Senior Finance Manager
Origen
Accounting & Finance
England, UK
Posted on May 3, 2025
Full-time position (35hrs/week)
Hybrid - 2/3 days a week at our Technology Centre in Bristol
Why join us?🤔
We’re on a mission, ‘the atmosphere, restored’, and to be successful in our battle against climate change, we need as much help as we can get – including yours.
We're looking for a Senior Finance Manager to join our team in Bristol to lead our day-to-day operational finance function (FinOPS), being responsible for ensuring we produce accurate, robust and timely financial information and help us achieve operational excellence.
And that's where you come in!
What you'll be getting involved with!🤩
As our Senior Finance Manager, you'll be working closely with and reporting to the VP Finance & Strategy, ensuring the finance function is closely linked with and supporting the wider Origen business.
In the day-to-day you'd be responsible for:
You're the Senior Finance Manager we need on our journey to restore the atmosphere if you have:
We know with absolute certainty that our people are what makes Origen awesome - and with hard work, comes high reward!
As a key member of the Origen team, you'll get:
Our goal is simple: to benefit our planet and all who call it home — every single person.
Our culture at Origen is fair, inclusive and welcoming. We're looking to build a team that brings diverse perspectives to our business. We welcome healthy debate and difference of opinions. We're not limiting ourselves - everyone is part of building our company, including you.
People are at the core of what we do. Your voice will not only be heard, it will be encouraged in order to evolve our technology and our culture.
The journey ahead...🚀
We value innovation, and we apply that to all aspects of Origen!😎
Feel free to send us a link to an online profile, a video, a slide deck, or any other medium that feels right for you.
Our Talent team goes through each application with great attention to detail, so you can expect to hear back within 7 business days on the next steps.
The interview process will be in 2 stages; first, you'll meet with David Berliner (LinkedIn 👀) for a Teams interview, with a follow-up in-person interview at our Technology Centre in Bristol. But don't worry, our Talent team will keep you updated every step of the way!🤗
Hybrid - 2/3 days a week at our Technology Centre in Bristol
Why join us?🤔
We’re on a mission, ‘the atmosphere, restored’, and to be successful in our battle against climate change, we need as much help as we can get – including yours.
We're looking for a Senior Finance Manager to join our team in Bristol to lead our day-to-day operational finance function (FinOPS), being responsible for ensuring we produce accurate, robust and timely financial information and help us achieve operational excellence.
And that's where you come in!
What you'll be getting involved with!🤩
As our Senior Finance Manager, you'll be working closely with and reporting to the VP Finance & Strategy, ensuring the finance function is closely linked with and supporting the wider Origen business.
In the day-to-day you'd be responsible for:
- Fin-Ops: Responsible for statutory accounting, monthly management accounts, payroll, payments, cash management (UK and US), and reporting, and ESG reporting.
- Supplier Management: Supervising relevant contractors including bookkeeping for AP/AR, banking and payroll; and for specialist areas (tax credits, EIS etc, and delivery of annual audit).
- Tax: Responsible for overseeing tax including VAT, UK and US corporate returns, R&D tax credit strategy (UK), and EIS, PSA, ERS, managing consultants and other third parties where applicable.
- Compliance & Risk: Ensure compliance with tax, legal, and regulatory obligations; manage financial risk and controls.
- Continue to build systems: optimise systems and software we currently have while constantly striving for improvement.
- Strategic Finance: Work closely with the VP Finance & Strategy on budgeting, forecasting, and scenario modelling to support strategic decisions.
- Fundraising & Investor Relations: Work closely with the VP Finance & Strategy and CEO to support future fundraising efforts; manage cap table and relationship with Co-Sec.
You're the Senior Finance Manager we need on our journey to restore the atmosphere if you have:
- A strong basis in accounting and coupled with managing finance department in house (ideally at a start-up). This likely means experience combining time at an accounting firm and time in house, but we are open to other combinations.
- Ability to work independently to a high standard and with a high attention to detail.
- Track record of continuously improving systems to get things done.
- Motivated by making a positive impact in the world of climate and sustainable finance.
- Familiarity with fundraising processes for start-ups is a plus.
- Qualifications: ACA / ACCA / CIMA
We know with absolute certainty that our people are what makes Origen awesome - and with hard work, comes high reward!
As a key member of the Origen team, you'll get:
- Unlimited annual leave 🏝️ no really, it's not a trick!
- Share of our growth 🪴 we share our growth with you through our share options scheme.
- Annual well-being benefit 💖 to spend on anything that benefits you!
- Frequent team get-togethers 🤗 both with your direct team and all of Origen.
- Flexibility & autonomy 😎 we trust you to work in the way that works best for you!
- Transparent development framework 🚀 a clear, but personalised pathway for progression.
Our goal is simple: to benefit our planet and all who call it home — every single person.
Our culture at Origen is fair, inclusive and welcoming. We're looking to build a team that brings diverse perspectives to our business. We welcome healthy debate and difference of opinions. We're not limiting ourselves - everyone is part of building our company, including you.
People are at the core of what we do. Your voice will not only be heard, it will be encouraged in order to evolve our technology and our culture.
The journey ahead...🚀
We value innovation, and we apply that to all aspects of Origen!😎
Feel free to send us a link to an online profile, a video, a slide deck, or any other medium that feels right for you.
Our Talent team goes through each application with great attention to detail, so you can expect to hear back within 7 business days on the next steps.
The interview process will be in 2 stages; first, you'll meet with David Berliner (LinkedIn 👀) for a Teams interview, with a follow-up in-person interview at our Technology Centre in Bristol. But don't worry, our Talent team will keep you updated every step of the way!🤗