Volunteering Opportunity: Charity treasurer with Herts Welcomes Refugees

Opportunity Type: Long-term Commitment

District: Bedford, Broxbourne, Central Bedfordshire, Dacorum, East Herts, Epping Forest, Harlow, Hertsmere, Luton, Milton Keynes, North Herts, St Albans, Stevenage, Three Rivers, Uttlesford, Watford, Welwyn/Hatfield

Location: From home, Indoor

Time of day: To Be Discussed

Practical Considerations: No

Requirements: Will require a criminal record check (DBS)

Suitable for: Aged 26 and over, Older People, People with restricted mobility

Suitable for volunteers interested in: Children, Families & Family Support, Ethnic Minority Groups & Communities, Poverty Relief - Domestic, Refugees/Asylum seekers/Immigration, Trusteeship & Governance

Does this opportunity provide wheelchair access?: Yes

Full Description:
We're looking for additional volunteers to join our Treasurer in supporting the financial management of Herts Welcomes Refugees. Activities may include maintaining financial records, processing payments, producing financial reports, and assisting with the preparation of annual accounts.

Previous experience of charity finances would be helpful, but no accounting qualifications are required.
The Treasurer manages the charity’s finances, working closely with the trustees, who have the formal responsibility for the accounts, and the management committee. The Treasurer will join the management committee.


As a small charity, Herts Welcomes Refugees produces simple cash receipt and payment accounts, subject to independent examination rather than audit.

The accounting records are set up in Excel, and the Treasurer’s role requires some familiarity and a readiness to work with an Excel database.

The Treasurer’s role covers the following areas:

Payments and financial records.
Manage the charity’s bank accounts and maintain the formal payment records and supporting documentation. Receive and approve payment requests and set up payments for dual authorisation. Enter the receipts and payments into the accounts database.

Produce reports from the database for the management committee and the trustees, and to support applications for grants and subsequent reporting.

Prepare the formal annual accounts, working with the trustees, and manage the process of external examination. Prepare and present the treasurer’s annual report.


All volunteers at Herts Welcomes Refugees require a fully enhanced DBS check. We can assist new volunteers with this.