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About the Role

We are recruiting an Independent Committee Member with expertise in  Charity Finance, Accounting and Governance and risk to join the Finance, Risk and Investment Committee.

Independent Committee Members are co-opted for their expertise and are full voting members of the Committee; they are not trustees of CoSRH.

Purpose of the Role

The overall aim of the Committee member role is to bring independent expertise and constructive challenge to the governance of CoSRH.

The Board of Trustees (‘the Board’) is the body with the legal duty to protect the mission and vision of CoSRH and to ensure that it is run in accordance with legal requirements. The Finance, Risk and Investment Committee supports the Board by providing detailed oversight and scrutiny of CoSRH’s financial strategy, financial performance, investments, reserves and risk management, and by making recommendations to the Board.

Independent Committee Members contribute to this by:

· Providing specialist insight and constructive challenge in their area of expertise

· Supporting the Committee in ensuring CoSRH’s financial stability, sustainability and resilience

· Helping set and monitor procedures for assessing and managing risk

· Taking and weighing advice from staff, members, Council and specialist advisers

· Supporting good governance and effective decision-making

Specific focus: Charity Finance, Accounting and Governance

The post-holder will provide strategic oversight and expert insight into financial strategy, charity accounting, financial governance and investment oversight. The Committee Member will:

· Provide strategic leadership and challenge on financial strategy, investment oversight, reserves and treasury management, and financial controls

· Support the Committee in ensuring CoSRH’s financial strategy is sustainable, aligned with its mission, and supports long-term resilience

· Advise on charity accounting and financial reporting (including the Charities SORP), audit, and regulatory compliance

· Support procurement and contracting decisions relating to investment advisers, auditors, banking and financial service providers, ensuring robust due diligence and value for money

· Contribute to the Committee’s oversight of financial performance and investment outcomes

· Support the quality of financial governance and committee practice

Person Specification

Essential

· A relevant professional accountancy or finance qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CFA, CIPFA or equivalent)

· Significant senior-level financial experience, ideally at board or executive level or in a senior advisory capacity

· Demonstrable expertise in financial governance, audit, reserves, treasury management and financial controls

· Experience of overseeing investments and assessing the implications of financial and economic trends on organisational performance and sustainability

· Understanding of charity accounting and financial reporting, or the ability to apply strong finance expertise in a charity context

· Understanding of good governance and the responsibilities of committee membership

· Ability to communicate complex financial issues clearly and accessibly to a non-specialist audience

· A track record of significant achievement at a senior level in the private, public or not-for-profit sector

Desirable

· Knowledge or experience of the charity or healthcare sector, including charity accounting and the SORP

· Experience in a regulated or membership-based organisation

· Experience chairing or sitting on a finance, audit, risk or investment committee

· Familiarity with the financial, investment and governance challenges facing small to mid-size charities

How to Apply

To apply please upload your CV and covering letter outlining your suitability for the role via the link on our website.

Deadline for applications is 25 November 2026 at Midday

Interviews are likely to take place week commencing 30 November 2026

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We are working hard to minimise unconscious bias and your application will be anonymised to support this.