Aura

Working in a small finance team can be an isolating experience and it's often easy to feel adrift of the overall company ethos, but this has not been my experience at Aura at all. I feel valued, included and invested in the company values and goals.

I don't think I have ever worked anywhere as inclusive, friendly and warm as Aura. It is very clear that the senior team are fully committed to building the kind of team that makes Aura a fantastic place to work.

There is a tenaciously positive energy at Aura. The commitment to doing what we do, brilliantly is in the aura DNA, making it somewhere you feel truly proud to be a part of.

I have known Paul and Dave, the founders, for 15 years. Paul is an inspiration to everyone he meets. He has faced his Motor Neurone Disease head on and wants the next phase of his life to be as enjoyable and successful as the rest of his life. Aura is the embodiment of everything he values and the Aura team are helping people across the UK to embrace the later years of their life, to prepare for it and talk openly about it and ultimately celebrate it.

AURA aims to provide a unique suite of supportive products and services to help people to prepare for the end of their life with confidence. With a combination of cutting edge technology and a growing team with years of experience in supporting people through the tough journey of losing a loved one, the aim is to re-shape the funeral industry from a solemn farewell to a celebration of life, all at a much lower price than previously available.

Paul's sense of humour, optimism and drive percolate through the whole team every day. Zoom meetings are productive and fun at the same time. Everyone is encouraged to give their ideas and views. We look forward, not back, and are determined to become a leader in the industry while enjoying a great career together.

Aura was founded to create a new, positive culture around death and dying. The ethos is to help those affected by death -- those planning for the future and those who find themselves requiring to make funeral arrangements for a loved one. This is a very special place to work because support, mutual respect, genuine desire to put people in front of profit and personal growth are guaranteed.

The dictionary describes the meaning of the word aura as "a distinctive atmosphere or quality that seems to surround and be generated by a person, place or thing.' Aura lives up to it's name.

The founders of Aura are actively involved in every area of the company. It is more than a business to them; Aura is personal. To ensure that Aura is everything they hoped and wanted it to be, great work is not only recognised, it is truly valued and appreciated.

All of Aura's staff are here for one reason: because we want to make a genuine difference. And we mean it. We are helping people during what can be one of the worst time of their lives, and we can build real connections with the people we support. It's a very humbling industry to be in, made even warmer by the genuine compassion of everyone in the team.

It's hard to narrow it down to only three reasons why working at Aura is great. I've always found it very hard to find a company that not only reflects what I believe a company should provide its employees, but actually delivers it - but Aura does. Aura is contemporary in the way that it lets its employees tell them what they want from their career, and they help them with it.

In your job, the work you do is only half of it. The people you work with are what truly make it. At Aura, the team are so open, friendly and approachable. We all support each other, albeit through professional or personal challenges. Everyone is accepted for their weird and wonderful ways, and as cliché as it sounds, it really does feel like family!

Aura operates a flat hierarchy team structure. I am trusted to complete tasks on my own accord and any ideas I have to improve my own work / the business are listened to.

Aura's mission and story are incredibly unique. Founded by the inspirational Paul Jameson who was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease in 2017, I have never worked with a company that has such a strong mission to help people around their and their loved one's end of life.

Aura's values are clear to see. To help people engage with death and not hide from it. To help people live better lives by being able to talk about death. It resonates in the way Aura speaks to their customers and I am continually impressed by everyone in the company's empathy and willingness to help others.

At Aura, you can openly contribute to ideas and opinions without the fear of being judged. You are listened to and your opinions are valued. You feel an important cog in the big wheel, where teamwork is highly valued

At Aura, you always have the opportunity to express your thoughts or concerns in an honest and open way. Issues are explained and actioned quickly, nothing is left to fester. Regular team meetings always allow for this, and management are always happy to respond quickly

Nobody at Aura is made to feel more or less important than anyone else. Everyone contributes to ideas and is listened to. Aura's approach is collaborative, where teamwork is highly valued.

Aura is growing fast and the whole team is very ambitious. There are new challenges thrown at us every single day and it's amazing to see how the team responds and overcomes them. A very bright and exciting future ahead and i'm grateful to be part of the ship as it takes off!

A wonderful bunch of people from top to bottom. People genuinely care and look after each other each other, there's a bit of a family vibe about it. There's a nice buzz about it all that I wasn't necessarily expecting as a fully remote company and we always really look forward to our meet ups!

Because we're dealing with work that's literally 'a matter of life and death' there's not a day that goes by without something important and high energy to work on! Whilst we all have lives outside work, everyone clearly puts their life and soul into their work which makes team work more rewarding.