Financial Advisor to the Board of Trustees

You will use your financial knowledge and experience to undertake reviews of the Charity’s management accounts as well as providing the necessary oversight of the annual audited accounts process. You will advise other members of the financial committee and Board members to ensure the responsible management of charitable funds.

The post-holder, along with other Board members, will oversee governance, strategy and operational management. This includes actively contributing to policy setting, strategic direction, goal and target setting, and evaluating the organisation's performance against targets, budgets, plans and charitable objectives.

4 x 3-hour meetings a year, in person, usually on a Friday, and one strategy day a year, usually in September. There will be the option to also attend the main board meetings, also 4 times per year.

What skills you need?

• A qualification in accounting
• The ability to work closely with the charity's firm of accountants and our Treasurer.
• A commercial approach, which will support the management of the Charity’s trading arm.
• Expertise in providing leadership and explaining financial matters to non-financial trustees.
• Expertise in analysing and interpreting detailed information such as statistical and financial data and information on legal, fundraising, and policy and drawing appropriate conclusions.
• Able to motivate and communicate effectively, to command the respect of others, to challenge and engage courteously, particularly those of opposing views, facilitating agreement across a wide range of perspectives and attitudes.