Julia MacDonald

Group Fp&a Manager at Rafter Group

Julia MacDonald is a finance professional with extensive experience in financial planning and analysis across various industries. Currently serving as Group FP&A Manager at Rafter Group since April 2024, Julia previously held the position of FP&A and Strategy Manager at Blackbird. Julia's tenure at Canva as a Senior Analyst in FP&A involved significant contributions to the company’s internal reporting framework and financial plan execution. Earlier roles include Finance Analyst for Group Strategy and FP&A at Lendlease, where Julia developed a firmwide strategy update and supported M&A activities, as well as a Graduate Finance Analyst role at Lendlease where Julia created financial reporting dashboards. Julia began their career with a summer internship at PwC Australia and also worked as a Retail Assistant at MOZI. Julia holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Sydney and is a Chartered Accountant, having completed the qualification with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

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Rafter Group

A pan-European team with a strong entrepreneurial and technologically driven culture challenging industry norms. Rafter Group was established by Metric Capital Partners LLP as their self-storage platform, which initially began with an investment into Less Mess Storage in 2015 and since then has acquired and established platforms in 4 other markets. Rafter’s growth has been underpinned by an organic growth investment strategy, focusing on 5th generation, energy-efficient, freehold properties in prime locations with strong risk adjusted returns.