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12 Month FTC

Location: Hub based! Bristol, London or Glasgow

But you have the flexibility to work wherever suits you best

Team: Finance

Salary banding: £60,000 - £70,000

Experience: Mid-level

Working pattern:Full-Time

Reporting to: Trudie Alder, Finance Director

Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

This role in 3 words: Numeracy, Leadership, Communicator 

Top 3 qualities for this role: Multi-tasker, Problem solver, Communicator

In the words of the team, you should leave your current role for this one because….

“The job is brilliant - working with experts from all areas of finance and directly with business leaders to help deliver energy efficiency measures into peoples homes.  Managing a skilled and fun finance team. This job has great variety.”

Everyone belongs at OVO

At OVO, we are on a mission to solve one of humanity's biggest challenges, the climate crisis. And we know it takes all of us to change the world. That's why we need diverse people from all abilities, gender identities, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, life experiences and backgrounds to join us.

Teamworking for the planet

Everything we do here spins around Plan Zero. So, naturally, the team you’ll be joining plays a gigantic role in making that happen. Here’s how:

You will be responsible for the finance of three areas of the business:  involved in installing energy efficiency measures directly to householders, via projects for council and housing association and with third parties in order to meet OVO’s Energy Company Obligation.  This job helps support business areas that make people’s homes warmer and reduce the energy they need.

This role in a nutshell:

Working with finance and business leaders, to run purchase cycles, sales cycles, monthly reporting and forecasting of Zero Carbon Living, Energy Solutions and the Energy Company Obligation.  Managing and inspiring a team of 5 finance coordinators. 

Your key outcomes will be:

• Line management of a finance team of finance coordinators
• Presenting our business finance information to business and finance leadership
• Responsibility to report our financial performance in an accurate and timely manner
• Manage finance processes to ensure we are processing and recording financial information accurately
• Working with the VAT team to ensure the business area is VAT compliant
• Working with Senior Leadership teams to develop budgets and forecasts
• Managing the debt position
• Taking ownership for the day to day tasks in the team
• Strong change manager with great knowledge of processes and procedure controls
• Keeps up to date with financial standards and provide team training as required
• Manage and take ownership for getting the business areas through the external financial audits
• Support and challenge leadership decision making Regulatory and industry knowledge 

Systems: Google sheets/excel, workday, salesforce

You’ll be a successful Business Finance Manager here at OVO if you…

• Have a professional qualification or equivalent professional experience in finance
• Have a proven track record of managing a finance team
• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills
• Be confident using different technology systems, in particular google sheets. Even better if you’ve got experience with Workday!
• Be analytical and methodical with a proactive, positive and solutions orientated approach - you’re a confident problem solver.
• Have great interpersonal skills and the ability to tailor your approach to individuals 
• Be confident at pushing back when needed and comfortable influencing a range of business managers
• Be comfortable presenting and explaining financial information to a wide range of audiences
• Knowledge of credit control, management reporting and presenting, accounts payable, accounts receivable.
• Enjoy change, variety and multi-tasking

Let’s talk about what’s in it for you

We’ll pay you between £60,000 and £70,000  depending on your specific skills and experience. If your expectations are a little different, have a chat with us!

We keep our pay ranges broad on purpose to give us, and you, flexibility to match your experience to our zero carbon mission.

You’ll be eligible for an on-target bonus of 15%. We have one OVO bonus plan that focuses on the collective performance of our people to deliver our Plan Zero goal. 

We also offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel like you belong at OVO…and there’s flex pay.  It’s an extra 9% of your salary on top of your core pay to use as you like. You can take it as cash, add to your pension, or choose to spend it on a huge range of flex benefits. Here’s a taster of what’s on offer: 

For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays). For your healthWith benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and moreFor your wellbeingWith gym membership, gadget, travel and cyber insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, DNA testing, dental insurance, and more For your lifestyle With extra holiday buying, discount dining, culture cards, tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donationsFor your home  Get up to £300 off any OVO Energy plan (when you pay by Direct Debit), plus personal carbon offsetting and great discounts on smart thermostats and EV chargersFor your commute Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing, plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies? Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.

For your Belonging

To find better ways to support our people, we need to listen to each other’s experiences and find ways to build a truly inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of this, we have 8 Belonging Networks at OVO. Led by our people, for our people - so when you join OVO, you can play a part - big or small - with any of the Networks. It's up to you.

Oh, and one last thing...

We’d be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes yet we also believe it’s just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what we’re looking for but not every single thing, go ahead and hit apply. We’d still love to hear from you! If you have any additional requirements, there’s a space to let us know on the application form; we want to make the process as easy and comfortable for you as possible..