Finance Business Partner - EU

Clean Air Fund; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An environmental organization is seeking a Finance Business Partner to ensure effective financial processes and support project teams in both London and Brussels. The ideal candidate will have experience in grant financial management, a CCAB Accountancy qualification, and strong relationship-building skills. Proficiency in IT and the ability to present complex information are essential. This role aims to reduce air pollution through effective grant management.

Qualifications

• Experience in grant financial management.
• Ability to work in a global-facing organisation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure financial processes run smoothly for the project.
• Review and approve financial aspects of grants and projects.
• Provide financial support to the Programmes team.

Skills

Finance business partner experience

Charity SORP knowledge

Building relationships with stakeholders

Analysing complex financial information

IT proficiency

Proficiency in English

Education

CCAB Accountancy qualification or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

The Clean Air Fund is looking to recruit a Finance Business Partner to join their team in London or Brussels. This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing organisation whose mission is to use philanthropic grants to catalyse a reduction in air pollution in a newly created role. As Finance Business Partner will help ensure that the financial processes and procedures of the Clean Air Fund run smoothly, efficiently and effectively for the project and ensures enabling support to our project team members to be effective.

You will provide support across both the CAF's Finance and project team and will take a business partnering approach in helping provide a robust financial service, particularly to our Programmes team (primarily in the EU) and our grantees (pan‑EU and in nine EU Member States) to ensure new and existing grants are well managed and implemented. This role reviews and approves the financial and operational aspects of Clean Air Fund's grants and projects, including due diligence and budgets. In this role you will, alongside the Global Finance Manager, support the relevant portfolio teams as well as the Project Director, Head of Europe Portfolio, Executive Director of Programmes in managing their grant‑making budgets and with grant forecasting.

Qualifications

• Experienced finance business partner with grant financial management experience and a solutions‑focused approach.
• CCAB Accountancy qualification or equivalent by experience.
• Sound knowledge of Charity SORP.
• Experience of working in a global‑facing organisation and ability to adapt working style where appropriate.
• Experience of building relationships with senior stakeholders and working collaboratively across teams; ability to take a business partnering, solution‑focused approach.
• Able to analyse complex financial information and present it in a simple, easy‑to‑understand format.
• High quality written and verbal communication skills.
• IT proficiency (most specifically in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Proficiency in English. Knowledge of French would be considered an asset.

At Clean Air Fund, we're guided by purpose and grounded in evidence. Our culture combines clear structures and rigorous frameworks with space for fresh thinking and collaboration across diverse perspectives. We value curiosity, openness and a shared commitment to making a measurable difference.

As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, returning parents, carers or any other aspect which makes them unique. We particularly welcome applicants from under‑represented groups to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps we can take to ensure that the recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable. We are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm.