finance manager London, England
Job description
Job title: Financial Planning & Analysis Manager
Location: Bristol or London (hybrid):
Salary: £60,000 - £85,000 per annum
Kaluza wants to power a world where net-zero is within everyone's reach, by building the platform that will accelerate a sustainable, affordable and resilient energy transition. It's a huge challenge, but often the toughest problems are the most rewarding to solve.
Since launching in 2019, Kaluza's technology has been empowering some of the biggest energy suppliers to better serve millions of customers.
From revolutionising billing to smart electric vehicle charging, our real-time cloud platforms transform supplier operations, reducing cost to serve and boosting engagement. And most importantly, they enable suppliers' customers to drive decarbonisation with smart, low carbon technologies.
Where in the world of Kaluza will I be working?
You'll be joining the Kaluza Finance Operations team. We're responsible for all the day to day operations of Finance in Kaluza (think Accounts Payable, Treasury, Accounting). We are looking to build out our FP&A function and this role would be leading the development of this function.
The FP&A Manager role will be reporting to the Financial Contoller, working closely with the Financial Operations team, but also heavily with our Business Partner team and key stakeholders across the business during financial forecasting periods.
The Finance Operations team is split across Bristol and London offices, we work in a flexible hybrid way, both from home and the offices.
What will I be doing?
Your responsibilities will include:
- You will be responsible for the daily management of Group's Financial Planning & Analysis providing robust, timely and informative financial information
- Annual Budget and Long Term Planning processes and systems
- Preparation of Quarterly Group Forecasts and supporting narrative
- Preparation of cash forecasts
- KPIs and monitoring of the financial health of the group
- Ad hoc Reporting and monthly financial variance analysis
We operate on the Workday platform, with Adaptive Insights being our planning tool. You will be provided with training on the use of the platform and also Workday/Adaptives own training programmes to be able to fully utilise this tool.
Is this the job for me?
Ideally you'll have/be
- Qualified accountant with experience gained extensively in a reporting / management accounting environment
- Advanced data management and financial modelling skills
- Strong analytical and report writing expertise
- Proven track record of business partnering/external stakeholder management with non-finance functions
- Energy or Tech Start Up knowledge and background desirable
- Collaborative/pragmatic management style with strong influencing skills who operates in an open and transparent way
- Able to manage competing demands, adaptable, hands-on and detail oriented
Kaluza Values
Here at Kaluza we have five core values that guide us as a business:
We're on a mission, We build together, We're inclusive, We get it done, We communicate with purpose.
Our values are not words on a wall — they are at the heart of our culture. They are how we make decisions and how we treat each other. They are concrete and clear, and reflect what we as people, and as a business, really care about.
Kaluza's vision is to power a world where net-zero is within everyone's reach. Would you be interested in joining us to help achieve this?
From us you'll get
- Pension Scheme
- Kaluza Share Scheme
- Discretionary Bonus Scheme
- Private Medical Insurance + Virtual GP
- Life Assurance
- Access to Furthr - a Climate Action app
- Free Mortgage Advice and Eye Tests
- Perks at Work - access to thousands of retail discounts
- 5% Flex Fund to spend on the benefits you want most
- 26 days holiday
- Flexible bank holidays, giving you an additional 8 days which you can choose to take whenever you like
- Progressive leave policies with no qualifying service periods, including 26 weeks full pay if you have a new addition to your family
- Dedicated personal learning and home office budgets
- Flexible working — we trust you to work in a way that suits your lifestyle
- And more…
We want the best people
We're keen to meet people from all walks of life — our view is that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We want to build teams which represent a variety of experiences, perspectives and skills, and we recognise talent on the basis of merit and potential.
We understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they tick every box. But if you're excited about joining us and think you have some of what we're looking for, even if you're not 100% sure, we'd still love to hear from you.
Find out more about working in Kaluza on our careers page and LinkedIn.
