Deputy Head of Finance

Greenpeace; London; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent environmental organization based in Islington, London, is seeking a Deputy Head of Finance to oversee financial management, including annual audits and budgeting. The ideal candidate will have a chartered accounting qualification and substantial experience in management accounting. This role offers a hybrid working model and great benefits, including a generous pension scheme and personal development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Subsidised lunches

Free yoga

Wealth of well-being resources

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of UK charity accounting rules.
• Experience with financial year-end and audits.
• Ability to manage financial processes effectively.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial management of Greenpeace Environmental Trust.
• Prepare annual budgets and present to board.
• Provide analysis and insight on financial management.

Skills

Chartered accounting qualification (ACCA/ACA/CIMA or Finalist)

Experience in a finance function

Knowledge of accounting principles

Management accounting and budgeting experience

Proven business partnering skills

Tools

SUNv6

Infor Q&A

Excel

Job description

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£54,900- £61,416 per annum

(We normally offer a starting salary at the start of the range)

Full-time (37.5h) / Permanent

Based in Islington, London

Greenpeace UK is an independent national/regional organisation within the global Greenpeace campaigning network, which acts to change attitudes and behaviour, to protect and conserve the environment and to promote peace. The global network of Greenpeace organisations comprises 26 independent national/regional Greenpeace organisations with presence in over 55 countries across Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, as well as a coordinating and supporting organisation, Greenpeace International.

This is an opportunity to build on your unique combination of technical financial expertise, business partnering skills and senior-level experience.

Assisting in the overall smooth running of the Finance department and the production of its outputs, you'll have particular responsibility for the financial management of a key part of the organisation: Greenpeace Environmental Trust (GET), a registered charity. This will include annual statutory accounts, and conducting the annual audit, monthly reporting, and managing grants as well as preparation of the annual budget and presentation to the board of trustees.

In your wider role, you'll also be expected to develop the quality and usefulness of our reporting and all aspects of financial management, providing analysis and insight and working closely with all areas of the wider organisation as well as being an active member of the Finance team and deputising for the Head of Finance when necessary.

Location: Islington, London. Our hybrid working model enables us to enjoy the benefits of both office based and remote working. We ask that staff work from the office in Islington 40% of their time, with 20% required as a minimum. Reasonable adjustments as well as specific office based needs will be considered for those with long term health conditions and disabilities.

What we're looking for:

• ACCA/ACA/CIMA or other chartered accounting qualification (or Finalist).
• Proven experience in a finance function in a hands-on role, including working proactively to improve and/or set up and manage effective financial processes.
• Extensive technical knowledge of accounting principles and best practice, with particular reference to specific UK charity accounting rules and regulations.
• Substantial experience of management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and reporting, plus involvement in financial year-end and annual statutory audit.
• Knowledge of SUNv6 and Infor Q&A or similar finance system, plus Excel analysis and data functions, working with large and variable datasets - and ideally knowledge of Proactis or similar.
• Proven experience of delivering a business partnering focused service and providing in depth insight, analysis, guidance and support to budget-holders.

We give you:
You'll be encouraged to develop both personally and professionally, taking advantage of the wide range of learning and development opportunities available to our staff. We offer great benefits such as a generous pension scheme, subsidised lunches, free yoga and a wealth of well-being resources, just to name a few. Take a look at our Work for Greenpeace pages to find out more about what it's like to work for us and why you should apply.

Our commitment to diversity: Greenpeace UK is committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. We acknowledge that people from certain backgrounds are under-represented in environmental and campaigning organisations and we're committed to doing what we can to correct this. We are particularly keen to receive applications from people of colour; people with disabilities; people who identify as being LGBTQIA; people who have a mental health condition; and people who identify as working class now or in the past.

To Apply

To apply for this role please visit: https://www.robertsonbell.co.uk/job/deputy-head-of-finance-rb40152

Greenpeace UK is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age or any other category protected by law.

CLOSING DATE: 10 August 2025
FIRST INTERVIEWS: W.C 18 August 2025

SECOND INTERVIEWS: TBC