Branch Treasurer - Mid Sussex

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre; Haywards Heath; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vital volunteer role as a Branch Treasurer, where you'll support local Parkinson's groups in your community. This position involves managing finances, engaging with volunteers, and ensuring the group operates within financial policies. You'll develop leadership and teamwork skills while making a significant impact on the lives of those affected by Parkinson's. This role is perfect for individuals looking to contribute to a meaningful cause, build connections, and enhance their financial management abilities. Become a key player in the local Parkinson's community and help create a supportive environment for those in need.

Benefits

Leadership development

Networking opportunities

Skill development in accountancy

References provided

Qualifications

• Experience in finance or bookkeeping is valuable but not essential.
• Confident with numbers and able to manage group finances.

Responsibilities

• Act as an ambassador for Team Parkinson’s, engaging with local staff and volunteers.
• Record financial activity and provide reports on the group's financial status.

Skills

Finance experience

Accountancy skills

Bookkeeping skills

Numeracy

Computer skills

Email communication

Collaborative decision-making

Job description

Volunteer Role Branch Treasurer

Volunteer Manager: Staff contact

Where you will be based: Community

Why we want you

This vital role supports local groups across the UK which are run by volunteers, offering friendship and support to people living with Parkinson's, their families and friends. As a pivotal part of the local volunteer team, you will help plan group spending for the benefit of people affected by Parkinson's in your community.

What you will be doing

• Be an ambassador for Team Parkinson’s - engaging with local staff, volunteers, and your local community, to ensure the group has the greatest possible impact on those affected by Parkinson's in your area.
• Accurately record financial activity, keeping the group and the Parkinson's UK local networks finance team informed of the group's financial position.
• With support from your local staff, stay up to date with Parkinson's UK's financial policies actively sharing them with the group and supporting the group to operate within them.
• Provide regular reports to the committee on the financial status of the group including final accounts at the Annual General Meeting.
• Deal with financial administration for the group, from annual reports to legacy spending, and ensuring volunteer expenses are paid accurately in line with our volunteer expenses policy.
• Be a signatory on the group's bank accounts.

The skills you need

• Previous experience in finance, accountancy or bookkeeping can be valuable, but is not essential.
• Confident with numbers and able to take the lead on the group’s finances.
• Have confident computer and email skills - be open to using new systems and other digital tools.
• Have a commitment to the wider charity’s aims and values.
• Be able to contribute to balanced decisions that take into account multiple views, and to do so in a collaborative, open and inclusive way with committee and local staff.

What's in it for you

• Develop valuable leadership, teamwork and people skills.
• Play a crucial role in the local Parkinson's community, Team Parkinson’s, and wider local planning, making new friends and building connections.
• Develop / maintain your accountancy or bookkeeping skills, along with administrative and communication skills - we are happy to provide references.

Disclaimer

It's important that people affected by Parkinson’s can trust us with their personal information. As a Branch Treasurer you would be handling personal or sensitive data, so by undertaking this role you'll need to complete and maintain your data protection and confidentiality training.

To be a signatory on a local group account, banks will perform a credit check and we will take up a reference. Volunteers cannot perform this role if they have been declared bankrupt.