- Salary Voluntary role
- Location London, Greater London (Hybrid)
- Job Type Voluntary
- Category Finance , Business Development
- Sectors Social Welfare
- Job Reference : Treasurer
Job Description
We are looking for a new Treasurer to join the trustee board. This role is right for you if you have financial management skills as well as a passion for supporting migrant women and for building more connected, inclusive communities.
The duties the Trustees collectively are to:
Ensure Xenia is carrying out its purposes for the public benefit, in accordance with its governing document (Constitution), charity law, and any other relevant legislation or regulations. This might include:
● ensuring you understand the charity’s purposes as set out in its governing document
● planning what Xenia charity will do, and what we want it to achieve
● be able to explain how all of the charity’s activities are intended to further or support its purposes
● understand how the charity benefits the public by carrying out its purposes
Comply with Xenia’s governing document and the law:
● make sure that the charity complies with our constitution
● comply with charity law requirements
Manage Xenia’s resources responsibly:
● Ensure that Xenia applies its resources exclusively in pursuance of its objects (i.e. it must not spend money on activities which are not included in the objects)
● ensure the financial stability of Xenia, protecting and managing Xenia’s resources;
Act with reasonable care and skill:
● contribute actively to the trustees’ role in giving firm strategic direction to Xenia, setting overall policies, defining goals, setting targets and evaluating performance against agreed targets;
● safeguard the reputation, values and integrity of Xenia;
● appoint and support paid staff and oversee the monitoring of their performance.
Ensure the charity is accountable:
All the trustees must comply with statutory accounting and reporting requirements. Also they should:
● be able to demonstrate that your charity is complying with the law, well run and effective
● ensure accountability within the charity, particularly where you delegate responsibility for particular tasks or decisions to staff or volunteers
The Treasurer also has the following specific duties:
● Maintain an overview of Xenia’s financial affairs, including working with an external accountant to compile a financial report to submit to The Charity Commission;
● Support other trustees to make strategic financial decisions in Xenia’s best interest;
● Work with staff to ensure that proper financial records are maintained.
Role description:
The treasurer will work closely with the staff team (especially the Operations Organiser) as well as with the chair and Finance & Fundraising Sub-Group. Responsibilities will include:
● Working with the Operations Organiser to prepare quarterly finance reports and presenting these at quarterly trustee meetings;
● Working with an external accountant on the preparation of annual accounts for The Charity Commission and arranging for these to be independently examined/audited;
● Working with the staff and organising team to prepare annual budgets;
● Attending all trustee meetings and Finance & Fundraising Sub-Group meetings;
● Approving large payments;
● Maintaining financial oversight of the organisation;
● Working with the Operations Organiser to draft and review finance policies.
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