We really would like to thank the incredibly talented and generous anonymous donor who regularly gifts us handmade greetings cards for all sorts of occasions.  The cards are always dropped off at the Cafe in Outpatients we really wanted to display them to a wider audience so have moved them to the shop where they can be appreciated to their best advantage in our card display unit.  Whoever you are, we want to thank you and let you know that the cards are simply gorgeous.
They have clearly been crafted with love and are a beautiful fundraising gift to the Friends.

Maybe you are a Book-keeper or perhaps you maybe an experienced Management Accountant who, in addition to  book keeping experience can also get to grips with being the Treasurer of an award winning Charity? Our wonderful volunteer Treasurer is moving onto pastures new and we need to find a replacement.  Our turnover is in the region of £350k p/a with multiple income streams, including a shop and a café in the hospital.

WHAT WE NEED
Ideally we are looking for one person who doesn't mind taking on the joint role of Treasurer/Book-keeper, or two people, one of whom would steer the Finances by being a volunteer Treasurer/ Management Accountant with the other taking on the role of Book-keeper. In broad terms, we need volunteer help to do the following:

• Daily book keeping and invoice processing
• Production and presentation of monthly management accounts
• Payroll for two part time members of (using HMRC Basic PAYE Tools)
• Quarterly VAT and Gift Aid returns
• Production of audited Annual Report and Accounts with a 31 December year end and audit in early spring.
• Implementation of and transition to cloud-based software accounting system (possibly Xero) with digital VAT capability.

 
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
You should be an experienced Accountant and/or Book-keeper with strong Excel skills.. You will ideally have worked in the charity sector and have an excellent understanding of charity accounts, VAT and Gift Aid.  You will have experience of Audits as well as manual and automated systems. You need to be comfortable working with a variety of different online portals including World Pay, PayPal, Virgin Money Giving etc.

Ideally, you will  have a recognised accountancy accreditation/qualification or be working towards one. 

TIME COMMITMENT
You might be retired or working part time and willing to give the equivalent of around 1-2 days of your time per week (flexible) either in or out of the office. Monthly, quarterly and year end reporting will require additional time but working hours are very flexible.
In addition, the Treasurer role will entail  having to report at eight Committee meetings during the year, each lasting two hours, usually between 10.30am and 12.30pm on the first Thursday of the month.
 
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
You’ll never be bored. The work is very varied and you will be contributing to the continued success story of an award winning charity. You will have the opportunity to make a real difference to the experience of patients, their carers and staff in a world class hospital.
 
If either or both of these roles sounds like you - we’d love to hear from you NOW.  We are a friendly, dynamic, dedicated team with tons of energy and a lot of drive.  Come and join us to really make a difference.
 
START DATE                                                                                                             
Mid November 2019
 
HOW TO APPLY
 In the first instance, please email your CV with covering letter to:
Friends.chelsea@rmh.nhs.uk 
www.formc.uk