Would you be able to volunteer a day per month to help the Finance Manager oversee the charity’s financial health and controls, to advise and help it carry out its duties and objectives?
The role would largely oversee the finance function in the charity by reviewing our annual financial statements and statutory requirements, and monitoring management accounts with our Council of Management. As a member of the Council of Management, the Treasurer would play a key part in identifying and monitoring opportunities and risks to the charity in using its resources to effectively achieve its mission and outcomes. The Treasurer would sit on the Officers Group, which meets regularly between full Council meetings.
Objective
Church Action on Poverty is a medium-sized national registered charity and company limited by guarantee with an annual turnover of £747,009 (2023-24 annual accounts). Poverty robs people of dignity, freedom, and hope, of power over their own lives. We believe that our vision – an end to poverty in the UK – can become a reality.
As a member of the board of trustees (Council of Management), the overall role of the Treasurer is to maintain an overview of the organisation’s affairs, ensure its financial viability and ensure that proper financial records and procedures are maintained.
Key responsibilities
- Oversee all financial aspects of the charity, on behalf of the Council of Management, to ensure its short- and long-term viability.
- Advise the Council of Management on strategic financial oversight.
- Assist the Chair, other honorary officers, Chief Executive and Finance Manager in ensuring that the Council of Management fulfils its duties and responsibilities in the financial governance of the charity.
- Ensure the charity effectively uses its financial, human and other resources to deliver its mission and outcomes.
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If you would like to apply for this role or request an informal conversation, please email one of the team:
- Chair, Helen Goodman
- Current Treasurer, Charles Elliott CPFA
- Finance Manager, Karen Wilson
Church Action on Poverty is a Charity and Network in Association with Churches Together in England.