Job title: Finance Data Analyst
Location: London or Bristol (including hybrid)
Part time available?: No
Salary: £45,000 - £65,000 (depending on experience)
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?
The Finance team at Kaluza exists to provide insight on where Kaluza has been, advise on where the company is going and counsel on how best to avoid obstacles.
You will be an integral part of the Business Planning team within the Finance function at Kaluza. The remit of this team covers a number of critical areas & the finance business analyst will support across all of the below:
Ensuring the business makes the right strategic choices over the next 1-3 years and that these choices are articulated within relevant & accurate financial forecasts
Business Partnering with the rest of the organisation, particularly our software development teams, to help them make the right investment allocation decisions and ensure Kaluza generates value with all of our spend & resources
Choosing and maintaining the right suite of metrics to ensure our management teams have the information & insight they need to steer the Kaluza business on the right course
What will I be doing?
Data is the foundation of everything we do, and to deliver our vision we need curious, tenacious people who can turn this data into strategy and actions with their expertise. As a Finance Data Analyst at Kaluza, you will use data, analysis & insight to help the finance team hit their objectives. You will help design and set strategy and budgets for the rest of the organisation. You will use data to ensure that we are deriving the best value from our investments and our suppliers. Working with the wider analytics teams, you will ensure we are using the right metrics to measure the performance of the business & communicate this insight to senior leadership accurately and concisely. You will proactively derive insights, identify patterns and solve challenges with our financial and operational data.
Key responsibilities include:
Assisting with the creation of Kaluza's budgets and financial forecasts
Using our financial and operational data to suggest, compare & recommend strategic choices for senior leadership
Supporting the business with investment allocation decisions, by running deep analysis of prospective spend opportunities and providing recommendations to senior leadership
Defining metrics and building dashboards to support finance analysis, performance analysis, operations, decision making and product development
Working with our Corporate Finance team, you will
Analyse and recommend Corporate Development opportunities
Assist in investor relations
Take the lead on financial modelling
Tackling complex, cross-functional problems through the use of analytical techniques, statistics and hypothesis testing
Promoting ethical best practices in the way all data is used and processed, always ensuring compliance and security is placed first.
Is this the job for me?
Ideally you'll have/be
2+ years in a data or analytical role, with strong experience querying, analysing and extracting insights from data
Excellent Excel/Gsheet modelling skills
Experience working with more advanced analytical tools, ideally using SQL
Confidence in building and presenting meaningful data visualisations and experienced in using a business intelligence platform (we use BigQuery & Tableau)
Evidence of high numerate & analytical performance, either from studying, vocational or work experience. You must be able to tackle complex problems and delve into the detail while thinking strategically
Interest in using data in a financial context. You will be interested in future roles within the Finance business area. A qualification in finance or accounting is a plus (but not a prerequisite)
Proven track record engaging with internal and external stakeholders
Excellent presentation and communication skills - able to articulate results clearly and concisely to senior stakeholders
Have had significant exposure to
Have Statistical knowledge including significance, hypothesis testing and basic probability theory
Experience of working in a fast-paced environment where prioritisation is required
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
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
If it works for both parties, opportunities for Professional Development & qualifications within the Finance business area
Flexible working — we trust you to work in a way that suits your lifestyle
And more…
Even better? You'll have access to these benefits from day 1 when you join
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.