Finance Coordinator

Salary: £19200 – £21000 @0.6 FTE (£32,000- £35000 FT annual equivalent)

Status: 0.6 FTE

Benefits: 15 days annual leave @0.6FTE (25 days annual equivalent), 4% employers pension contribution

Length of contract: Permanent

Schedule/ hours: Provision for flexible working. Occasional evening or weekend events.
Work Location: You will have an office base at The Forum @ Greenwich (Selce), but for the right candidate this post could be suitable for remote working.

To Apply

Please email your CV and cover letter, responding to the job description below, to info@selce.org.uk with the Subject line ‘Finance Coordinator’.

Recruitment Timeline
Applications close: 5pm, 22nd August 2025
Applications reviewed: 22nd August – 28th Aug 2025
Interviews: 4th – 5th Sept 2025

About Us

South East London Community Energy (Selce) is an award-winning energy member-led cooperative. We believe in creating a fair and just energy transition by building distributed and renewable energy systems, reducing local energy demand, and leaving no one behind in the process. Selce promotes community-financed renewables, supports residents to increase the energy efficiency of their homes, and provides advice and referrals for vulnerable residents at risk of fuel poverty.

Job Description

We are looking for a dynamic and people focussed Finance Coordinator to take our organisation to the next phase: this is a fantastic opportunity to have a real impact at a fast-growing organisation. We have recently upgraded our finance systems to Xero and updated our processes: we now want to build on this success. The Finance Coordinator will prepare financial reports for the board and ensure compliance with financial regulations. They will work with our bookkeeper to ensure excellent day-to-day financial management. They will collaborate with our Project Leads supporting them to set and manage budgets, report quarterly to the board, and ensure all project income and expenditure is recorded accurately in Xero. They will also use produce cashflow forecasts and scenarios using the Xero integration with Syft that Selce has implemented. They will also play a role in HR processes reviewing timesheets monthly and ensuring contracts are amended as staff roles evolve. This role is crucial in supporting the financial health and sustainability of our organisation.

Responsibilities:

Financial Reporting:

• Review financial data and prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports.
• Present financial reports with variance analysis and commentary for the board.
• Support with the preparation of annual accounts, working with Selce’s nominated accountants and the Board.
• Respond to any queries from Selce’s nominated accountants or from the Board.
• Maintain accurate cash flow forecasts for all areas of the business.
• Monitor and report on financial performance against budgets.
Financial Record Keeping:
• Work with and manage our book-keeper,
• Respond to queries from the book-keeper about how best to enter transactions
• Help the book-keeper to implement excellent record-keeping
• Ensure financial records are accurate and up-to-date.
• Ensure invoices, payments, and receipts are processed
• Ensure Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable are managed
• Manage grants correctly allocating eligible costs against grants and supporting Project Leads to report to grant givers in accordance with terms of grant
• Manage the monthly Payroll process

Compliance and Risk Management:

• Understand and adhere to financial regulations and legislation
• Establish and maintain financial policies, controls, and procedures for Selce
• Seek out methods for minimising financial risk to Selce
• Stay up to date with technological advances and accounting software to be used for financial purposes
• Review VAT and file VAT returns
• Manage interest payments to shareholders in accordance with our rules

Support Functions:

• Assist in the development and implementation of financial policies and procedures.
• Provide financial support and advice and training to Project Leads ensuring compliance with financial regulation and our financial policies.
• Support the CEO and the Board in various financial tasks and projects.
• Track Selce’s financial performance and identify areas for potential improvement making best use of functionality within Xero or Syft for improved efficiency or effectiveness.

Skills & Experience:

Essential:

• Qualified Accountant: ACCA/ACA/CIMA or AAT level 4 part-qualified (who is working toward level 4 qualification)
• At least 2 years’ experience of working in a finance role
• Solid knowledge of financial and accounting procedures.
• Experience using financial software in particular Xero and Syft (or similar).
• Experience of using MS Excel including Pivot Tables & VLOOKUP
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to challenge and influence stakeholders

Desirable:

• Experience in the renewable energy sector.
• Experience with community-financed projects and community shares.
• Experience in a cooperative or member-led organization.
• Experience of Charities SORP (FRS 102).

