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Pauline East (she/her)

Finance Manager

With Opportunity Green since: May 2025

“Since joining the operations team I’ve found that OGs passion for climate justice and change extends throughout the whole organisation.  The operations team are dedicated and fully focused on enabling the organisation to deliver on its mission. My aim is to optimise and strengthen our financial systems and controls, ensuring that they meet the increasingly complex needs of our growing organisation and support sound decision-making.”

Specialist areas:

Charity finance

About Pauline:

Pauline has over 25 years’ accountancy experience, including 12 years in charity accounting. Before joining Opportunity Green, she was Head of Finance at Sistema Scotland, a charity committed to improving lives and strengthening communities through music and nurturing relationships. She is a Chartered Management Accountant (CGMA) and holds an MA (Hons) in Accountancy and Finance. 

As Finance Manager at Opportunity Green, Pauline oversees all of our finances and financial reporting; develops financial policies, procedures and internal financial controls; keeps track of all our income and expenses; and helps prepare our financial accounts.