Nous is an AI-powered assistant that helps households manage their bills, saving them money and time. Our mission is to make people’s lives simpler and fairer.
We’re a well-funded start-up led by experienced entrepreneurs that’s growing extremely rapidly. We’ve helped over 150,000 people since the cost-of-living crisis started.
Since launch mid-last year we've been rolling out our service through a variety of channels — direct to consumers and also via employers who want to help their teams save hundreds (sometimes thousands) by using Nous.
Our members — people like Rob and Christian — give us rave reviews. Our Net Promoter Score is in the high +80s. We’re frequently featured on TV and in print with our views on cost-of-living consumer issues.
We’re a B Corp, formally accredited for our commitment to exceptionally high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. We’re proud of our social impact.
There are nearly 30 million households in the UK. Over 85% of them overpay on their bills. And that’s before we reach the rest of the world. We are pioneering the technology solutions to eliminate this class of drudgery and admin, and the money and time wasted.
It’s not easy. We work hard. It’s challenging. But it’s fun too. We have an office-first culture, based near Farringdon station in central London. We have all the things you’d expect — free snacks, great coffee — and also a vibrant office social calendar and opportunities to play sports and volunteer with your teammates.
If you are brilliant and want to build something amazing that changes the world, get in touch.
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With rapid growth comes many organisational challenges — including ensuring that we are properly accounting for the money we spend, and just as importantly the money we earn.
As the company’s first dedicated finance person, you’ll be responsible for almost everything related to the preparation and communication of the monthly and annual accounts.
You’ll work closely with the Board, the founders, and the leadership team, as well as our external accountants.
Many of the problems you’ll need to work on haven’t yet been solved—or rather, they require a lot of thinking and problem-solving. Therefore this is the opposite of a ‘routine’ finance job. You’ll be spending as much of your time figuring out the right internal business processes and then redesigning them as you will just executing them.
To be able to hit the ground running, it’s important you’re not having to solve everything from first principles. That means you’ll necessarily have seen the inner workings of a well-run finance function, and perhaps even have been involved in building one.
We initially envisage this role as part time — probably around 3 days / week. We’re practical and open minded as to how to make this work for you, so if you’re unsure, get in touch and we can explore together.
This role could scale to a full time one in due course, or you may be the first person in the team who then helps bring on and support others as they come up to speed. We’re not opinionated about that: what we do care about is your energy, drive, problem-solving and communication skills.
It goes without saying you’ll need to know your way around a set of financial statements. But never fear: you won’t be expected to figure it all out on your own. You’ll be working particularly closely with Greg and Jon who both have a serious track record and significant financial management experience in high growth as well as large complex organisations.
We’re looking for someone who: