Treasurer for Parkinson's UK Oxford branch

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre; Oxford; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Part time

Job summary

A charitable organization in Oxford is seeking a Branch Treasurer to oversee the financial activities of local groups supporting people with Parkinson's. The role entails engaging with the community, ensuring financial compliance, and contributing to decision-making processes. Ideal candidates should be confident with numbers and have a commitment to the charity's values. This opportunity helps develop valuable leadership and teamwork skills.

Benefits

Develop valuable leadership and teamwork skills

Make new friends and build connections

References provided

Qualifications

• Previous experience in finance, accountancy, or bookkeeping can be valuable but is not essential.
• A commitment to the charity’s aims and values is essential.
• Ability to contribute to balanced, collaborative, open, and inclusive decisions.

Responsibilities

• Be an ambassador for Team Parkinson’s, engaging with local staff and volunteers.
• Accurately record financial activity and provide reports to the committee.
• Ensure compliance with Parkinson's UK's financial policies.

Skills

Confident with numbers

Computer and email skills

Openness to using new systems and digital tools

Job description

Why we want you: This vital role supports local groups across the UK, which are volunteer-run, 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 community to ensure the group has the greatest possible impact. Accurately record financial activity, keeping the group and the Parkinson's UK local networks finance team informed of the group's financial position. With local staff support, stay updated on Parkinson's UK's financial policies, sharing them with the group and ensuring compliance. Provide regular financial reports to the committee, including final accounts at the Annual General Meeting. Deal with financial administration, from annual reports to legacy spending, and ensure accurate volunteer expense payments per 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. You must be confident with numbers and able to lead the group’s finances, possessing confident computer and email skills and openness to using new systems and digital tools. A commitment to the wider charity’s aims and values is essential, as is the ability to contribute to balanced, collaborative, open, and inclusive decisions 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 or maintain your accountancy or bookkeeping skills, along with administrative and communication skills; we are happy to provide references.

Disclaimer: As a Branch Treasurer handling personal or sensitive data, you must complete and maintain 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.