Senior Manager - Finance Transformation in London

London (GB)Octopus Electric Vehicles ð - Finance /Full-time /HybridWhat we do. Electric Car Leasing Why we do it. Octopus Electric Vehicles is one of the UK’s leading electric vehicle leasing businesses, with salary sacrifice and consumer leasing at its core and funding backed by institutional investors through securitisation. As our business continues to expand rapidly, optimising core financial operations to match our growing scale is critical.This role sits in the Finance Analytics and Solutions team, which is the process improvement hub for Finance; working across technical data & analytics skillsets to stand up reporting capability, design data-led processes, and support our technology team with finance requirements for new systems and products. Our objective is straightforward: support Finance through sustained growth of the business by driving genuine efficiency. We’re looking for a Finance Transformation Manager to own the platform vision for Finance. You’ll closely collaborate with our Product & Tech team to shape our leasing and billing platform. You will be responsible for synthesising priorities across all Finance functions, define target outcomes of success and help shape this long-term transformation.someone who can walk into an unfamiliar finance process, work out what’s broken, and build the thing that fixes it. The measure of success here isn’t the quality of your recommendations; it’s whether the processes you design can be handed over to the team and genuinely enhance efficiency.What you'll do Own the finance requirements for the development of our leasing and billing platform, ensuring it supports securitisation reporting, accounting treatment and day-to-day operational financeTranslate complex finance processes into clear, testable requirements that engineering and product teams can build fromDesign and build new finance processes end to end and hand them over so they run reliably without youIdentify and remove manual BAU work across Financial Operations, Financial Control, FP&A, Credit and Capital MarketsLead the practical deployment of AI (we use Claude Enterprise) to automate repetitive finance tasks, applying rigorous cost/benefit judgementWork collaboratively across Finance, Data, Product and Operations on problems that don’t sit neatly within one team’s remitHelp drive AI and data literacy across the Finance teamWhat you'll need 4+ years experience in consulting, finance transformation, finance systems, or finance-technology advisory, with accountability for delivery rather than contributionExperience shaping requirements for, implementing or advising on finance systems that connect billing, accounting, reporting and operational finance — you understand how data moves from a contract through to a report or regulatory returnA consulting or internal-consulting background, with clear evidence of getting up to speed on unfamiliar finance processes quickly and driving structured problem solving independentlyThe ability to translate finance needs into requirements technology and product teams can build fromNice to have In-house operating experience after consulting, ideally in a fast-moving scale-up or comparably autonomous environmentExposure to financial services, energy, leasing, billing, securitisation or other complex finance and operational systemsFinance process improvement, workflow automation, data analytics, SQL or low-code automation experience — enough to have a real conversation with engineers and data peoplePractical AI literacy — you’ve used AI tools to improve real processes, not just trialled themA track record of building processes and operating models, not only producing recommendationsWhy else you'll love it here ð Wondering what the salary for this role is? Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. ð Visit our perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefitsð Octopus Electric Vehicles, part of the Octopus Energy Group, won the Sunday Times best company to work for in 2024. Our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. s. ð¶ 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 allergiesAbout 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.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.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. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. Where necessary, we sometimes use AI tools to help with parts of our hiring process, like reviewing applications or assessing responses. We’re lucky to receive a huge amount of interest, so these tools help our recruiters manage that volume, not replace them. Ultimately, every hiring decision (for example, whether to progress your application or not) is always made by a real person in our Talent team. If you’d like to know more about how we use your data, you can reach out to us via email at [email protected]. We’re happy to help!