Octopus Energy is at the forefront of the energy transition, making energy cheaper and greener through its cutting-edge technology. The flexibility team is building the next generation of products and tools to make energy more flexible, including automating electric vehicle charging, saving customers money for demand shifting through Saving Sessions and Free Electricity, and managing large grid-scale batteries to balance the system. The team develops products that are used by millions of customers, helping boost renewables use and decarbonise energy systems worldwide.
We are looking for a Commercial Analyst to join our fast-growing team to accelerate our work on new business opportunities by conducting commercial evaluations of new opportunity areas and developing business cases, as well as leading financial forecasting.
We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t hit 100% of the requirements.
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What you'll do - Lead analysis for key commercial use cases - including modelling flexibility value across asset classes and running battery forecasts.
- Perform analysis supporting evaluation of new business areas.
- Run internal financial forecasting and support with analysis asks from senior stakeholders.
- Build expertise of various flexibility markets.
- Support the internationalisation of our flexibility offerings.
- Evaluate flex performance across a range of existing contracts and markets.
- Build models projecting our Flex potential to be used in bidding and auction across different markets.
- Present work within team and externally.
What you'll need- 1-2 years’ experience in a relevant field.
- Strong analytical and numerical skills.
- Basic competency in Python or other programming language.
- Proficiency in written and verbal communications.
- Willingness to learn and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Motivated to make an impact in energy and climate.
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 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! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we we're voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people
- Visit our perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits
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