Accounts Payable Assistant (Fixed Term Contract 5-6 months)

Octopus Energy

3800

London, UK, United Kingdom

Posted on: 2025-05-12

Category: energy

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

We're on a mission to make a big green dent in the universe by building a truly sustainable energy system globally.

That means making power greener, smarter, and more affordable for everyone.

We put customers at the heart of everything we do: with always-fair prices, transparency and outrageous customer service.

We drive system change: with transformative tech to make renewable energy the norm and end global reliance on fossil fuels.

Octopus Energy Group is made up of 10 businesses spanning 6 countries across 3 continents, including: Octopus Energy Retail, Kraken Technologies, Octopus Energy Generation, Kraken Flex, Octopus Electric Vehicles, and the Octopus Centre for Net Zero. More on OEG @ octopusenergy.group

We’re looking for a highly-motivated and organised Accounts Payable Assistant to join our busy Finance team. You’ll help keep things running smoothly by processing invoices and supporting both colleagues and suppliers.

Reporting to our Management Accountant, we’ll support your development and offer opportunities to grow within the team

What you'll do

Help with invoices and data entry

Prepare payments

Run month end reporting

Perform other ad hoc projects as assigned by your manager

Be trained in our systems and software

What you'll need

A degree in accounting, finance or equivalent with a 2:1 or finance or accounting experience

Basic Excel skills

An understanding of accounts payable

Excellent attention to detail

Be able to work in a high volume, entrepreneurial environment - speed and accuracy are key!

Provide training as possible

Why else you'll love it here

Our company culture - we won best company to work for in 2019 and our CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people

Flexible working environment - genuine work life balance here, we are in the top 5 companies in the UK, we treat you as a human, and do our best to make work and life merge smoothly together

Relaxation - we don’t count your holidays here, we work hard, and so we know you need to play hard as well (within reason of course)

Equity Options Scheme - you own your own part of the business, share options in the whole Octopus Energy Group so we all work together towards success

Office culture - have a certain tech requirement? We’ll do our best to get it. Our offices are also stocked with fruit, breakfast, great coffee and soft drinks. Weekly on a Friday we all get together (this happens virtually too) for company updates and drinks - we call it Family Dinner

Social Events - we sponsor YeoValley’s summer festival, valleyfest, every year for our big offsite Summer party (we take our kids too) and we also aim to have 3 parties a year

Parents - get access to tax free childcare and maternity and paternity pay. We’re always looking for new ways to support parents, during lockdown we created OctoKids TV to help keep your kids occupied and entertained

Your development is important - we support and help with development including internal and external courses, learning, study support etc, all bespoke to you

SmartPension Scheme - employer 5% employee 3% and you can contribute more

Cycle to Work Scheme - to help lower your carbon footprint whilst good for your health

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