Finance Lead
Job Type
Full time or Part Time (minimum 3 days per week)
Pay
£28,000 – £36,000 per year (pro-rata if part time). We have a flat pay structure
Location
Remote friendly. However, we strongly encourage regular time in our Hackney office to be part of our culture
Intro
Do you care about animals? Do you enjoy bringing clarity to complex decisions, building thoughtful financial plans, and helping organisations use their resources wisely? Are you the sort of person who finds satisfaction in a well structured budget and a forecast that actually helps people make better decisions?
Animal Rising exists to accelerate the end of factory farming. We have already helped millions of animals, mobilised thousands of volunteers, and generated global attention around the treatment of animals in agriculture. But there are many more animals who still need us.
Because of that, Animal Rising is scaling. Over the next three years we expect to grow from around 30 to roughly 100 full time team members and from 1,000 to 10,000 high commitment volunteers.
To support this growth we are looking for a Finance Lead who will help ensure our financial systems, forecasts, and budgets support our mission and strategic decisions.
You will work closely with senior leadership to help guide budget strategy, ensure responsible financial planning, and build systems that allow the organisation to grow sustainably while maximising impact for animals.
About the Role
As the Finance Lead you’ll have what you need to kick-butt
A team of appreciative colleagues who care deeply about animals
Encouragement to design financial systems that actually work
The freedom to improve budgeting and forecasting frameworks
A beautiful high-ceilinged office near a park full of birds
A culture that values humour, warmth, and thoughtful collaboration
Support from bookkeeping and administrative staff
The opportunity to shape the financial structure of a growing movement
Why you might want this job
You want your financial expertise to help animals on a large scale
You enjoy helping leaders make better decisions through financial insight
You like building systems that make organisations stronger
You enjoy working with people who care deeply about their mission
You appreciate a culture that values both competence and kindness
You like the idea of finance being a tool for real world change
You’re excited by environments that feel more like a movement startup than a traditional charity
Key expectations in this role
The Finance Lead combines financial expertise with strategic thinking and collaboration. You will help ensure that Animal Rising’s resources are used effectively and that leadership has the financial insight needed to make good decisions.
Skills we’re looking for and what they look like in practice
Financial forecasting
Building short and long term forecasts that help leadership plan organisational growth
Budget management
Creating and maintaining organisational and project budgets
Strategic financial advice
Supporting senior leadership in making informed financial decisions
Financial reporting
Producing clear and accessible financial reports for leadership and teams
Systems development
Improving financial systems so they scale with organisational growth
Cross team collaboration
Helping project leads plan budgets and understand financial constraints
Communication
Explaining financial information clearly to colleagues without finance backgrounds
Success in this role looks like
• Leadership feeling confident in the organisation’s financial planning
• Budgets that align clearly with strategic goals
• Reliable financial forecasts that help guide decision making
• Clear financial reporting that teams can easily understand
• Financial systems that scale smoothly as the organisation grows
• Thoughtful financial advice that helps maximise impact for animals
How someone might struggle in this role
• Avoiding collaboration with non finance colleagues
• Communicating financial information in ways that are hard to understand
• Failing to build proactive forecasts or strategic financial insight
• Overcomplicating systems or processes
• Ignoring the mission driven context of the organisation
Why you might not want this job
• You prefer working in very rigid corporate environments
• You find fast paced, mission driven organisations stressful
• You are not motivated by helping animals
• You prefer purely technical finance work without strategic involvement
• You need to make more money than we pay staff
We need you.
Animal Rising has built a powerful grassroots movement for animals. As we scale our organisation and impact, strong financial planning will be essential to sustaining that growth.
In this role you will help ensure that our resources are used wisely, strategically, and effectively so that we can help as many animals as possible.
Key Responsibilities
Lead financial forecasting and support senior leadership with budget strategy
Develop and manage organisational budgets
Support project teams with campaign and project budgeting
Work with bookkeeping support to ensure financial records remain accurate
Create financial reports that help leadership understand financial performance
Improve budgeting frameworks and financial processes as the organisation grows
Ensure financial planning aligns with strategic organisational priorities
Support grant budgeting and financial planning for new initiatives
Application Process
To Apply: Send CV and covering letter explaining your interest in our mission and relevant experience to recruitment@animalrising.org
Application Deadline: 5/4/2026
Ideal Start Date: ASAP
Application Notes
If you are a potential fit we will let you know the next steps.
Apply early with a good enough application. We do not need perfection.
Some optional things you could include to show us you rock:
• Examples of budgets or financial systems you have built
• Financial forecasts or models you have created
• Examples of reporting you have prepared
• References
Try to make it easy for us:
• Attach everything as a single PDF
• Include your phone number
• Share your availability and potential start date
• Let us know if you would be open to a trial work day
We are humans. Please be human in your application.
Our culture values authenticity, kindness, and ambition for animals. Show us not only how you would fit that culture, but how you would add to it.
And if this role is not for you, please share it with someone who might be brilliant at it.