At a Glance
- Tasks: Support mission-driven programmes with insightful financial guidance and effective resource management.
- Company: Join ClientEarth, a non-profit dedicated to environmental justice and systemic change.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, competitive salary, and a supportive team environment.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for growth in a mission-focused organisation.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in climate justice while developing your finance skills.
- Qualifications: Fluent in French and English, with experience in budget preparation and donor compliance.
The predicted salary is between 50331 - 50331 £ per year.
We are hiring a Finance Business Partner in our London Team to support our mission-driven programmes by providing insightful financial guidance, strengthening decision-making, and ensuring the effective stewardship of donor and organisational resources.
We are seeking a candidate with proficient French language skills to support Partners who operate mainly in French.
The Finance Business Partners (FBP) report to their Finance Business Partnering Manager (FBPM) based in London within the Finance, Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team and hold key relationships with Programme Heads and Leads, the core Finance team and members of the Programme Management and Development teams based in London and other ClientEarth entities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Working closely with the FBPM, oversee the financial management of a portfolio of departments and projects, keeping budgets under continuous review, and providing regular financial information and analysis.
- Contribute proactively within the FP&A team to improving programme finance systems, procedures and templates.
- Assist the Programme Management Group to keep track of and reconcile actual and committed project expenditure.
- Create and post monthly salary allocation and cost recovery journals into our accounting system Dimensions.
- Ensure that the financial aspects, reporting and audit requirements of grant/donor funded projects are aligned with donors’ contractual requirements and ClientEarth standards.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise:
- Qualified Accountant (desirable)
- Fluent in French and English
- Demonstrable experience of preparation of budgets and grant financial reports (ideally trusts, foundations and institutional donors such as FCDO and EU)
- Experience and knowledge of donor funding and compliance
- Advanced excel skills and strong general IT skills
Job Benefits:
- Flexible working: We are proud to be a Flexa accredited Employer. Our flexible working policy allows our people the choice to decide to work from home/another location in the country where their contract of employment is issued for 80% of their month, with the other 20% of their month being office-based.
ClientEarth values diversity and inclusion and the benefits this brings. We aim to appoint the most suitable candidate at all times and welcome applications from people from all different backgrounds.
Please note that ClientEarth is only able to employ those who have the pre-existing legal right to work in the UK.
ClientEarth is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice or legal services to third parties.
We are a non-profit using the power of the law to bring about end-to-end systemic change: informing, implementing and enforcing the law, drafting and advising decision-makers on policy, building legal expertise, and ensuring citizens’ access to the laws that defend them.
We take governments to court – and win. We force polluting industries to shut down. We protect irreplaceable forests and vulnerable species. We empower people and NGOs with the legal rights to bring forward environmental battles of their own. Using the law means that we create real, long-lasting and embedded change.
We’re working to secure a lasting civilisation in which people and nature thrive together. We work in partnership across borders, systems and sectors, ingeniously using the law to protect life on Earth.
Finance Business Partner (French Speaking) employer: Social Impact Guide
ClientEarth is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic and collaborative work environment in the heart of London. As a non-profit organisation dedicated to environmental justice, we provide our employees with meaningful opportunities to make a real impact while enjoying flexible working arrangements and a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. Join us to grow your career in philanthropy and be part of a team that champions systemic change for a sustainable future.
