Volunteer Treasurer Trustee to join an pioneering international board, representing a global alliance working for children and families.

What will you be doing?

We are looking for a Treasurer with experience of working with not for profits in setting strategic financial direction,. It would be desirable to have experience in complying with the Charity Commission for England and Wales or similar bodies’ regulations.  You would be joining our board at an exciting time, as we implement our new strategy, build on our campaigns, broaden our advocacy to mobilise greater support and achieve change.  The Treasurer will maintain an overview of the organisation's affairs, ensuring its financial viability and that the organisation has policies and systems in place to ensure robust financial planning, implementation and reporting.

What are we looking for?

The Treasurer will maintain an overview of the organisation's affairs, ensuring its financial viability and that the organisation has policies and systems in place to ensure robust financial planning, implementation and reporting. This will involve :

Reviewing budgets, accounts and financial statements, and recommending them to the Board for approval  Being assured that the financial resources of the organisation meet its present and future needs  Ensuring that the charity has an appropriate reserves policy  Ensuring that appropriate accounting procedures and controls are in place Ensuring that the charity has an appropriate investment policy  Ensuring that the accounts are prepared and disclosed in the form required by funders and the relevant statutory bodies  Ensuring that the accounts are scrutinised through external audits and internal reviews and that any recommendations are implemented  Keeping the Board informed about its financial duties and responsibilities  Chairing the Resource Mobilisation and Communications Committee (formerly the Finance and Human Resources Committee), leading online meetings three times a year Ensuring that organisation has processes in place to meet any compliance requirements  Ensuring the organisation has a risk management process in place  Reviewing and signing financial transactions and other documentation requiring board approval 

What difference will you make?

This is a substantive role at the core of our organisation. We are a global alliance of 51 local organisations in 40 countries, working on the front line with children and families in need. Our vision is a world in which children and families everywhere have access to the support they need to survive and thrive. Our mission is to make that happen through research, knowledge exchange, campaigning and humanitarian responses. We are registered as a charity under the Charity Commission for England and Wales and have two subsidiaries registered in New Zealand and in the US  Family values mutual accountability and has a Responsibility Framework which outlines responsibilities and rights for board trustees, members and staff. The Treasurer has a key role in ensuring that mutual accountability is upheld in areas of finance by identifying and highlighting potential conflicts of interest. Through campaigning, we influence and inspire others to take action for children and families worldwide. For more information about our work and our members, please visit our website: https://familyforeverychild.org