ROLE PURPOSE
Acting together in the best interests of MSF UK, Trustees each bring their diverse expertise, experience, and perspectives to fulfil the Board’s governance responsibilities. The Board of Trustees is looking to co-opt Treasurer to guide the board on issues relating to control, risk, and compliance with a focus on business and finance processes.
Your overall purpose will be:
- To monitor the financial administration of MSF UK and report to the Board at regular intervals, in line with best practice, on the robustness of internal controls, management accounting and budgeting.
- To ensure healthy management by the Board of agreed risks by overseeing the maintenance of the MSF UK Risk Register, which is a key tool for the governance of the organisation
- To ensure compliance with the Articles Association of MSF (UK), the Charities Statement of Recommended practice (SORP), and other applicable legislation including Company and Charity law.
- To provide financial advice and guidance to the board on strategic finance and investment issues.
You will be asked to play a leading role on the MSF UK Board’s Audit and Risk committee, chairing the committee, join the Remuneration Committee and our Operational partner’s Audit Committee.
Please download the Trustee Terms of Reference for full details of the role.
KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES REQUIRED
We are looking for candidates with a well-rounded experience of financial management in a complex organisation, most likely in a leadership position. The selected candidate will take on the responsibility of Treasurer to the UK Board.
- Candidates will have a strong financial management background and will have managed or overseen sizeable budgets and operations.
- The ideal candidate will have worked as an auditor, or with auditors as an audit client. We are looking for understanding of statutory and internal audit processes.
- The ideal candidate will likely be a qualified accountant or have qualifications in business, economics, or finance.
- We expect candidates to demonstrate a good understanding of the UK charity sector, but we welcome candidates from other sectors.
- The candidate will need to demonstrate the ability to challenge and question budgets and operational processes.
- Excellent communication skills are essential to work in a multi-cultural, international environment.
- Board experience will be a plus but is not a requirement, the selected candidate will work closely with the out-going Treasurer for a short period and we have an induction programme to welcome new trustees.
- We are not looking for investment expertise (MSF UK invest funds) but we value a strong operational background in a finance team.
- Additional compliance, legal and regulatory competencies are a plus.
HOW TO APPLY
For more information, candidates are invited to read the 2021 annual report of MSF UK, available on our website, which details the specific work and responsibilities of our UK charity. For information on the movement, please see the 2021 International Activity Report and International Financial Report of the MSF movement, available on www.msf.org.
Recruitment timetable:
- Closing date for applications: 31 March 2023, 11.59pm (BST)
- Interviews: 10 April 2023
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