At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage finances and grants to support environmental initiatives and community projects.
- Company: Join The Tree Council, a growing charity focused on climate action and biodiversity.
- Benefits: Flexible working, competitive salary, 25 days leave, and a 7% pension contribution.
- Other info: Work in a dynamic team with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in tackling climate change while developing your finance skills.
- Qualifications: Accountancy qualified with charity finance experience; Sage accounting knowledge is a plus.
The predicted salary is between 38000 - 44000 £ per year.
BASED: The Tree Council HQ in Canada Water, London SE16 with flexible working from home (the majority of the team is remote working across the UK).
SALARY: £38,000 - £44,000 per annum (pro-rata actual £22,800 - £26,400)
PENSION: 7% contribution by The Tree Council.
TERMS: Fixed-term, part-time (3 days per week) starting October 2026 and finishing March 2028. 25 days annual leave (pro-rata 15 days) plus Public Holidays and the period between Christmas and the New Year.
REPORTING TO: Director of Finance
The Tree Council (TTC) has experienced strong growth in recent years. To help deliver our ambitious plans and ensure robust financial management of existing and new programmes, we are now recruiting a part-time Finance & Grants Manager to join Team Tree Council.
The Manager will work within TTC’s small finance team (two people currently) on some day-to-day TTC accounting. In addition, they will play a key role working with the Community Planting, Education, and Fundraising Teams supporting the financial monitoring and processing of grant-making and grant-funded programmes. Financial systems and processes are already established but we always welcome improvement.
Key grant-making / grant-funded programmes include:
- Defra-funded: Trees Outside Woodland planting programme
- M&G plc-funded: Growing Together community tree nursery programme
- GLA-funded: Young Tree Champions ‘London Living Labs’ programme
- Network Rail-funded: Community Planting Programme
The Finance & Grants Manager is an important supporting role based at our nine-desk office, in a Grade 2 listed building at Canada Water in East London, with considerable flexibility for working from home. As the role is newly created, it is expected that the role will support finance and the grants programmes equally, with responsibilities focussed around the operational aspects of the grant giving programme.
We are looking for someone who is accountancy qualified, has charity finance and ideally Sage accounting experience. You will be used to being hands-on in a small team, with high standards, in a fast-paced environment. A warm and enthusiastic attitude and attention to detail are key. Above all, you should be keen to use your strong financial skills to support The Tree Council to operate securely, confidently and accurately, internally and externally.
RESPONSIBILITIES
TTC DAY-TO-DAY FINANCE
- Ongoing - Daily/ Weekly: Manage TTC Team expenses, Assist with weekly payments run
- Monthly: Upload monthly fundraising journals into Sage, Run monthly reports for Education Team, monitoring expenditure against budget
- Quarterly: Perform quarterly reconciliations for major grant programmes, Produce Finance Reports for Living Labs for submission to GLA
- Annual: Assist as needed on occasion with TTC annual audit
COMMUNITY GRANT-GIVING PROGRAMMES
- Manage the financial checks and payments of grants across multiple programmes.
- Processing grant payments approved by grants panel
- Management and compliance checks of grantees’ expenditure, including compliance with Plant Healthy requirement
- Providing advice and support to the Community Planting Team reminding grantees in danger of missing hard stop deadlines
- Maintaining the grants ‘progress tracker’ so records are always up to date
- Highlight any discrepancies in a timely way to the community planting team
Pre-employment checks for the successful candidate will include:
- DBS check
- Two professional references– including one verbal
- Verification of ‘Right to Work in the UK’
The Tree Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.
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Finance & Grants Manager employer: TREE COUNCIL
The Tree Council is an exceptional employer, dedicated to fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture that empowers individuals to make a meaningful impact on communities and the environment. As a Regional Lead for Scotland, you will have the opportunity to inspire local groups and schools while benefiting from professional growth through training and resources, all within a passionate team committed to ecological transformation in some of the most disadvantaged areas. Join us in shaping a greener future and enjoy the flexibility of independent contracting with the backing of a strong support network.
