Seeking a Treasurer

  • Contract
  • Remote

The Children's Bookshow


Job Summary

Are you passionate about helping children develop a love of reading? We are looking for a Treasurer with Board level experience to support our small but mighty charity to bring the joy of reading to primary school children across the country. Time commitment: around 5-7 days per year.

Job Description

We are seeking a new Treasurer to ensure high standards of financial governance and decision-making, and to act as a key sounding board for the Co-Directors in the financial planning, management and reporting of our charity. This will include overseeing our annual budget and cashflow and quarterly management accounts, and advising on how best to invest our reserve fund.

Meetings:
There are typically four Board meetings a year lasting around an hour. Three of these meetings take place online and we endeavour to meet in person once a year in central London for a meeting followed by lunch. We welcome Trustees to attend our theatre performances and online events wherever possible to directly experience our work.

We also have a Finance and Operations Committee that occasionally meets online and reports to the Board, which Trustees are invited to opt into to share their expertise in specific areas such as Finance, Staffing, Fundraising and Development.

Job Requirements

We are looking for: a skilled and experienced finance professional, ideally with accountancy qualifications, with Board level experience with a UK charity and an interest in our work.

Job Overview

  • Job Title: Seeking a Treasurer
  • Salary: Unpaid
  • Hours:
    Part time
  • Artform: Charity
  • Role: Finance
  • Contract: Contract
  • Closing date: Wed, 30 Sep 2026

  • Location:

    Remote

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