Finance & Grants Manager

Finance & Grants Manager (part-time)

JOB TITLE Finance & Grants Manager (part-time)

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

It is a vital moment for the environment as we face the dual nature and climate crises and the world has become increasingly aware of the important role trees play in tackling climate change, protecting and improving biodiversity and contributing to our health and wellbeing.

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 

For a more detailed specification please download the supporting document or visit The Tree Council website job pages: treecouncil.co.uk

YOUR APPLICATION

If you wish to apply, please provide a CV (maximum 2 pages A4) and cover letter (also maximum 2 sides A4) outlining your experience, skills and personal attributes that demonstrate your ability to perform this role.

Please submit your application by midnight on Friday 4 September. Interviews will be mid-September . Contract to start in October subject to availability and references.

Acceptable Use - Artificial Intelligence (AI) Candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their applications – e.g. to help structure written responses. However, personal writing often conveys enthusiasm and character better than AI . Please bear this in mind when writing your letter. At interview, candidates will be expected to respond without the use of AI tools.

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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