Honorary Treasurer Trustee

Rennie Grove; Watford; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A local charity organization is seeking a Trustee and Honorary Treasurer to guide its financial strategy and governance. This voluntary role involves extensive financial leadership and is ideal for someone with a strong background in accounting and risk management. The commitment involves quarterly meetings and collaboration with other Board members to ensure effective financial oversight. Your expertise could significantly impact the lives of local patients and families.

Qualifications

• Extensive senior financial leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of accounting standards and risk management.
• Exceptional communication and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Guide the charity's financial strategy and governance.
• Serve on the Board of Trustees and Committees.
• Attend meetings and evaluate financial strategies.

Skills

Senior financial leadership experience

Knowledge of accounting standards

Audit and risk management

Exceptional communication skills

Influencing skills

Stakeholder management

Job description

Are you an experienced leader in the financial sector with a passion for making a difference?We are seeking a new Trustee to take on the role of Honorary Treasurer to help guide our financial strategy and governance.

Opportunity details

TeamBoard of Trustees

Likely hoursQuarterly early evening Board meetings and serve on at least on Board Committee (Risk & Audit); Time to read and evaluate papers; Attendance at external events and networking

About the role

Are you an experienced leader with a finance background and the passion for making a difference?Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care is seeking a Trustee and Honorary Treasurer to help guide the charity’s strategy including a focus on financial responsibilities.

This voluntary role is ideal for someone with strong knowledge of accounting, audit, and risk management who can balance strategic thinking with attention to detail. If you’re a confident communicator with extensive financial experience and a desire to use those skills to support a local charity, we’d love to hear from you. Your expertise, insight and judgment could make a real difference to the lives of the local people we support.

Role requirements

• Extensive senior financial leadership experience
• Strong knowledge of accounting standards, audit and risk management
• Understanding of best practice in governance
• Exceptional communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills
• Strategic thinker with sound independent judgment
• Commitment to the mission, vision, and values of Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care

Deadline for applications is 5pm on Wednesday 29 October.

Interview dates 6 and 18 November at Peace Hospice, Watford.

Make a differenceGive your time knowing that you are making a difference to patients and families

Be part of a purposeful and experienced teamOur Executive Board is made up of a wide range of professionals from different backgrounds who all bring their own expertise and experience to the role

Using your skillsUse your skills, experience and expertise to make a real impact in your local community

Hear from our Trustees

"As Trustees we aren't involved in the day-to-day running of the charity. The organisation has a wonderful Executive Board that oversees the operational side of things. Our role is to have strategic oversight as well as ensuring the quality and compliance of services, and effective financial management.

When supporters donate money to the charity, they want to know that it is being used properly, to fund effectively managed services. It's an honour to play my part in ensuring that for the communities we serve."

"Being part of such impactful work brings a profound sense of purpose, knowing that my efforts, and those of my fellow board members, directly benefit patients and families during their most vulnerable moments"

Ready to make a meaningful impact?

If you have a finance background and a passion to make a difference to local people, we’d love to hear from you. To find out more about the role or to apply, please get in touch today. Your expertise could help shape the future of hospice care at Rennie Grove Peace.