What we do. Electric Car Leasing
Why we do it. Greener. Fairer. Future.
We're looking for a Finance Operations Specialist - Treasury. The primary purpose of this role is to manage and reconcile the daily bank activity, ensuring all cash movements are accurately recorded, allocated, and cleared within the financial system on a timely basis.
You will be an essential part of the process to ensure we are compliant with our various funder requirements.
We need someone that has a great eye for detail, is comfortable taking ownership of a process and always looking for ways to improve as the business grows.
What you'll do
- Daily Bank Postings Processing:
- Systematically download and process daily bank statements across all operating bank accounts.
- Input or upload bank transactions into the general ledger/accounting system.
- Ensure all transactions are posted to the correct ledger codes, cost centers, and accounts.
- Ensure all accounts have the correct cash movements between them to comply with our funder requirements
- Cash Allocation and Daily Reconciliation:
- Identify and accurately allocate incoming customer receipts (e.g., matching to outstanding invoices).
- Identify and accurately allocate outgoing supplier funder payments which are mainly collected via DDPerform daily bank reconciliations to ensure the bank account balance in the accounting system agrees with the physical bank statement balance.
- Investigate and resolve any unallocated or unidentified transactions promptly, liaising with relevant internal teams (e.g., Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable).
- Compliance & Controls:
- Adhere to all internal financial controls and company policies regarding cash handling and bank procedures.
What you'll need
- Financial literacy is highly desirable but will consider alternative relevant experience
- 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 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
- 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
About us
The electric revolution has arrived - and from 2035 you’ll no longer be able to buy a new petrol or diesel car in the UK.
We’re building a whole new way for drivers to join the electric charge and not only learn about and shop for their EV online, but experience a 'lease for life' through an industry changing customer experience. This is the chance to join one of the UK’s most exciting start-ups – making it easy for individuals and businesses to go electric by getting their car, charger and energy all in one cracking deal.
Octopus Electric Vehicles launched in 2018 to make it seamless to switch to cleaner, greener driving. Our mission is to drive sustainable change, decarbonise the planet and provide our customers with fair pricing and a fantastic experience.
We're an Octopus Energy company—an innovative new energy supplier. We are part of the Octopus Energy Group, which seeks to improve the lives of millions of people by transforming the industries we operate in. The Octopus Group incorporates Octopus Energy, Octopus Healthcare, Octopus Investments, Octopus Property, Octopus Ventures and Octopus Labs.
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If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you.
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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.
