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Overview

As a Board member of Disability Peterborough, you will serve as both a Director of the Company and a Trustee of the Charity. As Treasurer, you’ll play a key role in helping us manage our finances responsibly and sustainably, ensuring we can keep delivering vital services to physically disabled people in Peterborough.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise on financial strategy and governance, leveraging monthly Xero management reports prepared by an accountancy firm.
• Review financial documents, budgets, service proposals, and contracts, assessing their financial impact and providing recommendations.
• Attend Board meetings and review governance documents, ensuring financial compliance and risk mitigation.
• Provide occasional advice and support to staff and volunteers via email, Zoom, or phone.

Qualifications and Attributes

• Commitment to the charity’s mission and values.
• Ability to analyse financial reports, budgets, service proposals, and contracts, and assess their financial impact.
• Strong teamwork skills with an understanding of collective decision-making and responsibilities.
• Excellent organisational skills; able to work remotely using own initiative and as part of a wider team.
• Sound, independent judgment and creativity, with willingness to make tough or unpopular recommendations.
• Understanding or willingness to learn legal duties and responsibilities of the treasurer and trustee roles.
• Previous finance experience or a good understanding of financial management, preferably in the charitable sector.
• Willingness to provide occasional advice and support to staff and volunteers via email, Zoom, or phone.

Time Commitment and Remote Work

The estimated time commitment is approximately 4 hours per month. This includes attending Board meetings, reviewing documents, and carrying out occasional follow-up tasks. We are open to remote candidates for the Treasurer position, recognising that much of the work can be done behind the scenes.

Next Steps

Please see the candidate pack for a full list of responsibilities and application details.