Finance Manager

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Our team plays a key role in delivering Octopus Moneys mission. We work together to transform the lives of the clients we speak to by helping them plan for their financial future. We care about doing meaningful work moving quickly and learning as we go.

Were looking for a Finance Manager to join our growing finance team joining the Head of Finance and our CFO. You will play a pivotal role in driving our finance strategy supporting the business to scale safely and ambitiously and regularly keep our senior leadership team up to date with valuable insights to drive decision-making. You will be a technical specialist and strong business partner owning the financial reporting and control as well as finance operations of Octopus Money group entities.

About Octopus Money

Were on a mission to help 5 million people feel confident about their money.

Money shapes every part of life yet most people never get the support they need:

• Half of Brits reach retirement age without enough to live the life they want.
• Financial stress is a leading cause of poor mental health.
• Only 8% of people have access to 1-to-1 financial advice.

Octopus Money brings together financial planning investment expertise and smart technology so people can understand their options and take action with confidence. We help people build clear plans for their savings investments and pensions adapting our service to what each person needswhether thats regulated advice coaching or both.

The role and opportunity

As our Finance Manager you are asked to challenge the status quo take ownership of and strengthen financial reporting and control and finance operations and execute brilliantly to support the next stage of growth. This role has high visibility across the business and you have a unique opportunity to shape our finance strategy from the ground up to drive financial excellence across the Group.

Your primary focus will be taking full ownership of financial reporting and control for all group entities with robust regulatory compliance ensuring that our finance operations run smoothly supported by our outsourced bookkeeping function and supporting ad hoc projects such as corporate reorganisations and acquisitions.

Day to day:

• Stakeholder partnering: Youll provide vital insights to leadership and board working cross-functionally and collaboratively to deliver business objectives
• A technical specialist: You are a trusted specialist driving design and execution of finance and tax strategies including corporate restructuring.
• Owning daily finance operations: You oversee the outsourced bookkeeping function manage all operations whilst driving relentless automation.
• Driving reporting excellence: You own with clarity and confidence on all internal management and governance reporting as well as external statutory and regulatory reporting with the FCA and HMRC all the while ensuring data accuracy and staying ahead of submission deadlines.
• Owning group audit & tax delivery: You own the relationship with external auditors and tax advisors and full delivery of group audit and tax reporting ensuring a smooth and efficient process and clean audit opinions.
• Robust and scalable control environment: You are the architect of our processes & controls ensuring they stay fit for purpose and continue to strengthen as we scale championing smart technology solutions
• Owning group management accounts: You own the monthly reporting including consolidation and variance analysis completing by working day 4

About You

We value people who Own It and Move with Urgency and Focus. You thrive in a high-performing culture take full ownership and are proud of your work. You are fast paced and result-driven curious and love solving problems. You hold a high bar are open to feedback and generous with your contributions.

What were looking for:

• Clear communicator: Youre an inspiring Finance Manager that can translate complex technical accounting issues into clear guidance for non-finance stakeholders.
• Qualified accountant: It is essential that you are ACA or ACCA qualified with 3 years of PQE
• Financial services: You have experience in a regulated environment with exposure to FCA reporting requirements.
• Technical excellence: You have a deep understanding of UK GAAP and IFRS with a track record of preparing complex financial statements and group consolidations.
• Bias towards action: You enjoy rolling up your sleeves to get things done and are comfortable in a fast-paced evolving environment.

Detail-oriented: You have a passion for accuracy and getting things right first time.

The Interview Process

Well keep it simple and respectful of your time:

1. Intro call with our talent team.
2. Interview with Head of Finance & CFO
3. Case study
4. Interview with CEO

Whats in it for you

We offer a base salary of65000 - 75000 benefits.

We want people to grow here to feel supported and to feel proud of the impact they make.

Youll get:

• Hybrid working with 2 days at home each week (Monday and Friday)
• 18 days a year working from anywhere (for non regulated roles)
• Share incentive plan - the shares you buy in Octopus Group are matched at 1.5 times. You read that right for every share you buy Octopus gives you 1.5 extra
• Team bonus for non-commission based roles
• Company pension
• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced parental leave
• Birthday day off
• A supportive team who care about what they do
• The chance to help people improve their lives

Please note as a regulated business we are required to run background checks for all employees which covers adverse financial and unspent convictions. These will only take place upon a successful job offer.

About Octopus Group
Were part of the Octopus Group: a privately-owned business thats been doing things differently for 25 years. Octopus sets out to build businesses that will outlive us and create a better world for future generations including brands such as Octopus Energy Octopus Investments and Octopus Legacy.

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We believe in equal financial education for everybody no matter their background. We pride ourselves on building an inclusive working environment where diversity is celebrated.

We do not and never will discriminate on the basis of race religion colour national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status.

If you require support completing your application please contact Luke Stepney Head of Talent at