Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

Octopus Energy

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London (GB), United Kingdom

Posted on: 2025-10-21

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

What we do. Electric Car Leasing

Why we do it. Greener. Fairer. Future.

We are looking for a highly commercial and driven Head of Finance Planning and Analysis (FP&A) to join our team. This is a critical leadership role where you will be responsible for telling the story of our financial performance, translating complex data into a clear narrative that drives strategic decision-making.

You will build and lead the FP&A function, acting as a key business partner to the OEV leadership team. Your work will provide the analytical engine for the business, developing robust models that underpin our rapid growth, inform our product pricing (across cars, chargers, and energy), and ensure our long-term financial health. If you are passionate about building something meaningful, comfortable with ambiguity, and want to use your financial skills to help save the planet, this is the role for you.

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.

Please note we use AI to help us assess applications fairly and objectively.

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

Are you ready for a career with us? We want to ensure you have all the tools and environment you need to unleash your potential. Need any specific accommodations? Whether you require specific accommodations or have a unique preference, let us know, and we'll do what we can to customise your interview process for comfort and maximum magic!

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.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Strategy & Business Partnering:

Act as a key strategic partner to the Finance Director and the wider OEV leadership team, providing insightful financial analysis and commercial recommendations.

Lead the annual budgeting, periodic re-forecasting, and long-range strategic planning processes.

Develop and own complex financial models to support new business initiatives, pricing strategies for our products and investment decisions.

Performance Analysis & Reporting:

Work closely with the financial controller to lead the production of timely and accurate monthly management reporting packs, providing clear commentary on performance against budget, forecast, and prior year.

Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) focused on driver acquisition, fleet management, margin analysis, and operational efficiency.

Conduct deep-dive variance analysis to understand the "why" behind the numbers and identify risks, opportunities, and emerging trends.

Modelling & Forecasting:

Own and refine our core financial model, ensuring it accurately reflects the unique drivers of our salary sacrifice and leasing business.

Manage and improve cash flow forecasting, working closely with treasury and accounting teams to optimise our working capital.

Model various scenarios to stress-test our plans and inform strategic pivots.

Leadership & Process Improvement:

Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing FP&A team, fostering a culture of excellence, autonomy, and continuous improvement.Drive the enhancement of our FP&A systems, tools, and processes to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability as the business grows.

Collaborate with the Data team to ensure data integrity and automate reporting where possible.

Who you are

Proven experience in a senior FP&A leadership role, ideally within a high-growth, fast-paced environment.

Ideally have experience in automotive, leasing, or financial services

A fully qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA) with significant post-qualification experience.

Demonstrable experience in building and leading a high-performing FP&A team.

Expert-level financial modeller: You can build robust, scalable, and complex models, including experience working with SQL

Commercially astute: You think like a business owner, quickly grasping complex commercial drivers and translating them into financial impacts.

An exceptional communicator: You can simplify complex financial information and present it as a clear and compelling story to senior, non-finance stakeholders.

Data-savvy: You are highly analytical and comfortable working with large datasets. Experience with BI tools (like Looker, Tableau, or Power BI) is a major plus.

Strong leadership capabilities: You have experience managing projects and/or teams in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Leadership: You have experience managing and developing highly skilled teams, preferably in a fast paced environment

💚 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

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