Trustee for Finance and Accounts

Make More; Walsall; On-site; GBP 10,000 - GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing community organisation in Walsall is seeking a Finance & Accounts Trustee to join its new board. The role involves providing strategic financial oversight to ensure sustainability during a period of growth. Ideal candidates will have finance or accounting experience and a strong grasp of financial controls, budgeting, and reporting. This is a unique opportunity to support community services and ensure resources are managed effectively to assist vulnerable populations responsibly.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance or accounting.
• Strong understanding of budgeting and financial reporting.
• Confident in providing strategic financial oversight.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic financial oversight to ensure sustainability.
• Support budgeting, financial controls, and planning.
• Work alongside directors during significant growth.

Skills

Financial oversight

Budgeting

Financial controls

Reporting

Experience with community organisations

Job description

We are seeking a Finance & Accounts Trustee to join a new trustee board supporting a growing community organisation. You’ll provide strategic financial oversight to ensure sustainability as we expand services supporting wellbeing, inclusion, and vulnerable communities.

What difference will you make?

During a period of significant growth, the Finance & Accounts Trustee will strengthen financial oversight, sustainability, and planning. Your guidance will help ensure resources are well managed, funding is maximised, and services remain resilient, enabling us to support more people in our community effectively and responsibly.

What are we looking for?

We are seeking a trustee with finance or accounting experience and a strong understanding of financial controls, budgeting, and reporting. Experience supporting organisational growth, charities, or community organisations is valued. You should be confident providing strategic financial oversight and helping ensure long-term sustainability and good governance.

What will you be doing?

This new role is one of four trustees joining a new board to work alongside our directors during a significant growth period. The Finance & Accounts Trustee will support financial oversight, budgeting, controls, and sustainability, helping the organisation manage growth responsibly and ensure resources are used effectively to support our communities.