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Board Member & Treasurer
Organisation: The Welcoming Association
Location: Edinburgh (On-site)
Closing Date: 16th April 2025
Role
The Welcoming Association is seeking a Treasurer to help take forward its strategy for a more welcoming, diverse, and inclusive city of Edinburgh. The current Board of Trustees and staff are a highly dedicated, committed and passionate set of people with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, and we are excited to open up the opportunity for a new Board Member.
The Treasurer is a key volunteer role within our governance structure. As our Treasurer, you will work closely with the Chief Executive Officer, Chair, and Finance Manager to advise the Board of Trustees on all aspects of business management and finance matters related to the work of the Welcoming Association.
The Treasurer is expected to be professionally qualified (CA, CIMA, ACCA, ACA, or other similar designation) with experience working or volunteering in a finance-based role as an accountant, financial controller, financial director or similar.
The candidate should ideally have experience of: (1) reporting financial performance to Board members; (2) preparing budgets and forecasts, management accounting and statutory financial reporting; (3) charity accounting requirements and other relevant legislation; and (4) internal control frameworks.
Additional information
Please note that you must already be eligible to work in the UK to be employed by The Welcoming Association.
Equality, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of The Welcoming. We welcome applications from BAME people, LGBTIQA applicants with lived experience as refugees, or those who are or have worked with refugees, asylum seekers, and vulnerable adults.
Application Notes
Interested applicants are asked to submit their CV and cover letter via email to our Treasurer, Graeme Gibson ([email protected]).
If candidates wish to learn more about the role or have questions, then Graeme is happy to have an informal conversation before an application is submitted.
The closing date for this position is Friday, May 16, 2025, at 11:30 AM
The job description for the role is available for download below:
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