Company: Energy Efficiency Consultants Ltd
Location: Coventry – CV3
Salary: £35,000–£40,000 FTE, depending on experience
Hours: Full-time or part-time considered
Job type: Permanent
Reports to: Managing Director
About Us
Energy Efficiency Consultants Ltd is a growing specialist consultancy working within the retrofit, energy efficiency and decarbonisation sector.
We support housing providers, contractors and public sector organisations with services including retrofit assessments, PAS 2035 coordination, energy modelling, retrofit design support and compliance.
We are proud to offer a friendly and supportive working environment with a strong feel-good factor. The work we do helps reduce energy bills, improve homes and give tenants and residents a better environment to live in. As part of our team, you will be supporting a business that makes a real difference to people’s homes, comfort and quality of life.
As the business continues to grow, we are looking for a proactive and commercially minded Finance Manager / Finance Lead to take ownership of our finance function and help us improve reporting, cashflow management, project profitability and long-term financial planning.
About the Role
This is a key role within a small but growing business. You will be the main person responsible for finance, working directly with the Managing Director.
We are looking for someone who is happy being hands-on with day-to-day finance, but who also wants to grow into a broader commercial finance role. You will help keep the business financially organised, provide clear reporting, support better decision-making and help shape the finance function as the company develops.
This role may be full-time or part-time, depending on the experience, capability and availability of the successful candidate. For part-time hours, salary will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.
We are open to someone who is still developing and wants to grow into the role, as well as someone more experienced who can bring strong finance and commercial reporting skills from day one.
The most important thing is finding the right person: someone who is organised, proactive, commercially aware, and comfortable taking ownership in a small business environment.
What You’ll Be Doing
You will take responsibility for the day-to-day finance function, including Xero, bank reconciliations, invoicing, supplier payments, credit control and chasing overdue payments.
A key part of the role will be helping us understand how the business is performing. This will include using Xero Projects to review project profitability, monitor income and costs, identify bottlenecks, and highlight where projects or clients may need attention.
You will also support the Managing Director with financial reporting, cashflow forecasting, fee forecasting, budgets and longer-term planning, including helping to build a five-year financial plan for the business.
As the role develops, you will have the opportunity to improve finance processes, reporting templates and internal controls, making sure the business has accurate and useful financial information to support growth.
About You
You do not need to be fully qualified. We are open to candidates who are qualified by experience, AAT qualified, part-qualified ACCA/CIMA, or looking to continue their finance studies. For the right person, we would be willing to support further professional qualifications.
This role would suit someone who enjoys variety and responsibility. You may already be working in a finance manager, accounts manager, bookkeeper or finance lead role, or you may be ready to step up into a position with more ownership.
You should be confident working independently, but also comfortable working closely with the Managing Director and wider team.
What We’re Looking For
- Good working knowledge of Xero and day-to-day finance processes.
- Experience with reconciliations, invoicing, supplier payments and credit control.
- Strong attention to detail and good spreadsheet skills.
- An interest in reporting, project profitability, forecasting and business performance.
- Someone proactive, organised and comfortable taking ownership.
- A person who wants to grow with the business and help improve how finance is managed.
Experience using Xero Projects, preparing cashflow forecasts, reporting on project profitability or working in a consultancy, construction, retrofit, energy or project-based business would be beneficial, but it is not essential for the right person.
The Right Person Will Be
We are looking for someone who is accurate and reliable, but also curious about the bigger picture.
The right person will not just process numbers. They will want to understand what the numbers mean, where the business is performing well, where improvements are needed, and how finance can support better decisions.
You will be comfortable asking questions, challenging missing information and helping the business become more organised and commercially aware.
Most importantly, you will want to be part of a small, friendly and growing company where your work will genuinely make a difference.
What We Offer
- Salary of £35,000–£38,000 FTE, depending on experience.
- Full-time or part-time hours considered, with part-time salary calculated pro-rata.
- A friendly, supportive and positive working environment.
- Meaningful work that helps reduce energy bills and improve homes.
- Support with further qualifications for the right person.
- Direct access to the Managing Director.
- The opportunity to shape and improve the finance function.
- A varied role with room to grow as the business grows.
Job Types
Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Salary
£35,000–£40,000 per year FTE, depending on experience.
For part-time hours, salary will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.
Benefits
- Company pension
- Support with professional development
- Quick progression
Schedule
Monday to Friday
Experience
Finance, accounts or bookkeeping experience is preferred. Xero experience is strongly desirable.
Work Location
Hybrid – Must be local to Coventry
Pay: £35,000.00-£40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Application question(s):
- Have you previously been responsible for managing day-to-day finance tasks such as reconciliations, invoicing, supplier payments and credit control?
- This role will involve being the main finance person in a small but growing business. Are you comfortable working independently and taking ownership of the finance function?
- Are you looking for full-time or part-time work?
- What is your current notice period?
- Please explain why this role appeals to you and why you feel you would suit a small, growing business where you would be the main person responsible for finance.
- Please briefly describe your experience with Xero, including reconciliations, invoicing, supplier payments and reporting.
- This role will involve helping us understand project profitability using Xero Projects. Please describe any experience you have with project profitability, job costing, management reporting or tracking income and costs against projects.
- Please describe how you would approach chasing overdue payments while maintaining a good relationship with clients.
- Can you give an example of a time when financial information you prepared helped a business owner, manager or team make a better decision?
Experience:
Work Location: In person
