At a glance

Skills

Accountancy / Auditing
Financial management
Strategic development and planning

Where

London, NW6 3AA

Remote opportunity

Time

Either in or out of office hours Estimate of time needed:
0-5 hours / month We estimate this role will take 1-2 days / month. In addition, we have remote Board Meetings once a quarter for 2 hours on a weekday in the evening.

Deadline

31 Mar 2025

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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.

We're a small charity with big ambitions seeking a Finance Director or Trustee. In this rewarding role you'll have an opportunity to contribute to an innovative charity which is making a real difference to children's futures.

What will you be doing?

Our current long-term Finance Trustee is stepping down in March 2025 and we are looking for someone to learn the role from her. As we embark on our strategic growth plan, complemented with a fundraising strategy, this is a great time to join our team!

The main responsibilities and duties of this role include:

Advising on the financial implications of the charity’s strategic plan
Advising on the financial viability of the charity
Overseeing and presenting budgets, internal management accounts and annual financial statements to the board of trustees
Supporting on submitting Financial accounts to the Charities Commission
Leading in the board’s duty to ensure that proper accounting records are kept, financial resources are properly controlled, invested and economically spent, in line with good governance, legal and regulatory requirements;
Support on ensuring restricted funds are kept separate and accounted for separately
Liaising, where applicable, with the our Kenyan Finance team to support on ensuring intercompany position is maintained
Overseeing the implementation of and monitoring specific financial controls and adherence to systems;
Overseeing the charity’s financial risk‐management process

What are we looking for?

We are looking for a committed and passionate individual, who ideally would have

Strategic vision and good, independent judgement.
An understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeship.
A strong commitment to the aims of The Fursa Trust and being a strong ambassador.
Passion for educational development and non-profit work
Understanding of financial administration in the charity sector (this would be helpful)
Understanding of the management of charity resources, including internal financial controls, charity reserves and restricted funding (this would be helpful)

What difference will you make?

With your financial know how you’ll be instrumental in ensuring our continued growth and impact at a time when we want to expand our offering and reach more children in need. Your will be invaluable in supporting us to make decisions around the charity and finance.

This role is vital in making us thrive!

Before you apply

Please send us a covering letter with information on why you are interested in this role and your CV. We are open to this position transitioning over time from Volunteer to Trustee.

About The Fursa Trust

Causes

Children / families

Education

Poverty relief

Organisation type:

Charity

Fursa is committed to creating a world where all children, regardless of their background and circumstance, can lead a life of choice and opportunity.

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Small children's charity seeks Finance Director or Finance Trustee at exciting growth stage