Financial Planning & Project Manager

Location Hybrid Didcot, UK Harwell, Didcot, Oxfordshire (onsite 2 days per week)

Seniority Senior

Perks and benefits

Work from home option

Life Insurance

Wellness programs

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Sabbatical Opportunities

Salary sacrifice

Team social events

Extracurricular clubs

Cycle to work scheme

Candidate happiness

8.51 (1845)

Job Description

The Role:

We are looking for a Financial Planning & Project Manager to lead our important forecasting, planning & project delivery activities. This role, reporting to the Head of Finance, is where the successful candidate can build and tailor the responsibilities of the role whilst adding value to the business.

Key Responsibilities will include:

You will lead financial budgeting, planning, and forecasting for the Catapult, providing accurate, relevant, and timely supporting analysis and commentary including preparation of presentationsto the Main Board and Executive Management Team.

Lead the preparation of the Catapult 5-year financial plan and year 1 annual budget

Lead development of medium / long-term cash flow modelling

Lead the successful financial delivery of projects, finance reporting and claim process

Lead financial analysis, modelling and benefits assessment of investment proposals (particularly major strategic capital investments)

Lead pricing / benchmarking analysis of strategic facilities, ensuring compliance with regulations such as state aid

Establish robust programme and project forecasting methodology

Develop and drive improvements in systems and processes, through automation of reporting and analysis

Provide financial support and advice to external organisations

Support the efficient and accurate completion of the year-end audit

Team leadership of our FP&A Analystand Project Accountant

Skills & Knowledge Required:

Is curious, with a desire to learn and share knowledge, and focused on continuous improvement and wanting to develop new ways to highlight or explain information to support insight and decision-making

Adopts a customer-first approach, and who will find out, even if it's not my role

Is a team-worker, who works collaboratively with their colleagues and stakeholders at all levels across the organisation

Is focused on attention to detail, and adopts working practices that ensures the information reported is accurate

Is a self-learner, wanting to develop their own skills and knowledge

Is a qualified accountant, with knowledge of the implications of accounting in financial planning, analysis and project reporting

Has prior experience of the Grant claim process and successful delivery of audit reports

Has advanced financial modelling and analysis skills

Is knowledgeable in investment and capital appraisal analysis

About us & how we work:

We strive to create a high trust, high performance and inclusive environment that enables team members to bring their whole selves to work. This helps to create the foundations of an innovation culture. Our shared values are critical to this:

We care- for our people, our partners, and our planet

We connect- and engage with people and ideas

We learn- and grow, as people and as an industry

Underpinning this is our belief in great teams. Our combined efforts will always deliver outcomes beyond that of any individual, providing we are honest through debate, experiment and reflect, and create shared resolutions in support of our purpose. Live these values, work to our principles, take ownership to deliver, and we are certain you will thrive with us.

This job description set outs the skills and experience we think are needed to be able to perform in this job. If you believe you can deliver in this role then we want to hear from you.

Important notice for applicants: We use tools to detect plagiarism and the use of AI or chatbots for applicant answers. If plagiarism, AI use (such as ChatGPT) or similar software are found to have been used in your application you will not be considered for this or future roles within the Satellite Applications Catapult.

At Satellite Applications Catapult, we're committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce. We welcome candidates from all corners of the globe, but due to legal and logistical considerations, we want to be transparent about the potential visa-related challenges that could arise. Our ability to offer sponsorship will depend on the level of interest for our roles and salary level.

If you need any additional support during the application process, please do reach out and connect. We also invite you to share feedback via Applied.

Please note that we offer study support (at our discretion) and on the job training will be provided.

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