About the organisation
Katherine Low Settlement is a busy, local charity that has been serving Battersea and the wider Wandsworth community since 1924. We are dedicated to building stronger communities and enable people to challenge and find ways out of poverty and isolation. We run a range of our own community services to support local older people and children, young people, and their families from refugee communities. We campaign for social change. We incubate and support other charities and social businesses to thrive. Each week we work with 30+ charities and community groups supporting more than 1,000 people. Visit: https://www.klsettlement.org.uk/
About the role
About the Role
KLS is looking for a Treasurer Trustee to bring financial insight, sound judgement and strategic challenge to our Board. This is a rewarding opportunity to help a community-focused charity stay financially strong, well governed and able to make a lasting difference for people in Battersea and Wandsworth.
What You’ll Do
· Guide Board-level understanding of KLS’s finances, risks and long-term sustainability.
· Chair the Finance Committee and help turn financial information into clear, confident decisions.
· Provide Board level scrutiny of budgets, management accounts, reserves, cash flow, controls and annual accounts, including reviewing income and expenditure, monitoring restricted and unrestricted funds, and supporting year-end reporting.
· Provide constructive challenge on funding, strategy, financial planning and major commitments, including grant budgets, funder reporting, reserves planning and financial sustainability.
· Champion transparent, ethical financial stewardship that supports safe, effective services.
· Contribute to wider discussions on strategy, governance, safeguarding and organisational sustainability, in a more general trustee capacity.
Who We’re Looking For
· Financial confidence, curiosity and clarity, with the ability to read the numbers and ask thoughtful questions.
· Ability to help others engage with finance in a practical, accessible way.
· Experience in finance, accountancy, audit, risk, grant management, charity finance, trusteeship or the voluntary and community sector.
· Understanding of charity finance, including monitoring restricted funds, reviewing management accounts, supporting reserves policy, preparing for audit or independent examination, and helping trustees understand financial risks.
· A professional accountancy qualification is welcome but not essential if you have broader financial leadership or governance experience.
· Previous trustee experience is desirable but not essential.
Equality, Diversity and Accessibility
We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, especially those with lived experience, community connections or insight into the communities KLS serves. We are committed to an accessible recruitment process and will make reasonable adjustments where needed.
Our ideal candidate
Person Specification
Essential
· Commitment to the mission, values and community focus of KLS.
· Strong financial literacy and the ability to interpret budgets, management accounts, reserves and financial risks.
· Understanding of trustee responsibilities, charity finance and good governance.
· To always act in the best interests of the charity, proactively identify and declare any actual or potential conflicts of interest, and adhere to the Charity Commission guidelines on managing them.
· Eligibility to act as a charity trustee and, where applicable, as a company director.
· Appointment to this role is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and successful registration as a company director with Companies House.
· Strategic thinking, sound judgement and the ability to explain financial information clearly to non-financial audiences.
· Ability to support and challenge constructively while maintaining confidentiality and appropriate governance boundaries.
· Commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and safeguarding.
· Commitment to community participation and to valuing the voices of people with lived experience.
Desirable
· A professional accountancy qualification is welcomed but not essential where equivalent financial leadership or governance experience can be demonstrated.
· Professional finance, accountancy, audit, risk, grant management or charity finance experience.
· Experience as a Treasurer, trustee, committee member or senior leader.
· Experience in the voluntary, community, public or social justice sector.
· Knowledge of charity accounting, reserves policies, restricted funds, audit or independent examination.
· Connections within Battersea, Wandsworth or relevant community networks.
Time Commitment
· Board meetings: 6 per year.
· AGM.
· Annual Strategy away day.
Board meeting preparation and review of financial papers.
What’s in it for you
As Treasurer Trustee, you'll play a key role in shaping the future of Katherine Low Settlement, one of Battersea's longest-established charities. Your financial expertise will help ensure the organisation remains sustainable, resilient and able to continue delivering life-changing support to local children, young people, families and older people.
This is an opportunity to use your professional skills for social good while gaining valuable board-level governance experience, working alongside a committed and experienced Board of Trustees and senior leadership team. You'll influence strategic decisions, strengthen the charity's long-term financial sustainability and help ensure every pound has the greatest possible impact for the community.
You'll also expand your professional network, develop your leadership and governance experience, contribute to meaningful strategic discussions, and be part of an organisation that values collaboration, inclusion and community participation. Most importantly, you'll know your expertise is helping create stronger communities and brighter futures for local people.
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