Volunteer Book Keeper

What will you be doing?

The successful volunteer will work closely with the Founding Director, Michael Brown. He has created a successful Not-for-Profit social enterprise that has created a Community Cooking & Wellbeing Kitchen in High Wycombe. Someone with an insight and understanding of Neurodiversity would be preferred. This role will ensure appropriate financial information is available to submit to funders. The successful volunteer will be very much part of the creative team and must have experience of team working at its best.  In terms of working hours these will be agreed upon appointment. It is essential that most of the work is carried out at the office of Empower to Cook CIC so the Founding Director is able to engage face-to-face to support his Neurodiversity.  Main tasks

Keeping the financial records up to date Monitoring cashflow Producing monthly financial reports

Skills/experience

Double entry booking Cloud-based accountancy packages Experience of QuickBooks Advanced Excel Bank statement upload and reconciliation Purchase and sales ledgers HMRC returns Financial reporting

What we can offer you

Volunteering with us will provide a great opportunity to work in a supportive social enterprise that is making a real difference to the lives of the local community. Within this highly creative social enterprise you will be very much part of the team and encouraged to take an active part in the evolution of the organisation.

Additional information

2 references will be required. Travel expenses will be considered if the successful volunteer lives outside of High Wycombe. After the initial period (3-6 months) a review will take place to determine the future priorities for the post. This is an evolving role and may lead to paid employment (subject to available funding).

What are we looking for?

The ideal volunteer will have experience of working with someone with neurodiversity. They must be an experienced team player and willing to make suggestions to help the social enterprise evolve.  Key skills and experiences:

Double entry booking Cloud-based accountancy packages Experience of QuickBooks Advanced Excel Bank statement upload and reconciliation Purchase and sales ledgers HMRC returns Financial reporting

Personal attributes  The successful candidate will be working with a highly creative Founding Director and will need to understand aspects of neuro diversity (ADHD). The founding  director is very open about this and will ensure a clear understanding of how they work best. In a nutshell it is about being in the same room for a conversation. 

What difference will you make?

Empower to Cook CIC is at an exciting point in its history. Funding from the Rothschilds Foundation, Local Government, Public Health plus working with schools and community groups supports our work at the Community Cooking & Wellbeing Kitchen and wider community in High Wycombe and beyond. The aim is to encourage more people - children to adults across all communities - to feel confident about cooking healthy, seasonal and affordable meals.  A report by Sheffield University identified High Wycombe as a 'food insecurity' hotspot with one in three people struggling to access food. Various organisations including Food Banks, Buckinghamshire Council and community groups are working together with Empower to Cook CIC to enable access to good food and the opportunity to explore how to make healthy, tasty meals on a budget. To be successful Empower to Cook CIC needs an experienced bookkeeper to keep financial records up-to-date, to monitor cashflow and produce monthly financial reports for consideration by the directors of the CIC. Funders expect regular reports and the financial aspects are important.