Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

FP&A Manager – fixed term contract to Dec 25

What we’re looking for

We are seeking an experienced FP&A professional to join our team. You will already be familiar with managing other team members and delivering high quality, punctual information financial information and KPIs to senior management.

What you’ll be doing

As an FP&A manager, you’ll be key to the business when:

· Supporting strategic decision making through modelling and analysis

· Monitoring performance through regular reporting to show performance against budget, forecast and business plan at all levels of the business

· Modelling projects to support Developers focus on maximising project value

· Cashflow Management

· Supporting project finance activities and managing project models key to debt raises

· Work with two other members of the FP&A team

Is this the job for you?

We are looking for someone with experience of the tasks outlined above. Industry experience, construction, or project finance experience is desirable but not required.

Essential: Strong excel skills, experience creating and running models, finance background including budgeting, cashflow management and reporting (preferably FP&A or Finance Business Partner), experience working with various stakeholders at different levels in the business.

What we expect from you

At Aura Power we have a core set of values that act as a guideline to outline the beliefs and behaviours that underpin our success. These values can be seen in our everyday conversations and interactions and help build a culture of belonging where anyone with these core values can thrive and feel valued.

You must therefore be able to embrace these values:

Motivational Fit: the individual, role and business have a mutually beneficial and engaging fit.

This role has a lot of flexibility but you need to be able to manage your workload and be a self-starter. You also need to be able to prioritise and balance competing demands during busy periods, you are frequently working on supporting key projects in the business that have high visibility with the Senior Leadership Team.

Collaborative: involves the right people at the right time and communicates well.

This role involves a lot of working with other people, you will need to work closely with your team and other teams in the business, who manage non-financial data, and the process of collecting and maintaining our data. Supporting development teams and ensuring they’re receiving good information. Working with Senior leadership on high level analysis and business decisions.

Responsible: takes ownership and delivers.

You will be responsible for ensuring FP&A continues to improve and deliver high quality information and recommendations. At times this will involve prioritising different projects to ensure information is delivered in a timely manner.

A Force for Good: a positive influence for colleagues, community and the planet.

FP&A supports all areas of the business in making better decisions so people can focus on what is most important and we can minimise time and resources spend on less viable projects.

Impactful: insightful, shows initiative, prioritises and works smart.

This is a key role for supporting decision making and monitoring business performance. It is vital to prioritise workload and provide insight to others.

Curious: adaptable, innovative and encourages growth.

This is a role where continual learning is vital. You need to have a good understanding of not only finance but the development process as well. You have to be able to adapt to rapid changes in circumstances or new information and analyse the impact on outcomes.

Why you’ll want to work for us

At Aura, we prioritise Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We understand the detrimental impact of discrimination and strive to create an environment where everyone feels safe. Our goal is to ensure that no individual feels marginalised, silenced or bullied because of their individual characteristics and we are committed to fostering a culture where everyone can thrive.

We are proud of our unique culture at Aura Power and that is down to the talented bunch of individuals that work for us. Many of the Aura team are empowered simply by contributing directly to the energy transition in the fight against climate change but we believe in offering a number of other benefits to keep our team motivated. These currently include:

•Comprehensive, private medical insurance through Vitality.

•Twenty-eight days of paid holiday in each calendar year for full-time positions, plus public holidays.

•Competitive, Equalised Parental Leave

•Death in Service benefit

•Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice

•Cycle to Work Scheme

•Vibrant and positive work culture with regular team socials and volunteering days.

•Flexible working options.

•Pension Scheme.

•Our recently refurbished office is in a beautiful, central location in Bristol and has bike storage, shower rooms, and a small gym room.

Promoting a healthy work-life balance

We take pride in offering a flexible working model at Aura Power so that our employees can enjoy a healthy work/life balance. If you need to work around childcare, doctor’s appointments or even some time to yourself or with family and friends, we encourage you to do so. We entrust all of our staff to deliver their outcomes in their own working pattern and believe that by doing so, our outputs are of a consistent high quality.

We recognise that people have different ways of working and want our employees to flourish in a flexible working environment.

The important stuff

You must have the right to work in the UK.

Potential Start date: flexible - immediate

Location and type: Central Bristol office, hybrid working (min. 2 days p/w in office)

Salary range: £60-65k p.a., negotiable on experience

If this sounds like a fit for you and you’d like to know more, please click to apply and tell us why you’d like to join the team, with a CV and a covering note.

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