We Need To Recruit a New Treasurer - Could This Be You?
This is a critical strategic role with responsibility for financial issues of the charity including, helping to set setting budgets, financial reporting, supporting fundraising activities, and drafting and signing off the annual accounts. The finances and reporting should be in line with the Charity Commission guidelines. Your expertise will help support the successful delivery of current activities, and help us make sustainable plans for the future.
Interested? Read on for further information - and you can apply/request further information via Volunteer Centre Sutton.
About the Organisation
SACCO aims to help people of African and Caribbean heritage of all ages to participate more fully in the local community, through a range of enrichment activities, delivered from an African and Caribbean perspective. SACCO aspires to build bridges across the culturally diverse communities in Sutton and the surrounding areas, by organising events and activities where people from all backgrounds and races can come together to celebrate, share and learn about each other in mutual respect.
Winner of the Sutton Community Award 2023 for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
What you will be doing
Main duties:
Work with Office Manager who is responsible for paying invoices, organising receipts and payments of the charity and volunteer expenses.
Manage Bank accounts and restricted funds account in consultation with the rest of the Board and Committee.
Support Office Manager to ensure Xero or other appropriate financial systems for record keeping are kept up-to-date and financial records are kept for the appropriate length of time for access to Independent Examiner.
Process gift aid claims and HMRC documentation.
Monitor and report on the financial health of SACCO and give an annual financial report to the AGM.
File returns to the Charity Commission and ensure the charity complies with accounting policies and regulations.
Arrange for Annual independent examination of the accounts prior to AGM.
Attend committee meetings. These run monthly we typically expect attendance at 6-8 per year virtual and face to face meetings.
Ensure Insurance Liability and other standard payments are received and renewed.
As a Trustee contribute ideas for income generation.
Attend Trustee meetings online / face to face.
Commit to organisational learning and continuous improvement by attending relevant training and performance management.
What's in it for you?
A chance to participate at a strategic level in our organisation - helping to ensure we deliver against current activities and make sustainable and exciting plans for the future.
What skills will you need?
You will need a good grounding in finance, good communication skills and a desire to help our charity thrive in its work to support the local African Caribbean community and beyond.
A DBS check will be required.
What's the time commitment and where?
Our Management Committee meets once a month (occasionally face to face in Sutton, online for the rest of the time). We typically expect the Treasurer to attend 6 to 8 of these meetings to provide a finance update. The Trustees meet separately - typically this is an online meeting once a month. We organise these meetings to take place early in the evenings.
In addition - it helps us a lot when our Trustees are visible at our events - time permitting of course.
