Job summary
Are you an experienced leader
with a finance background and the passion
for making a difference? Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care is seeking a
new Trustee
to take on the role of Honorary
Treasurer to help guide the charitys
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 are a confident communicator with
extensive financial experience and a desire to use those skills to support a
local charity, wed love to hear from you. Your expertise, insight and
judgement could make a real difference to the lives of the local people we
support.
Main duties of the job
The Trustee and Honorary Treasurer will serve as a key strategic leader on the charitys Board, offering expert oversight and independent judgement to support robust financial management and organisational governance. The role is instrumental to ensuring the charitys financial sustainability amidst a complex operating environment, and requires active collaboration with senior leadership, board committees and a broad range of stakeholders. Candidates must demonstrate deep commitment to the charitys mission and significant experience in financial leadership
About us
At Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, our unique care provides a lifeline of compassion and support to patients, carers, and families facing progressive life-limiting illness.
We provide palliative and end of life care support, including bereavement services, within Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire and our patient services are available to adults, as well as patients transitioning into adult services (16 to 25 years). Bereavement support is offered for all ages to families of patients and those around them, as well as throughout the community, in schools and workplaces.
We are proud to offer care in the place that best
suits the individuals needs, whether thats at home, in a care home, in a
short stay in our inpatient unit, out in the community, or in our purpose-built
Living Well Centre facilities. As a hospice care charity, we have offered this
support, free of charge, for over 40 years.
Our staff team of 340+ includes a wide range of
patient-facing disciplines plus operational support based in Watford, Tring, St
Albans, Chalfont St Giles and Berkhamsted. The Charity is now one of the larger
UK hospice charities, reaching a GP population of 797,037 of whom 75% live in
Hertfordshire and 25% in Buckinghamshire.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Governance and strategic leadership
Actively participate in Board meetings and relevant Board committee meetings, e.g. Risk & Audit, providing objective advice on strategic direction, performance and resources.
Work with the Chair, Chief Executive and other trustees to ensure the charity maintains the highest standards of governance, complies with all relevant laws and regulations and delivers on its mission.
Contribute to the development, scrutiny and approval of organisational strategies, major projects and investment decisions, ensuring alignment with long-term goals.
Champion the charity's values, diversity and inclusion and ethical standards at all times.
Financial oversight and stewardship
Lead the Boards oversight of all financial matters,
including reserves and investment portfolios.
Oversee robust financial controls, risk management
frameworks and reporting systems.
Brief and advise the Board on financial compliance and
reporting.
Oversee the preparation and Board approval of annual
statutory accounts and budgets, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting
standards, e.g. SORP for charities, regulatory requirements and best practice.
Liaise with external auditors and oversee the annual
audit process, ensuring any key findings are appropriately addressed.
Organisational support
Act as a sounding board and provide advice to Chief
Executive and financial management as regards financial compliance and
developments.
Extensive senior financial leadership experience.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Governance and strategic leadership
Actively participate in Board meetings and relevant Board committee meetings, e.g. Risk & Audit, providing objective advice on strategic direction, performance and resources.
Work with the Chair, Chief Executive and other trustees to ensure the charity maintains the highest standards of governance, complies with all relevant laws and regulations and delivers on its mission.
Contribute to the development, scrutiny and approval of organisational strategies, major projects and investment decisions, ensuring alignment with long-term goals.
Champion the charity's values, diversity and inclusion and ethical standards at all times.
Financial oversight and stewardship
Lead the Boards oversight of all financial matters,
including reserves and investment portfolios.
Oversee robust financial controls, risk management
frameworks and reporting systems.
Brief and advise the Board on financial compliance and
reporting.
Oversee the preparation and Board approval of annual
statutory accounts and budgets, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting
standards, e.g. SORP for charities, regulatory requirements and best practice.
Liaise with external auditors and oversee the annual
audit process, ensuring any key findings are appropriately addressed.
Organisational support
Act as a sounding board and provide advice to Chief
Executive and financial management as regards financial compliance and
developments.
Extensive senior financial leadership experience.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Strong knowledge of accounting standards, audit, risk management, (ideally) charity finance and best practice in governance.
- Exceptional communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
- Strategic thinker, capable of balancing detail with the bigger picture, and exercising sound independent judgement.
- Deep commitment to the mission, vision and values of the charity, including principles of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Strong knowledge of accounting standards, audit, risk management, (ideally) charity finance and best practice in governance.
- Exceptional communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
- Strategic thinker, capable of balancing detail with the bigger picture, and exercising sound independent judgement.
- Deep commitment to the mission, vision and values of the charity, including principles of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
