Director of finance and company secretary volunteer roles
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As Company Secretary, you will be responsible for official Board correspondence, and ensuring the company complies with relevant regulations.
The role requires an organised and methodical individual who has excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and an understanding of the requirements of the role
The main requirements of the post are to
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Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and requirements e.g. Companies House
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Maintaining the company’s statutory books and records
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Filing annual returns at Companies House
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Arranging and administering meetings of the Directors, including preparing agendas and minutes and associated meeting documents
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Overseeing the finances of the organisation, ensuring it is solvent, well run and that audited annual accounts are filed in accordance with requirements (day to day finance and administration duties are completed by the staff team)
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CAFOD Advisor
Finance, Legal, Audit and Risk Committee
Role
Committee member, providing expert financial input to this Committee of the Board, alongside Trustees and other advisors. The Committee is collectively responsible for reviewing in detail a wide range of matters relating to finance, legal compliance, audit and risk management before making recommendations to the Board of Trustees
Person
- Total alignment with goals, ethos and culture of CAFOD, including its Catholic values
- Qualified member of recognised accountancy body
- Demonstrable skills and experience in financial and corporate/ charity governance, commercial decision-making, budgeting and financial planning, internal and external statutory reporting, revenue and cost management, procurement, internal control, compliance, financial management and commercial or charity management generally
- Strong strategic and analytical skills
- Familiar with policy development (including financial and accounting policies) and maintenance
- Grasp of detail, ability to focus on key issues
- Corporate and/ or charity experience as director (possibly finance director) and/ or trustee
- Good committee skills - team player, independent thinker, listening and contributing constructively
- Good communicator
- Commitment to the role (serious reading of committee papers and engagement with issues)
- Strong commitment to personal and professional ethics
Time commitment
- Four half-day meetings a year, currently two at Romero House, London and two online
- As required, exceptionally, ad hoc meetings and meetings with other committee members, Trustees or staff as required
- No specific term, but expectation of 4 years minimum
Registered Charity
101 - 500
CAFOD is the official Catholic aid agency for England and Wales tackling poverty and injustice across the world.
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CAFOD Advisor
Strategy Performance Committee (SPC)
Role
Committee member, providing expert fundraising input to this Committee of the Board, alongside Trustees and other advisors. The SPC exercises governance activities on behalf of the Board and provides recommendations to the Board on such governance matters. The remit of the SPC encompasses CAFOD’s programmatic work, covering both CAFOD’s international activities and the work within the Catholic Community in England and Wales.
Person
- Total alignment with goals, ethos and culture of CAFOD, including its Catholic values
- Experience working within the charity sector with knowledge of multiple income streams
- Knowledge of fundraising for international causes would be advantageous
- Experience in multiple income portfolio management, particularly fundraising from the public
- Familiarity with Fundraising Regulator best practice/Chartered Institute of Fundraising
- An understanding of fundraising in a faith context
- Good committee skills - team player, independent thinker, listening and contributing constructively
- Good communicator
- Commitment to the role (serious reading of committee papers and engagement with issues)
Time commitment
- Four half-day meetings a year, currently two at Romero House, London and two online
- As required, exceptionally, ad hoc meetings and meetings with other committee members, Trustees or staff as required
- No specific term, but expectation of 4 years minimum
Registered Charity
101 - 500
CAFOD is the official Catholic aid agency for England and Wales tackling poverty and injustice across the world.