Overview

Home-Start Berkshire East is an empowering, visionary family support service built on trusted relationships and rooted in the community. We are ambitious for our future and looking for Trustees who can help us grow and develop.

This is a key role where you will be responsible for the financial oversight and management of the charity.

Responsibilities

• Management accounts: Preparation quarterly or more regularly as necessary accounts for presentation to trustees at management and committee meetings
• Statutory accounts: managing review and approval of accounts; ensuring delivered to Companies House in order to meet statutory timetable
• Cash forecasting – 3 -9 month short term
• Cash management and control:
• Annual Budget preparation and review
• Internal controls – ensuring robust treasury controls are maintained
• To support Trustees to improve commerciality of the charity and keep focus on ensuring deployment of funds in the most economic manor
• Manage relationship with external payroll provider and external accountant
• Other treasury support e.g. cheque signatory, ensuring any excess funds are appropriately controlled

Engagement

Present to charity stakeholders performance of the charity at the AGM