Volunteer Treasurer required to transfom our financial processes at our established Charity

What will you be doing?

This is a time of transition for Arthros.  The founding members are all ready to step back a little, although will stay involved for the next 12 months.  We are looking for someone willing to bring up to date knowledge of financial processes to the role.  Treasurer role ●  Create and present budgets, internal management accounts and annual financial statements to the Board of Trustees in a way that enables trustees to understand them. ●  Ensure proper accounting records are kept, and  appropriate accounting procedures and controls are in place. ● Ensure robust and comprehensive financial policies are in place and implemented, and support the development of policies covering financial reserves, and cost management. ● Monitor and advise on the financial viability of the charity. ● Advise on the financial implications of the charity’s strategic plan and financial risk-management process ● Ensure investments  are maximised. ● Lead on the appointment of  external auditors. ● Develop and implement systems for appraising, mitigating and reporting corporate risk. ● Ensure that the accounts are prepared and disclosed in the form required by relevant statutory bodies, for example, the Charity Commission and the Registrar of Companies. ● Keep the board informed about its financial duties and responsibilities and develop the financial understanding of the Board of Trustees. Don’t look for our website, we don’t have one YET.  What we have is secure funding through investments that mean we are going to be able to help people for the foreseeable future.            

What are we looking for?

Personal skills and qualities ● Finance professional with at least 3 years experience.  ● Srategic thinker with an ability to balance risk and opportunity. ● Clear communicator with the ability to bring the financial information alive to non-finance specialists. ● A strong personal commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. ● Commitment to Nolan’s seven principles of public life  Desirable ● Knowledge of Reading

What difference will you make?

This is an opportunity to create huge change to the way Arthros manages financial processes.  At the moment everything is done manually, with payments made by cheques and no online banking. Our current beneficiaries are small in number, but our work has great impact.   You will help Arthros develop our processes, based on what our consultants have heard from people, so we can help more people live well with arthritis, reducing loneliness and isolation and helping them live their best lives. “Arthros have made an immense impact on my life. Arthros have given me that confidence that I can do anything” – grant beneficiary.