To apply email your CV and covering letter to:

info@selce.org.uk with the subject line ‘Finance Coordinator’

Recruitment Timeline
Applications close: 5pm, 22nd August 2025
Applications reviewed: 22nd August – 28th Aug 2025
Interviews: 4th – 5th Sept 2025

Fundraising and Project Development Officer

Salary: £19200 – 21000 @0.6 FTE (£32,000- £35000 FT annual equivalent)
Status: 0.6 FTE
Benefits: 15 days annual leave @0.6FTE (25 days annual equivalent), 4% employers pension contribution
Length of contract: Permanent
Schedule/ hours: Provision for flexible working. Occasional evening or weekend events.
Work Location: You will have an office base at The Forum @ Greenwich (Selce), but for the right candidate this post could be suitable for partially remote working

To Apply

Please email your CV and cover letter, responding to the job description below, to info@selce.org.uk with the Subject line ‘Fundraising and Project Development Officer’

Recruitment Timeline
Applications close: 5pm, 8th Sept 2025
Applications reviewed: 9th – 12th Sept 2025
Interviews: 15th -16th Sept 2025

About Us

South East London Community Energy (Selce) is an award-winning energy member-led cooperative. We believe in creating a fair and just energy transition by building distributed and renewable energy systems, reducing local energy demand, and leaving no one behind in the process. Selce promotes community-financed renewables, supports residents to increase the energy efficiency of their homes, and provides advice and referrals for vulnerable residents at risk of fuel poverty.

Job Description

We’re recruiting a fundraiser and project development manager to build on our creative, award-winning work addressing climate change and fuel poverty in practical, tangible ways.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who shares our vision of a different energy future: one in which energy is generated renewably and used sustainably whilst leaving no one behind in the journey. We are looking for someone who understands the energy sector and the unique role that a community energy group can play in the energy transition. It is a role for someone who can imagine community solutions to energy sector issues and to translate these into fundable projects.

Your role will be to work with our board of Directors and staff to come to an understanding of our mission and values and our strategic priorities and develop and resource projects that will enable us to meet those priorities filling gaps in provision. In a practical sense, you will work with stakeholders e.g. our staff, our members, local community groups, local authorities and clients to generate ideas for future projects. The direction of travel should be broadly determined by our recent strategic review.

You will work closely with our CEO and our Board of Directors to prioritise project ideas. You will develop partnerships, refine project ideas, identify sources of funding (Trusts and Grantmakers, Corporate Giving), draft bids and cost delivery on a full cost recovery basis, submit bids and if funding is awarded, mobilise the team to deliver the work. This role provides a big and exciting challenge for someone who knows the energy sector, understands the opportunity of community and grassroots solutions, who brings excellent written communication skills and is willing to learn how to fundraise.

Responsibilities:

Grant Fundraising Support:

• Work with the Selce community (the board, staff, volunteers and other stakeholders) to generate new project ideas that support our strategic mission
• Research and identify potential grant-making trusts, foundations, and statutory bodies that will fund project proposals
• Prepare high-quality grant applications; this includes calculating budget requirements, formulating proposals, writing proposals
• Manage the grant administration process and maintain accurate records of funding opportunities and applications in the fundraising calendar.

Commissioned Work & Tendering Support:

• Assist in researching and identifying opportunities for commissioned work.
• Support the preparation of tender documents and proposals, including gathering necessary information, budgeting and formatting submissions.
• Provide administrative support for contract negotiation and agreement finalisation.

Community Share Capital

• Draft community share offer brochures and associated documentation
• Support the implementation of strategies to raise community share capital.
• Assist in planning and executing share offer campaigns, including preparing marketing materials and organising investor events.
• Help manage investor communications and data, ensuring compliance with cooperative principles and financial regulations.

Develop and Maintain Relationships

• Assist in building and nurturing relationships with funders, commissioners, and community investors through effective communication.
• Support the organisation’s representation at external events and networking opportunities.

Skills & Experience:

The ability to imagine and innovate and thereby build fundable project-based solutions working in partnership with stakeholders is more important that fundraising experience per se. This post would suit an Energy Policy graduate that has experience of either community energy or journalism (and therefore brings strong writing skills) or environmental projects

Essential:

• Knowledge of the Energy Sector: Understand the energy markets and the energy industry. Also bring a good understanding of community energy, fuel poverty, and energy efficiency
• Strong Writing Skills: Ability to write clear, concise, and compelling content for proposals, reports, and communications.
• Research & Analytical Skills: Capable of conducting thorough research
• Excell Skills: Excellent Excel skills and the ability to calculate project budgets
• Organisational & Administrative Skills: Highly organised with excellent attention to detail, capable of managing multiple tasks and deadlines effectively.
• Communication and relationship management: Good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
• IT Proficiency: Competent in using Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Passion for Mission: A genuine commitment to the values and mission of a charitable cooperative focused on energy transition and social impact.
Desirable:
• Fundraising Experience: Some demonstrable experience in fundraising activities, ideally within a charity or non-profit setting.
• Understanding of cooperative finance models or experience with community share offers.

To Apply

Please email your CV and cover letter, responding to the job description below, to info@selce.org.uk with the Subject line ‘Fundraising and Project Development Officer’

Recruitment Timeline
Applications close: 5pm, 8th Sept 2025
Applications reviewed: 9th – 12th Sept 2025
Interviews: 15th -16th Sept 2025