Charity Treasurer

An exciting opportunity to join a much-respected arts education charity as it embarks on its new three-year plan to maximise children and young people's engagement with arts and culture.
We are looking to appoint an Honorary Treasurer who will bring new energy, new ideas, new perspectives, and challenge to enhance our financial management and development as a charity.
Monitoring the financial administration of the charity and advising fellow trustees on all matters financial
Overseeing the charity's financial risk-management
Acting as a counter signatory to SPAEDA's bank accounts and as necessary on applications to funders
Liaising with our accountants, particularly in supporting the production of the annual accounts
Strategic and business planning
Knowledge of the local community
We are a small charity and handle a moderate number of transactions each month using an online accounts package (Xero). We have an online bookings system handled through our website and online payments system (STRIPE). Monthly payments approval would be required, supporting the preparation of quarterly management accounts. More input in March and April for preparation of the year end accounts and additional support in January - February would be welcomed to develop budgets, templates and invoice codes for the coming year.
Monthly - Approval of online payments, review of management accounts and reserves, monitoring cash flow
Quarterly - Preparation of board reports (quarterly management accounts), review of reserves, preparation of latest estimate
Annually - Preparation of annual budget and draft accounts for independent review
On a Project Basis - Supporting our Director and Business Manager with financial aspects of bids and applications – project budgets, customised spreadsheets and assisting with reporting templates and coding of invoices (as new projects start)
Our financial year runs from 1 st April – 31 st March with the reporting deadline of 31stDecember.
Hours: 1 to 2 days/month, much of which can be “working from home”
Role:Finance Term of office:Location:Our office is in Taunton, and the ability to get to our base at Hestercombe on a quarterly basis would be desirable
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