Local charity seeking a new Treasurer

Local charity seeking a new Treasurer

Trustee/Governor
J99219
At a glance

Skills

  • Accountancy / Auditing
  • Financial management
  • Governance
  • General / operations management
  • Business advice / analysis
  • Data analysis

Where

Marlborough, SN8 1HQ
Mainly at home

Time

Either in or out of office hours Estimate of time needed:
0-5 hours / month or 1-3 hours / week

Deadline

31 Oct 2024

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Welcome to Reach Volunteering. We are a community and registered charity that connects people, skills and good causes.

To apply for this role, and any other on our platform, you need to be based in the UK, have at least three years of experience using the skills you wish to volunteer in a professional capacity or have lived experience (for trustee roles). Read more about our criteria.

St Peter's Trust maintains the 15th century church in Marlborough, Wiltshire.

Candidates will live in the surrounding area. Our existing Treasurer retires at the March 2025 AGM, hence the search for a new Treasurer.

What will you be doing?

This is a part-time volunteer Trustee role for a Board of Trustees Treasurer for St Peter's Marlborough. The Treasurer will be responsible for financial statements, financial planning, finance, budgeting, and accounting activities to support the trust's mission and operations.

Qualifications

  • Financial Statements, Financial Planning, and Finance skills
  • Budgeting and Accounting skills
  • Experience in financial management and reporting
  • Knowledge of nonprofit financial regulations and compliance
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
  • Relevant professional certification preferred
  • Previous experience in a similar role within the charitable sector is a plus

What are we looking for?

  • Financial Statements, Financial Planning, and Finance skills
  • Budgeting and Accounting skills
  • Experience in financial management and reporting
  • Knowledge of nonprofit financial regulations and compliance
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
  • Relevant professional certification preferred
  • Previous experience in a similar role within the charitable sector is a plus

What difference will you make?

Over the past two years we have been transforming the charity in order to far greater evolve St Peter's into a vibrant hub for the community. To that end we have successfully established a coffee shop and hired an Operations Manager and Events Manager, in addition to the coffee shop staff.

The treasurer role is critical to providing guidance and leadership whilst ensuring governance and oversight as we progress on our transformation efforts.

Before you apply

Please provide a covering letter outlining why you would make a great candidate, along with a CV.

Causes
  • Local / community
  • Organisation type: 
    Charity

    Since 1974 and deconsecration, The Trust was established to restore, preserve and maintain the at risk  landmark church building on the high street of Marlborough for the benefit of its...