Trustee – Treasurer (Board Finance Lead)
Trustee – Treasurer (Board Finance Lead)
Posted for Voluntary Action Surrey East
Posted by Voluntary Action Reigate and Banstead
You will be redirected to the Voluntary Action Reigate and Banstead website to express your interest.
Voluntary Action Surrey East (VASE) is the local infrastructure charity supporting community groups, charities and volunteers across East Surrey. We work at the intersection of community action, public services and place-based systems. The voluntary and community sector is undergoing significant change. Local Government Reorganisation (LGR), public sector reform, and increasing pressure on statutory funding are reshaping how local infrastructure bodies operate and how communities are supported. VASE plays a critical role in helping the sector adapt, remain resilient, and continue delivering impact locally.
We are seeking a Treasurer to join the Board at a strategically important time for the organisation and the wider VCSE landscape. This is a governance-focused role with an initial systems-strengthening phase. The Treasurer will work closely with the Chair and Chief Executive to ensure VASE has robust financial oversight, clear financial planning, and strong assurance as the organisation navigates sector change and increasing complexity.
What This Role Offers
- A strategically significant role in a respected local infrastructure charity.
- Exposure to system-level change, including LGR and evolving public-VCSE relationships.
- A defined, time-limited systems-strengthening phase rather than open-ended operational demands.
- A professional, collegiate board culture with a clear Chair/CEO relationship.
- The opportunity to apply senior financial expertise to support communities across East Surrey.
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.
Details
- Accessibility
- Age restrictions
- DBS check required
- Equal Opportunities Policy
- Expenses reimbursed
- Health and Safety Policy
- Ongoing support
- Training provided
- Volunteer induction
- Volunteer Policy
- Volunteers covered by insurance
- Written role description
When is this role available?
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• Attendance at four Board meetings per year
• Participation in one annual training /development day
• Participation in one annual planning or strategy day
Meetings are a mix of in-person and online. Reasonable preparation time is expected.
Average 2-3 hours a month
Term: Initial three-year appointment.
Location:
This opportunity is available in the following regions:
Epsom and Ewell
Mole Valley
Reigate and Banstead
Tandridge
You will be redirected to the Voluntary Action Reigate and Banstead website to express your interest.
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