Vacancy: Volunteer Finance Trustee

Are you an accountant, finance professional, or retired finance specialist looking for a meaningful way to use your skills?

We are seeking a trustee with finance or accounting experience to join our Finance Committee supporting the charity through an important period of development.

The role focuses on:

  • Oversight of finances and budgets
  • Reviewing accounts and supporting the audit process
  • Improving financial controls and risk management
  • Helping trustees make informed, responsible decisions

With a major redevelopment project ahead, strong financial governance is essential.

This is a voluntary role, ideal for:

  • Practising or retired accountants
  • Finance managers or directors
  • Professionals with charity or not for profit finance experience

No prior trustee experience is needed; we provide a full induction, training, and ongoing support.

If you live close enough to Saffron Walden to be actively involved, please contact us for an application pack on the email below:

business@swalmshouses.org or call the office on 01799 513914.

The deadline for completed application packs to be received is at 12:00 on Friday 3rd July

Interviews will be held on Monday 13th July on site

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KEVI CORPORATE TRUSTEE LIMITED, a company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales (company number: 10178525), whose registered office is at Almshouse Office, King Edward VI Almshouses, Abbey Lane, Saffron Walden CB10 1DE, in its capacity as the sole corporate trustee of King Edward VI and the Reverend Joseph Prime Almshouse Charity (registered charity number: 210590)

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