Financial Accountant - Octopus Group Finance

Octopus; London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A finance-focused enterprise in London is seeking a qualified accountant to join their Group Finance team. In this role, you'll manage monthly accounts, support audits, and prepare reports for senior stakeholders. Ideal candidates are commercially minded with strong accounting skills and experience in financial services. The company offers competitive compensation, flexible working arrangements, and a strong commitment to employee wellbeing.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Pension and share incentive plan

Untracked holiday

Private medical insurance

Electric vehicle leasing

Qualifications

• Experience in financial services or investment management is a plus.
• Adaptable and confident working in a fast-paced, evolving business.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly management accounts process for designated entities.
• Prepare reporting packs and commentary for senior stakeholders.
• Manage revenue recognition, invoicing, and debtor balances.
• Handle fund and intercompany recharges with clear documentation.
• Support bank reconciliations and ensure accurate cash reporting.
• Assist with audits, statutory accounts, and FCA returns.

Skills

Strong accounting knowledge

Attention to detail

Commercially minded

Proactive, problem-solving approach

Skilled in Excel

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Accounting systems (SUN, Dynamics, Tagetik)

Job description

Company Description

At Octopus, we’re entrepreneurs and we’re investors, on a mission to back the people, ideas and industries that will change the world.

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Job Description

The role & the team

Are you a qualified accountant looking to make an impact at group level? Join our collaborative and high-performingGroup Finance teamat Octopus, where you’ll play a key role in delivering accurate financial reporting across a diverse and innovative business.

The Octopus Group operates across a number of sectors, including fund management, money coaching, technology enabled platform services, will writing, divorce services and special educational needs schools, with subsidiary teams reporting their financial data into the Group Finance team who consolidate and report information at a group level.

Job Overview:

We are looking for a commercially aware and technically strong Accountant to join our Group Finance team. Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will work closely with the three other team members as well as the Commercial Finance and Fund Finance teams.

What you’ll be doing

As an Accountant in Group Finance, you’ll:

• Own the monthly management accounts process for designated entities.
• Prepare reporting packs and commentary for senior stakeholders.
• Manage revenue recognition, invoicing, and debtor balances.
• Handle fund and intercompany recharges with clear documentation.
• Support bank reconciliations and ensure accurate cash reporting.
• Assist with audits, statutory accounts, and FCA returns.
• Build strong relationships across finance teams and contribute to strategic projects.

What’s in it for you

At Octopus, we believe your career should be as rewarding as it is challenging. Here’s what you’ll gain:

• Exposure to a diverse businessspanning fund management, fintech, education, and legal services.
• Ownership and autonomyin a role that directly supports board-level reporting and decision-making.
• Career developmentthrough hands-on experience, cross-functional collaboration, and access to strategic projects.
• A flexible, hybrid working environmentthat supports your wellbeing and productivity.
• A values-led culturewhere being helpful, straightforward, and bold is celebrated every day.

Qualifications

What we’re looking for

• Aqualified accountant(ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent).
• Strong accounting knowledge and attention to detail.
• Experience in financial services or investment management is a plus.
• Commercially minded with a proactive, problem-solving approach.
• Skilled in Excel and familiar with accounting systems (SUN, Dynamics, Tagetik desirable).
• Adaptable and confident working in a fast-paced, evolving business.

Additional Information

What we offer

A competitive salary, bonus, pension and share incentive plan
️ Untracked holiday
This role is based in our London HQ, we do 3 days in the office and 2 remotley
Anchor (our wellness hub) which includes Headspace, one to one coaching through Wellness Cloud, Digital GP, employee assistance program & more
Up to 6 months paid parental leave regardless of gender
️ Life insurance, critical illness cover and income protection
Private medical insurance for you and your family
Electric vehicle leasing

Our Values
At our core, we believe that how a company behaves is just as important as what it does. That’s why we chose to become an accredited B Corp (the equivalent of a Fairtrade coffee stamp but for companies) and to change our Articles of Association so that the interests all our stakeholders – employees, customers, communities, environment and shareholders – are considered in every decision we make.

We are committed to building a workplace where diversity is valued, and inclusion is a priority. By providing equal opportunities for growth and development, we embrace and celebrate all races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, ages, disabilities, and socio-economic backgrounds. We believe teams achieve their best when every member feels safe, respected and empowered to be their authentic selves.

We're proud to be disability confident and are committed to supporting candidates with a disability, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, throughout the recruitment process. Applicants are welcome to opt-in to the disability confident scheme as part of our application process. If you require any adjustments to the interview process, we’ll be happy to accommodate where possible.