Finance Associate

1 week ago


Sydney, Australia Octopus Full time

**Company Description** This is an opportunity to join the Octopus Australia team in our Sydney office. The successful applicant will be able to join the Octopus Investments Australia team on their mission to accelerate Australia's transition to a future powered by renewable energy.**

**About Octopus**

Octopus Group is one of the largest owners of renewable energy projects in Europe and Australia. It owns some 260 assets, on behalf of wholesale and institutional investors. Domestically, Octopus Australia is responsible for managing over $1 billion of assets for local and international investors.

**Octopus Investments Australia**

Established in 2018, Octopus Australia is a dynamic multi-disciplinary team of over 55 highly skilled people which spans the expertise required to realise and operate a renewable energy and storage portfolio.

With an existing multi-GW portfolio of operating and development assets, including solar, wind and battery storage across the country. We are continuing to grow to create a long-term business that can deliver a firmed energy product to meet the evolving needs of Australia’s energy future.

Core responsibilities will include:

- Regular management and KPI variance reporting
- Assisting in the financial management of development, construction and operating-stage renewable energy assets
- Assisting in preparation and review of quarterly and annual financial reporting (with the support of advisors)
- Cashflow forecasting and calculating funding requirements
- Management of external administrators and advisors, to ensure statutory filings are met (including audited financials, tax returns, activity statements, FBT)
- Managing bank accounts and payments processes
- Assisting with financial compliance (e.g. AFSL) matters

**Qualifications**
Ideally, you will have some or all of the following qualifications, skills and experiences:

- Be a Chartered Accountant (or equivalent) or be near approaching completion of the program.
- Familiarity with, or as a minimum a genuine interest in, renewable energy sector.
- Be highly proficient in MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

A background in public accounting, or a similar role in industry would be looked favourably upon.
**Additional Information** What we offer**
- A competitive salary package including bonus and medical insurance benefits
- ✈️ Extra Annual Leave entitlement
- Flexible working
- Ongoing learning and career development opportunities

Octopus has built an exciting and inclusive high-performance culture where employees feel empowered. We also understand the value of diversity, and we are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace environment. We would welcome people of all backgrounds to apply.

**Octopus culture**:
At Octopus we don’t just focus on what we do but also how we do it. Everyone to shares our values of being straightforward, helpful, and bold. Our culture is critical to our success and is built around three principles that underpin how we pursue our goals:

- ** Be Bold**- We like people who make decisions quickly and are OK changing their mind if it turns out there’s a better way of doing things.
- ** Be Helpful**- We like People who behave like it always day one and who remember without our customers there is no business.
- ** Be Straightforward** - We like people who have opinions and express them in a way that’s respectful and easy to understand.



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