Trustee – Finance Lead

Ethiopiaid is seeking a new Trustee to join our friendly, well established Board to support our financial oversight and governance.

We are a small international fundraising charity based in Bath, that focuses on fundraising to support our local implementing partners in Ethiopia. Funds are raised through direct and online appeals, applications to grant makers, from major donors and through legacies. In 2024 over £2.4 million was raised.

As our Finance Lead Trustee, you will provide scrutiny and oversight of the work of Ethiopiaid, with a particular focus on financial issues. You will use your financial knowledge and experience to review the charity’s management accounts, assisting the CEO and Senior Finance Manager in achieving the charity’s financial targets, as well as providing Board oversight of the annual audited accounts process.

You will be responsible for:

Review our accounts
Ensure relevant financial policies are in place as required by the charity commission
Have an excellent ability to interpret financial information and the confidence to raise questions and challenge
Have oversight of the charity’s expenditure and return on investment
Have the ability to think creatively and strategically, exercising good and impartial judgement
Liaise with senior staff to ensure financial reports are user friendly for non-finance trustees
Provide support for the Chair of trustees and the whole board
Be willing to be available to support the charity’s CEO and Senior Finance Manager as needed
Have a good understanding of, or be willing to learn, the rules and regulation around charity finance

Specific knowledge and experience sought: