance.
• Collaborate with supply chain and operations teams to identify opportunities for growth and better service delivery.
• Provide ad-hoc analysis and support as required.

Skills

SQL

Python

dbt

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Databricks

Airflow

Lightdash

CircleCI

Terraform

Job description

At Octopus Energy Services, we're at the forefront of the energy revolution, committed to accelerating the global transition to a sustainable future. The widespread adoption of low carbon technologies is critical to achieving net-zero emissions and combating climate change. Our mission is to make these innovative solutions not only environmentally friendly but also as cost-effective and accessible as possible, ensuring a greener, more affordable energy landscape for everyone.

As a Finance Data manager, you will play a critical role in driving our business forward. You will work closely with our supply chain, commercial and operations teams to provide cleaned, up-to-date information and data-driven insights that inform business decisions and improve our competitiveness and scalability. In the role, you’ll work on some of the biggest challenges facing the organisation and leverage the latest technologies to answer these problems.

What you'll do

• Maintain, improve and coordinate monthly financial reports for C-suite
• Create, maintain and optimise reporting for various different streams of cost information
• Use dbt and create semantic layers to inform AI enabled dashboards, reports, and visualisations
• Analyse and interpret data to track and improve commercial and operational performance
• Collaborate with supply chain and operations teams to identify opportunities for growth, optimisation and better service delivery
• Provide ad-hoc analysis and support as required

What you'll have

• A passion for sustainability and the drive to make a positive impact on the world
• Experience working within a finance team and senior stakeholders
• Proficiency in writing robust, performant SQL queries
• Some experience building robust data pipelines, using Python and dbt
• Strong analytical skills, commercial interest, and the ability to distinguish between what matters and what doesn't
• Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Comfortable manipulating and analysing data in a scripting language

Our tech stack

• Python as our main programming language
• DBT for data modelling
• Databricks as our datalake platform
• Kubernetes for data services
• Orchestra for task orchestration
• Terraform for infrastructure
• Lightdash for data applications
• Airflow and Astronomer for job scheduling and tracking
• Circle CI for continuous deployment
• Parquet and Delta file formats on S3 for data lake storage
• Spark for data processing
• SparkSQL for analytics

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 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
• Visit our UK perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits

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.