At a glance

Skills

Accountancy / Auditing
Bookkeeping
Financial management
Strategic development and planning

Where

London, N1 9JP

Mainly at the office

Time

Mostly outside office hours Estimate of time needed:
0-5 hours / month Six evening meetings a year. Board members are expected to attend all board meetings. Meetings last approximately two hours

Deadline

20 Jul 2025

Healthwatch Islington is the independent champion for people who use health and social care services in our borough. We’re looking for a treasurer to oversee the organisation's financial health.

What will you be doing?

Duties include:

Working with the CEO and accountant on the presentation of budgets, internal management accounts and annual financial statements to the Board of Trustees.
Ensuring, at a board level, that proper accounting records are kept, and that appropriate accounting procedures and controls are in place.
Monitoring and advising on the financial viability of the charity.
Overseeing financial controls and adherence to systems, regularly liaising with the CEO and accountant
Being knowledgeable of the financial implications of the charity’s strategic plan, including overseeing the charity’s financial risk-management process
Ensuring investments and assets are maximised.
Working with the CEO and chair to oversee the development and implementation of systems for appraising, mitigating and reporting financial risk.
Supporting the CEO/ accountant to ensure that the accounts are prepared and disclosed in the form required by relevant statutory bodies e.g. the Charity Commission
Keeping the board informed about its financial duties and responsibilities and liaising with the CEO and chair to develop the financial understanding of the Board of Trustees.

What are we looking for?

We'd like:

A finance professional and knowledge of charity finance would be an advantage.
A strategic thinker with the ability to balance risk and opportunity
A clear communicator with the ability to bring financial information alive to non-finance specialists
An individual willing to play an active role in areas such as forecasting and setting budgets

What difference will you make?

Our board members are local people with an interest in ensuring Islington residents have the best health and care. You'll help set our strategy, provide scrutiny and oversight, and approve policies and procedures that are needed for us to work effectively.

We are a small organisation, but we are ambitious about reaching the residents who are least likely to have a voice. We set up and lead a partnership of minority-led organisations and partners say that by working together we have made a real impact for the communities they work with. Our current focus is on general access to health care services as this has been so greatly impacted by the pandemic.

We also provide local residents with information about local services and their rights to access those. We are part of a national network of Healthwatch organisations.

Before you apply

Please send a covering letter outlining why you’re interested in our organisation and what you would bring to the Board along with a CV

Treasurer Recruitment Pack for Reach.pdf

About Healthwatch Islington

Causes

Black, asian and minority ethnic groups

Children / families

Health and well being / research and care

Older people / later life

Refugees / migrants

Organisation type:

Charity

Healthwatch Islington works to improve the experience of residents using health and social care services in Islington by:

Trying to influence local health and social care based on

Trustee with financial background to join board of Islington health charity as treasurer