Help us make a big green dent in the universe. We're on a mission to drive the global renewable energy revolution, and weneed loads more peopleto help us make our vision a reality.

We're looking for a highly motivated individual, as an Accounts Payable Specialist to join our fast paced and growing Finance team ensuring accurate and timely processing of invoices and payments, whilst also dealing with internal and external stakeholders.

Reporting into our Accounts Payable Manager, you will be part of a fun and exciting team, while we also support your growth and career progression too!
What you'll do

• Process and review invoices and employe expenses
• Prepare and make payments in a timely manner
• Respond to, and action any stakeholder queries
• Reviewing and resolve any ageing balances
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to ensure P2P processes are adhered to
• Conduct supplier and bank reconciliations
• Opportunity to perform other ad hoc projects as assigned by your manager
• Help with ad hoc general finance admin within the team

What you'll need

• Ideally a degree in accounting, finance or equivalent with a 2:1 or finance or accounting experiencebut this is not essential
• Ideally previous experience working in an Accounts Payable team
• Basic Excel skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Confident in communication and problem solving
• Be able to work in a high volume, entrepreneurial environment - speed and accuracy are key!

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 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! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and 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
• Visit our UK perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits

If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you.

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.