Insite Energy

Operations Management Accountant

Insite Energy

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £50,000 per year

About the role

  • Track and reconcile plantroom operational costs (e.g. energy, maintenance, repairs).
  • Produce monthly profit & loss statements and balance sheets for each scheme.
  • Manage accruals, prepayments, and journal entries.
  • Ensure all ESCo cashbooks are up-to-date.
  • Ensure all relevant invoices, costs, and data are logged accurately against the correct scheme.
  • Develop dashboards or spreadsheet models for contract tracking and internal reporting.
  • Prepare clear, client-facing financial reports.
  • Present monthly or quarterly financial reports to clients (virtually or in person).
  • Confidently communicate financial findings, concerns, or risks to the ESCo Board, including supporting data and clear recommendations.
  • Provide clients with VAT Reports.
  • Support client budgeting and forecasting through proposed tariffs.
  • Model the financial impact of proposed maintenance activities or capital improvements.
  • Contribute to long-term financial planning and strategy for ESCo contracts.
  • Calculate and track KPIs (e.g. Scheme Surplus / Heat Network Efficiency / Meter Health).
  • Monitor contract-level financial performance and highlight underperforming areas.
  • Identify trends or inefficiencies that could drive cost savings or revenue opportunities.
  • Benchmark performance across sites and provide insights to improve service delivery or pricing structures.
  • Liaise with service providers to confirm costed works and schedules.
  • Coordinate with internal teams to capture maintenance data for reporting.
  • Ensure planned preventive maintenance (PPM) schedules and reactive works are reflected in cost reporting.
  • Monitor service level agreement (SLA) compliance across contracts and contribute to performance metrics.
  • Work with operational staff to improve cost control and financial visibility of day-to-day services.
  • Assist with the onboarding of new sites or contracts from a financial perspective.
  • Coordinate client invoicing and ensure accurate billing for utility recharges, services, and maintenance works.
  • Support client queries related to costs, billing, or site performance. (B2B)
  • Assist in producing documentation for client reviews, audits, or contract renewals.
  • Support contract reviews by providing insights into site-level financial performance.
  • Ensure compliance with financial controls and procurement procedures.
  • Work cross-functionally with operations, finance, and service delivery teams.
  • Contribute to ongoing process improvement initiatives.

Requirements

  • Broad experience in an accounting, finance analyst, or operations finance role (management accounting bias)
  • Comfortable working in or alongside operations, maintenance, energy, or facilities management
  • Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, dashboards)
  • Strong attention to detail and continuous improvement mindset
  • Confident working independently as well as contributing to collaborative improvements
  • Experience with financial systems (e.g. Xero/ Sage) and/or CAFM tools (e.g. BigChange) preferred.
Benefits
  • 25 days of holiday per year, plus English bank and public holidays, plus an additional day of Birthday leave.
  • Employer pension contribution matched at 4%.
  • Free, confidential support available for personal and professional challenges.
  • 'DO RIGHT WITH INSITE' provides up to 2 paid days off per year for volunteering with company-led initiatives.
  • Regular company social events, including an annual Summer Party and Christmas Party.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
financial reportingbudgetingforecastingcost analysisKPI trackingaccrualsprepaymentsjournal entriesdata modelingfinancial planning
Soft Skills
attention to detailcommunicationcollaborationindependencecontinuous improvementanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingclient managementpresentation skillsprocess improvement