Programme Finance Manager

The role

We’re looking for a confident and collaborative programme finance manager to support the financial aspects of our loan and grant programmes, particularly within the transport and service delivery teams.

In this role, you will lead on contractual reporting, business critical projects and be the key link between our programme delivery and finance teams, ensuring we manage public funds responsibly and deliver great customer service.

You will have the opportunity to improve processes, support your team’s development, and build strong relationships with government funders.

This is a great opportunity to contribute to meaningful climate action while shaping how we manage and report on high-value financial support schemes.

The team

You will be part of our service delivery team, which manages government funded loans and grants that help people make sustainable changes to their homes and transport. We’re a supportive and purpose driven team that takes pride in doing work that benefits people and the planet. We work closely with colleagues across Energy Saving Trust and with external partners to ensure we deliver excellent results.

What you will do

• Oversee the financial governance of all loan and grant schemes.
• Oversee financial planning, forecasting and reporting for loan and grant schemes.
• Ensure accurate forecasting, regular reconciliation of budgets, and timely delivery of key reports, including quarterly fund balance statements.
• Act as a key contact for government funders, providing accurate and timely financial updates.
• Improve systems and processes to boost efficiency and customer experience.
• Collaborate closely with finance colleagues to align financial data with programme activity.

What you will bring

• Experience managing financial reporting, forecasting and governance within a programme or operational context.
• Strong leadership skills and a commitment to team development.
• Great communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A problem-solving mindset with the ability to balance detail and big-picture thinking.
• A focus on improving customer service and internal processes.
• Stakeholder management skills, demonstrating integrity and diplomacy.

For more information, please see the job description on our website.

Please submit an anonymised CV and cover letter, removing your name, address, email address, and any other identifying details. Please note, applications submitted without a cover letter may be rejected.

As part of our recruitment process, we conduct background checks on all candidates who receive a conditional offer of employment. The nature of the scheme that we are contracted to work on with Scottish Government means that we are required to comply with UK Government standards when carrying out pre‑employment checks for new starters. This check is known as the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS).

BPSS checks include

• Verification of identity
• Verification of right to work in the UK
• Verification of your previous 3 years of employment history, including periods spent overseas
• A basic criminal record check (DBS), and where relevant, criminal record information from countries where you have lived for significant periods

Information obtained will only be used for the purposes of assessing your suitability for the role. Please note that if successful, any offer of employment made will be conditional pending the successful completion of the BPSS checks. To meet BPSS requirements, candidates must hold valid UK Right to Work documentation. If you have lived or worked overseas, these periods can be verified as long as the relevant evidence can be provided.

More information on the checks can be found here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/baseline-personnel-security-standard-on-amiqus-processing-data-privacy-notice

Who we are

Energy Saving Trust is a leading and trusted organisation, dedicated to promoting energy efficiency, low carbon transport and sustainable energy use. We aim to address the climate emergency and deliver the wider benefits of clean energy as we transition to net zero.

At Energy Saving Trust we don’t just offer jobs – we offer careers. For our people, being part of the effort to address the climate emergency makes working for us truly meaningful and rewarding.

Work where you thrive

At Energy Saving Trust, flexibility isn’t just a policy, it’s how we work. Most of our roles can be done remotely, and many of our people choose to work from home full-time. Prefer an office environment? We have welcoming spaces in London, Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff and Hadleigh for those who want to connect in person.

We’ll support you with:

• Generous holiday (25 days + bank holidays + extra Christmas leave)
• True flexibility in how and where you work (subject to role requirements)
• Strong pension & life assurance
• Enhanced family leave
• Green travel perks (EV scheme, cycle to work)
• Professional development support
• Yearly wellbeing allowance

These are just some of the benefits we offer.

Want to know more about how we make flexibility real? Check out our Benefits and Culture page

Reasonable adjustments: We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive of and accessible for, everyone.

If you think you may need additional support or reasonable adjustments made to any part of the recruitment process, please get in touch with [email protected] or call reception on +44 (0)20 7222 0101. We will do our very best to support you.

Diversity and inclusion

Energy Saving Trust is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can be themselves, with support to be their best.

We strongly encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and with different identities and experiences to apply for roles with Energy Saving Trust.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and we ringfence a minimum number of interview slots for candidates who apply via the Disability Confident scheme and meet the criteria for a role. Find out more here.

You can find out more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.

To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications

Please note, that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this post. To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK