Treasurer: Disability Advocacy Charity - Volunteer

Job Description Stay Safe East is a Deaf and Disabled Person's Organisation. We advocate for disabled victim of abuse and crime in London. We are looking for a Treasurer to join Stay Safe Easts dedicated group of trustees in making sure that Stay Safe East is well run and compliant.What difference will you make?The Treasurer is a vital post in Stay Safe East. Our paid staff are amazing, but as a small organisation having a hands-on Treasurer to support us is vital. You will help us to make sure that we do everything that we need to from a financial perspective, as a charity; ensuring that we remain well-run from a financial perspective. You will also help to steer us into the future - supporting us in developing business and fundraising strategies, which we hope will lead us into a period of managed growth. Your role will be in helping us to maintain financial systems and processes that grow to match our ambition.What are we looking for?We're looking for someone who can bring these qualities to Stay Safe EastKindness and an ability to work in a trauma informed wayA commitment to the organisationA willingness to devote the necessary time and effortStrategic visionGood, independent judgementAn ability to think creativelyA willingness to speak their mindAn understanding and acceptance of the legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities of trusteeshipAn ability to work effectively as a member of a teamA commitment to Nolans seven principles of public life selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.What will you be doing?We are looking for a volunteer Treasurer as an addition to our trustee Board, which currently consists of nine members, all of whom are disabled people. Our previous Treasurer has recently stepped back for personal reasons.The overall role of a Treasurer is to maintain an overview of the organisations affairs, ensure its financial viability and ensure that proper financial records and procedures are maintained. This provides reassurance to the trustee Board that the organisation is well-run from a financial perspective.Duties of the treasurer include working with the organisations Finance Officer, Operations Manager and CEO to provide guidance and support withOverseeing, approving and presenting payments, budgets, accounts and financial statementsBeing assured that the financial resources of the organisation meet its present and future needsEnsuring that the charity has an appropriate reserves policyPreparing and presenting financial reports to the boardEnsuring that appropriate financial policies, procedures and controls are in placeLiaising with any paid staff and volunteers about financial mattersAdvising on the financial implications of the organisations strategic plansEnsuring that the accounts are prepared and disclosed in the form required by funders and the relevant statutory bodies, for example the Charity CommissionIf external scrutiny of accounts is required, ensuring that the accounts are scrutinised in the manner required (independent examination or audit) and any recommendations are implementedKeeping the board informed about its financial duties and responsibilitiesContributing to a fundraising strategy for the organisationMaking a formal presentation of the accounts at the annual general meeting and drawing attention to important points in a coherent and easily understandable wayIn addition to the person specification for a trustee, the treasurer should have the following experience, skills and qualitiesFinancial qualifications and experienceSome experience of charity finance, fundraising and pension schemesThe skills to analyse proposals and examine their financial consequencesBeing prepared to make recommendations to the boardA willingness to be available to staff for advice and enquiries on an ad hoc basis

Created: 2025-12-17