Trustee – Treasurer (Board Finance Lead)

What skills do I need?

We particularly welcome interest from people with substantial financial experience, including those bringing expertise from a range of career stages and working patterns. 

• Senior experience in finance, accounting, audit or financial management. 
  
• Confidence operating at the board or executive level. 
• A strong understanding of financial governance and risk. 
  
• The ability to explain financial information clearly to non-financial colleagues. 
  
• An interest in the voluntary and community sector and place-based working. 
  
• Previous trustee or charity experience is welcome but not essential.
  

Key Responsibilities 

• Provide strategic oversight of VASE’s financial position, sustainability, reserves and risk 
  
• Support the development and embedding of proportionate financial policies, controls and reporting 
  
• Review management accounts and annual accounts, providing a clear interpretation and challenge to trustees 
  
• Act as a sounding board to the CEO on financial planning, contracts, and funding mix 
  
• Support informed decision-making during a period of sector and system change 
  
• Liaise with professional advisers (e.g. accountants, auditors) as required, in particular overseeing the annual financial reporting process required by Companies House and the Charity Commission. 
  
• Ensure the organisation meets its financial and regulatory obligations. Contribute to board-level strategy, risk management and organisational development.  
  

Time commitment: Initial phase (first 6 months): approximately 1–2 hours per week. Thereafter: typically 4 per month, aligned with the board and finance cycles.