Finance Manager, Octopus Money
£65-75k
+ Octopus Group share incentive plan
More information about location
3 days a week in office (Holborn, London)
Making advice and investing accessible for all
Job no longer available
Making advice and investing accessible for all
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
£65-75k
+ Octopus Group share incentive plan
More information about location
3 days a week in office (Holborn, London)
101-200 employees
Company mission
To help millions of people take the first steps towards making their life dreams a reality.
Role
Who you are
- Qualified accountant: 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
- Clear communicator: You can translate complex technical accounting issues into clear guidance for non-finance stakeholders
- Detail-oriented: You have a passion for accuracy and getting things "right first time"
What the job involves
- We’re 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
- 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
- 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. 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
- A technical specialist: You are a trusted specialist driving design and execution of finance and tax strategies including corporate restructuring
- Stakeholder partnering: You’ll provide vital insights to leadership and board, working cross-functionally and collaboratively to deliver business objectives
- 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
- Owning daily finance operations: You oversee the outsourced bookkeeping function, manage all operations whilst driving relentless automation
Application process
- Intro call with our talent team
- Interview with HoF/CFO
- Case study
- Interview with CEO
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Octopus Money believes that offering financial coaching to employees is the most effective way to improve their financial well-being. The company is a financial coaching start-up that aims to make useful financial advice accessible to everybody. According to the company, the employees who use its service - numbering at over 250,000 - save, on average, around £9700 per year.
The company differentiates itself through its business model - the service is free, and the company adopts upselling techniques. Octopus Money can easily be implemented by employers within their organisations, giving each employee their own expert financial coach for free. According to the company, most employees will then choose to upgrade their plans and become paying customers.
The business was formerly called Hatch and has been acquired by the Octopus Group. It also powers financial services firms aligned with its values to complement its financial coaching products, covering more bases to draw in a wider customer reach. Octopus Money already counts SecretEscapes, Epson, and Octopus Energy among its growing client base.
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Company benefits
- 18 day “work from anywhere” allowance every year (you can choose to work from home or anywhere, including other countries)
- 6% company pension
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption or shared parental leave, if you’ve been with us for at least 15 months: 6 months fully paid leave for primary carers, 2 months fully paid leave for secondary carers
- Private health insurance through Aviva
- Employee Assistance Programme offering a 24/7 confidential advice line for you and your immediate family members
- Discretionary up to 10% bonus at the end of each financial year, based on the performance of the company
- Access to the Octopus Group Share Incentive Plan
- Paid therapy via Spill
Company values
- Make Every Conversation Matter - We care deeply about how we make customers and colleagues feel – on every call, email, screen and event. It won’t always be perfect, but we’ll always work harder to keep making it better.
- Move with Urgency and Focus - We’re impatient to make remarkable things. We focus on what matters most, make fast initial progress and then iterate forward.
- Own It - We take full ownership of our work – from the smallest detail to the final outcome. We have the courage to break new ground, to hold ourselves and each other accountable, to tackle challenges head-on and find solutions that make a lasting impact.
Company HQ
Holborn, London, UK
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Leadership
Ruth Handcock
(CEO)Founding member of Tandem Bank, former CEO of Octopus Investment and chairperson for Octopus Legacy, Seccl, amicable.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Octopus Money
- 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.
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