Opportunity: Finance Lead Trustee

Finance Lead – Trustee

The Wessex Museums Trust is seeking a new independent Trustee to join the Board as Finance Lead. The role of the Finance Lead is to maintain an overview of the Trust’s financial position and of the conduct of its financial affairs such that they provide well-grounded advice to the board. WMT employs an independent accountancy firm to prepare the charity’s accounts and to support the financial operations of the charity, this role is focused on strategic oversight. 
Main duties include: 

  • Guiding and advising the board about its financial duties and responsibilities and in the approval of budgets, accounts and financial statements, within a relevant financial policy framework.
  • Ensuring that appropriate and effective financial measures, accounting procedures and controls are in place, which are appropriate for the charity.
  • Ensuring that all board members have a clear understanding of the accounts presented at meetings and the implications that they reveal.
  • Liaising with the CEO about financial matters, including procurement and occasional payment approvals.
  • Liaising with the charity’s auditors where appropriate. 
 

Our mission is to support museums to connect, inspire and add value to people’s lives. 

Wessex Museums comprises of seven museums which tell the stories of Dorset and Wiltshire from prehistoric times to present day, Together we form the charity Wessex Museums Trust, which exists to build the resilience and relevance of our partner museums. 

 

Documents

How to apply

Applications should be sent via email to hello@wessexmuseums.org.uk

Please send:

  • CV outlining relevant experience (no more than two sides of A4)
  • Equal Opportunities Form
  • An expression of interest to the trustee role to include what knowledge, skills, and experience you would bring to the role and what you personally hope to gain by becoming a trustee of Wessex Museums Trust. This can take the form off:
    • A written letter 
    • A film or audio recording (up to five minutes long)
    • A visual representation (this could be a collage, PowerPoint, mindmap, etc.)

If sending an audio or video file please send via WeTransfer to the above address. 

 

Deadline for applications 

10am, Monday 2 September 2024. 

 

Any questions or further support
If you would like an informal discussion about the role before applying, please contact Gill Donnell (Chair) via email chair@wessexmuseums.org.uk.

 

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