About Finance Earth

Finance Earth is the UK’s leading environmental impact investment advisor and regulated fund manager, working in partnership with a range of organisations to protect and restore the environment utilising market-based mechanisms, designing and implementing bespoke financing solutions and creating high impact investments. We are an employee-owned social enterprise with a mission to mobilise investment for nature, climate and communities. We have advised on over 100 projects and mobilised over £100 million for environmental impact. We are the UK’s leading financial adviser working in its emerging 'nature markets', through which the Government aims to scale up private investment into nature recovery in England to at least £500 million a year by 2027, and over £1 billion by 2030. We are also an FCA-regulated fund manager, having designed, raised and managed several impact funds to date, including Community Owned Renewable Energy (“CORE”), a £50 million fund raised in 2017 that invested in community solar farms, successfully exited in 2023 generating commercial-level returns for investors alongside a projected £20 million in local community benefits over the lifetime of the assets.

Other examples of our work can be found on our website. The latest product we are fundraising for is UK Nature Impact Fund (“UK Nature”, “the Fund”), an innovative blended finance vehicle targeting commercial-level returns from high-impact investments into nature-based solutions (NbS) across England and hopefully beyond in the future.

The Fund

UK Nature is a pioneering fund investing in NbS in England. It has already secured cornerstone investment from the UK Government via Defra, which is investing £30 million and taking a ‘first loss’ position, meaning it doesn’t get paid back until other investors receive their capital back plus a 7% return. It is targeting £90-120 million in total including Defra, with a first close of around £50 million expected in Q4 2025. The Fund has a 5-year investment period followed by a 7-year holding period, and is targeting a net return of over 8%. It will be primarily investing in woodland creation projects registered with the Woodland Carbon Code, peatland restoration projects registered with the Peatland Code, and Biodiversity Net Gain (“BNG”) projects, with returns generated primarily from the sale of carbon credits and biodiversity units, as well as government grants for woodland and peatland projects, a small amount of commercial timber income, and land appreciation on up to 15% of the Fund available for freehold acquisition. Up to 10% of the Fund will be deployed into impact private equity as growth capital into nature restoration supply chain companies.

Finance Earth is the AIFM for the Fund and will act as investment adviser and fund manager. The current UK Nature fund management team (“the Fund Team”) consists of Rich Speak and Jamie Mansfield, co-Founders and Managing Directors of Finance Earth and Investment Committee members; Rich Fitton, Development Manager and co-head of the Fund Team; several Finance Earth analysts and associates; and a support function including risk, compliance and administration.

The Role

The Fund Administrator will be the operational backbone of the investment platform—ensuring seamless fund operations, investor reporting, compliance, and financial administration. You’ll work closely with the investment team, external fund administrators, accountants, custodians, and legal counsel to maintain the integrity and efficiency of our fund structure.

Reporting to the co-heads of the Fund, the Fund Administrator will also support investor communications, including managing and coordinating responses to investor requests from the Fund Team.

Based in our London headquarters, this position is ideal for candidates who want to combine their prior professional investment expertise with creativity, innovation and impact.

The Fund Administrator will join the Fund team as it is about to reach first close and begin to deploy capital. In addition to being responsible for the day-to-day operational and financial administration, the Fund Administrator will also be involved in supporting the fundraising efforts (in particular, investor due diligence processes) to assist the Fund in reaching its final close target of £120 million.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and review fund accounting, NAV calculations, capital accounts, and financial statements prepared by external fund administrators

• Coordinate and verify capital calls and distributions to Limited Partners

• Monitor cash flows, banking activity, and reconciliation of fund accounts

• Maintain accurate records of investor commitments, contributions, and ownership interests

• Support the preparation of quarterly and annual financial reports and investor statements, including performance metrics

• Ensure timely delivery of reports to Limited Partners

• Assist with regulatory filings (FCA), compliance checklists, and audit processes

• Maintain fund documentation, data rooms and governance registers (including LPAs, side letters, resolutions)

• Support fund closings and onboarding of investors

• Liaise with legal counsel and compliance officers on documentation and fund governance matters

• Support fundraising activities by contributing to investor Q&A, and managing due diligence processes

• Act as a key point of contact for Limited Partners

• Act as a key point of contact for external service providers (administrator, depository, auditor, tax advisor)

• Collaborate with the Fund Team to provide operational insights and support

Skills and experience

• 3+ years of relevant experience in fund administration or operations, ideally in private markets

• Strong understanding of fund accounting, reporting, and operational processes

• Familiarity with limited partnership structures and private capital fund operations

• Self-motivated, ability to work to and meet tight deadlines and to plan and organise work unsupervised

• Commitment to high quality standards with a detail-oriented approach

• Ability to operate consistently within business guidelines and ethics in multicultural environments

• Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written formats, appropriate to the specific audience

• Computer literacy and excellent written/oral communication skills in English

• Strong Excel skills and proficiency with other Microsoft Office products

• High standard of integrity and commitment to confidentiality

• Demonstrable interest in nature and the environment

• Experience working in funds in the Natural Capital sector or an adjacent Infrastructure sector such as Renewables

• Strong understanding of and familiarity working with legal documents including contracts, investor agreements

• Experience of working within the environmental or social impact investment sectors

• Experience working with or volunteering with environmentally focussed charities, social enterprises or other relevant experience working in the natural environment sector

The Rewards

Our people are our business; we work hard to ensure that they have fulfilling careers and a good work-life balance. We encourage training to make sure our people are equipped to do their jobs to the best of their abilities and offer flexible working and generous holidays so that staff can both meet client expectations and personal goals.

As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence and strong team ethic. Finance Earth can provide a superior experience for building and maintaining a professional career in finance - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow whilst delivering work that is highly impactful and beneficial for our planet. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

• Opportunity to earn up to £61,000 per annum

• Base salary up to £50,000 per annum, depending on experience

• Up to 20% of salary, discretionary annual bonus, and discretionary Christmas bonus of up to £1,000

• Opportunity to become a shareholder after 12 months with a potential dividend allowance

• 25 days holiday + English bank holidays + 2-3 days free at Christmas + up to 5 days length-of-service award

• Potential for hybrid and flexible working

• Generous training budgets with learning and continuous development as a critical element of the way we work

• Private medical insurance, Group life insurance and 3% pension contribution

• Monthly team socials

Please submit your application by Wednesday, 29th October. However, we reserve the right to close the application window early if we receive a high number of applications.

Finance Earth is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximise their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the disciplines in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.