Finance Manager (6-month sickness cover, immediate start)

Ember, a fully remote and globally-focused nonprofit, is seeking a 6-month sickness cover (with possibility to extend) in our finance team to support our financial management, reporting, and compliance functions, whilst being part of our mission to advance the global energy transition. This role requires a deep understanding of UK accounting standards and nonprofit financial management, as well as the ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic, international environment.

The role

In the position, you will play a vital role in managing our financial operations to ensure the organisation's long-term stability and impact. You will be responsible for the following on an interim basis:

• Month-end closing and payment processes
• Grant reporting
• Internal grant allocation
• Cash flow management
• Treasury
• Compliance with regulatory requirements
• Budgeting and budget control

Key responsibilities

• Financial Management: cash flow oversight, managing accounting, payment and treasury functions, ensuring financial accuracy
• Reporting: preparing financial statements, management reports, grant reports, and compliance documents, working with our external bookkeeper
• Compliance: ensuring adherence to laws and standards
• Collaboration: supporting other departments with team-based budgets and aligning with organisational goals.

Please note we are working to a tight timeline for this role. Applications close on Tuesday 30 June at 3pm (UK time), shortlisted candidates will be invited on Wednesday 1 July, and interviews will take place on Thursday 2 July.

About Ember

Ember is an independent, not-for-profit energy think tank that aims to accelerate the clean energy transition with data and policy. We gather, curate and analyse data on the power sector and coal mine methane emissions, and use our findings to improve energy and climate policy.

See our work at https://ember-energy.org/ and https://x.com/ember_energy

Must have

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field; professional certification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA) is required 
• Minimum of a total of 3 years of experience in the finance function of at least two different non-profit organisations headquartered in the UK, including experience in financial reporting for grant reporting and internal allocation
• Passionate about the climate movement and/or the global energy transition
• Fluent in spoken and written English

Nice to have

• Experience in using AI for finance
• Experience in managing team-based P&L and budgeting process
• Experience in Xero
• Experience with the Google Suite, especially Google Spreadsheet
• Other language skills (especially Asian ones and Spanish)

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of background.

Salary: £60,000-65,000 FTE p.a. (i.e. £5,000-5,500/per month for 100% full time). 

Contract: 6-month contract with the possibility to extend. Working hours can be flexible between 60% part-time and full-time (100%).

Location: Remote - UK Based

Further benefits: We offer a competitive benefits package, including:

• We operate a nine-day fortnight meaning our full-time staff are given every other Friday off work with no reduction in pay
• 25 days holiday, plus UK bank holidays (unless local statutory minimums are higher) and for each year that you're part of the team at Ember you'll receive an additional day of holiday, up to a maximum of 5 additional days.
• Generous paid maternity and paternity leave
• Flexible working conditions, including the opportunity for part-time work and home working.
• Access to a local working space can also be arranged for employees
• Free annual eye tests
• Access to a counselling service
• Funding and allocated time for your training and development
• Paid volunteer day
• Four paid days off to enable low carbon travel
• Time off to donate blood