Cost Management Associate

Fuse Energy is an energy startup on a mission to make energy abundant and affordable, fast.

As a Cost Management Associate, you'll sit inside the team that owns cost control across the business, from supplier invoices to settlement charges to contract terms.

Responsibilities:

• Own cost lines with a direct, visible line to the P&L: what you catch or miss shows up in reported margin
• Reconcile invoices against contracts and purchase terms across suppliers, catching discrepancies before they become write-offs
• Build and maintain trackers that give real-time visibility into cost drivers, so issues surface in days, not at quarter close
• Validate settlement and regulatory charges (energy market invoices, third-party fees) against internal accruals and flag variances
• Dig into specific cost lines, contracts or vendor relationships to find savings, then build the analysis to make the case
• Support negotiations with suppliers and partners by preparing the cost and usage data behind the ask
• Automate the manual, repetitive parts of cost tracking and reconciliation so the team's time goes toward judgement calls

Requirements:

• Very strong first-principles thinking: you want to understand why a cost exists before you try to reduce it
• Comfortable in a fast, ambiguous, high-intensity environment
• Analytical, structured and proactive: someone who chases down discrepancies rather than waiting for them to be explained
• Strong Excel and financial modelling skills
• A genuine interest in cost control, procurement, or operational finance
• Bonus: Prior experience in banking, consulting, accounting, procurement or a startup finance team; exposure to contract or invoice reconciliation, vendor management or process automation; coding skills (Python, SQL or similar) for building cost-tracking tools

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and eligibility for equity
• Biannual bonus scheme
• Fully expensed tech to match your needs
• Private health insurance
• Breakfast and dinner allowance for office-based employees