The Green Team is looking for an experienced, collaborative and solutions-focused Finance & Corporate
Services Manager to take operational ownership of our finance function and help ensure the systems
supporting our charity are effective, secure and resilient.
The Green Team is an environmental charity supporting children and young people to connect with nature, build
confidence, develop skills and improve wellbeing through outdoor learning and environmental action.
This is a key role within our small and friendly team, combining hands-on charity finance management with oversight
and coordination of wider corporate systems.
Significant charity finance experience and strong practical Xero expertise are essential.
What You'll Do
Working closely with our Co-CEO Corporate Development, wider staff team, Treasurer and Trustees, you will:
- take operational ownership of Green Team's day-to-day finance function;
- manage and continually
improve Xero and associated financial systems;
- produce monthly management accounts,
budgets, cashflow forecasts and financial reports;
- manage restricted and unrestricted funds and support
programme and funder reporting;
- oversee payroll, pensions, banking, payments, reconciliations and
financial controls;
- support preparation of annual accounts and coordinate with our external
accountants;
- provide clear and practical financial advice to colleagues and budget holders;
- help
strengthen financial procedures, reporting and organisational systems; and
- coordinate key corporate
services including IT systems, cyber security arrangements, business continuity, insurance and
contracts.
You will not be expected to provide specialist technical IT or cyber security support. We work with external
providers for this expertise.
What We're Looking For
You will have:
- significant practical charity or third-sector finance experience, supported by a relevant
accounting/bookkeeping qualification or substantial equivalent professional experience;
- strong practical
Xero experience, including reviewing, developing or improving Xero systems;
- a good
understanding of restricted and unrestricted funds and grant-funded project finance;
- experience of
management accounts, budgeting, cashflow, payroll and financial controls;
- experience supporting annual
accounts and working with accountants, auditors or independent examiners;
- excellent organisational
skills and attention to detail; and
- the ability to make financial information clear and accessible to
people without a finance background.
Just as importantly, we're looking for someone who is approachable and collaborative.
Green Team is a small dynamic organisation which has transformation impact on young people and greenspaces.
You'll enjoy working alongside colleagues, understanding the programmes our finances support and helping
people feel confident about budgets and financial processes. You'll be comfortable taking ownership of your
area while contributing as part of a wider team.
You don't need to be an expert in every aspect of corporate services. We're looking for someone with strong
financial foundations who can coordinate systems effectively, identify risks and improvements, and work
confidently with specialist external advisers.
Why Join The Green Team?
Our vision is a Scotland where everyone values and can enjoy the natural environment.
Since 1995, we have been creating opportunities for children and young people to spend meaningful time outdoors. Our
programmes connect young people with nature, others and themselves, supporting both personal development and
positive environmental action.
This role offers an opportunity to use your financial and organisational expertise in a values-led charity where
strong finances and effective systems directly support our work with young people and nature. To find out
more:
Green Team 2025 Impact Report