Finance Manager

London (Shoreditch), United Kingdom

Part time (12 hours a week)

£45,000 - £50,000 (pro-rated)

Job Description

Firetail is a strategy consultancy working to achieve social progress. Our purpose is to help impact-driven organisations realise their ambitions for society. We are a certified B-Corp and member of 1% for the planet.

Since Firetail’s founding in 2005, we have worked with over 150 clients around the world on the greatest challenges facing society, from global health to climate change, from science and innovation to human rights, democracy, and digital rights. Our clients are united by the scale of their ambition and their desire for positive social progress.

Our work falls in two categories:

• Strategy: we help our clients with strategy development, futures thinking, and organisational change projects.
• Impact: we help our clients with impact management, evaluation, and learning.

Firetail is looking for a Finance Manager to continue the smooth running of our finance and operations, including support on HR. The role reports directly to the Chief Executive and works closely with our team of consultants. This role is at the heart of our team and plays an essential part in the success of the business.

We envisage this role taking around 1.5 days (12 hours) per week. We can be flexible on the pattern of those hours but have a preference for candidates with availability on Mondays who are available to join our team in the London office.

Working at Firetail

Working at Firetail gives you the opportunity to make a positive contribution towards social progress. We do this by building our clients’ understanding of where they are now, where they want to get in the future, and the decisions they need to make to get there.

You will be central in helping ensure the smooth operations of our business and be a key part of our team. You will also have the opportunity to attend team days, contribute to strategy discussions, and drive commercial thinking in the team. We value each member of the team for the unique set of skills, experience, and perspectives they bring.

We are committed to supporting professional development. We are a small team, so you will have the opportunity to take on a range of different responsibilities.

Our London office is located at Princelet Street Fora in Shoreditch, London. We are open to discussing flexible working with a blend of office and remote working. We currently have at least one fixed day in the office (Monday) with the flexibility to work from home on other days. We organise team away days and social events at a regular cadence through the year.

Candidates’ starting salary will be set according to their qualifications and experience within the set range, and pro-rated to account for the part-time nature of this role. The annual leave entitlement is 25 days plus public holidays, pro-rated for this role. You will be eligible to join the company’s stakeholder pension scheme, and we will enrol you after successful completion of the probationary period.

Key responsibilities

• Strategic finance: preparing quarterly management accounts; supporting the preparation of Board management reports; accurate analysis of business performance and financial health; annual budget setup and monthly controls; year-end financial statements for external accountant; ad-hoc financial reporting when required to support decision-making.
• Commercial value: reviewing contracts to identify commercial opportunities; working with consultants to ensure projects remain on time/budget; tracking the sales pipeline.
• Operational financial management

Qualifications and experience

Required

• You will be part-qualified, QBE or qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA) and will have experience of providing finance support in a standalone role, ideally with an organisation of a similar size and in a similar type of work to ours.
• You will have demonstrable experience of providing operational HR support, with a strong working knowledge of UK employment law. 

Core competencies

Required

• You will be a supportive and positive team player who shares our values and wants to make an essential contribution to a dynamic team.

How to apply

To apply, by Sunday 22nd March 2026 please send the following items to recruit@firetail.co.uk referencing the job title in the email subject:

i. Your CV.

ii. Answers to these questions:

• Based on your understanding of organisations like ours, what are three ways you could help us deliver increased commercial value?
• Do you have the right to live and work in the UK for the next three years? Firetail cannot sponsor work visas at this time.
• When would you be available from / what is your notice period?

Further information

In case you might have questions about this job posting, you can reach us via recruit@firetail.co.uk. No agencies please.

Final appointments will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references. We require two references. One reference must be from your present or most recent employer. We will not reach out to your referees until after we have made you an offer which you have accepted.

The first three months of your employment will be a probationary period. During this time, Firetail will assess your suitability for acceptance to a full fixed-term position.