Board Treasurer
Wicklow Dementia Support CLG is a small charity run by volunteers. It was established in 2010 to provide support to people with dementia in Co Wicklow. Its mission is to enable people with dementia maintain their identity, interests and independence, living life to the fullest in their own home and community, while also meeting the needs of family carers for social engagement, information and respite. It does this through the provision of a number of services including a befriending service called AlzPal, where volunteers are recruited, vetted and trained to support a person with dementia to continue to engage in activities and/or hobbies they enjoy, once a week for two hours; weekly Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy groups providing wide range of activities aimed at stimulating thinking and memory to clients in Arklow, Carnew, Wicklow town and Bray; a weekly music session called Musical Memories in Greystones; a once monthly Carers Support group in Greystones.
Wicklow Dementia Support is looking for an enthusiastic individual who shares our mission and vision; for each person with dementia to be supported and enabled in a way that respects, values and understands them for who they are. As Wicklow Dementia Support is run by volunteers and does not have a CEO, Board members take an active role in overseeing the day-to-day activities of the charity.
The overall role of a Treasurer is to maintain an overview of the organisation’s financial affairs, ensuring its viability and that proper financial records and procedures are maintained as below:
General financial oversight
• To oversee and present budgets, accounts and financial statements
• To liaise with the Board regarding all financial matters
• To ensure that appropriate account procedures and controls are in place
• To ensure compliance with relevant legislation
• To ensure accounts meet the conditions of contractual agreements with external agencies such as funders and statutory bodies
• To ensure annual insurance is paid and appropriate cover is in place to indemnify the charity
Financial planning and reporting
• To present financial reports to the Board
• To make a presentation of the accounts at the annual general meeting (AGM)
• To advise on the organisation’s reserves and asset management
• To advise on the financial implications of the organisation’s strategic and operational plans
• To undertake an annual risk assessment
• To submit annual accounts to Company Register Office (CRO) and Charities Regulator Authority (CRA)
Qualities and skills required:
• Experience of financial control and budgeting
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• A willingness to be contacted on an ad hoc basis
• Ability to ensure decisions are taken and followed up
Time Commitment Required
The role of the treasurer requires an estimated commitment of ten hours per month.
Members interested in this opportunity should email treasurer@wicklowdementiasupport.org
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