Finance Manager - Gross Margin

Octopus Energy Ltd; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An energy supplier in the UK is seeking a Finance Manager to lead the Gross Margin reporting team. This role involves improving financial reporting accuracy, developing the team, and analyzing complex datasets. Candidates should have financial qualifications (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) along with data experience, ideally in SQL and Python. Leadership skills and knowledge of the energy industry are essential.

Qualifications

• Probably ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified.
• Hands-on skills in SQL/Python preferred.
• Experience in leadership and management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and inspire the Gross Margin reporting team.
• Priortise the roadmap and improve reporting accuracy.
• Review month end financial reporting.

Skills

Financial experience

Data experience

Leadership experience

Energy industry knowledge

Flexible and enthusiastic approach

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

Responsibilities

• Develop and inspire the incredible team of accountants who run our Gross Margin reporting
• Build and prioritise our roadmap, and drive forward projects to improve the accuracy and scope of our reporting and analysis, balancing multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
• Review month end financial reporting, and lead on year end audit from the Gross Margin team's perspective
• Business partner with various teams across the business and drive actionable insights from the Gross Margin reporting
• Present results to the wider team and communicate clearly with senior management

Qualifications

• Financial experience (probably as an ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified accountant)
• Data experience (especially of complex data pipelines and perhaps hands-on skills in SQL/Python)
• Leadership and management experience
• Energy industry knowledge
• Good experience in most of these areas, combined with a flexible and enthusiastic approach

Octopus Energy Group is the largest energy supplier for UK householders, with over 10 million customers worldwide and a multi‑billion pound turnover.

Our Gross Margin team supports the UK supply businesses within Octopus, parsing and analysing rich datasets to:

• Provide timely, accurate and insightful Gross Margin financial reporting at Month End and Year End
• Provide analysis and insight and support other teams to improve margin (e.g. pricing of our innovative Time Of Use tariffs)

The team also sits at the centre of our global Octopus Energy group, supporting our teams from New Zealand to the US with best practices, and helps to prepare for key industry changes like Market‑Wide Half‑Hourly Settlement.

We are now looking for a Finance Manager to join our team!