{"id":32,"date":"2025-06-11T16:38:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T15:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/dioceseofchelmsford\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2025-07-17T16:17:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T15:17:33","slug":"person-specification-chair-of-the-audit-risk-committee-of-the-chelmsford-diocesan-board-of-finance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/dioceseofchelmsford\/person-specification-chair-of-the-audit-risk-committee-of-the-chelmsford-diocesan-board-of-finance\/","title":{"rendered":"Person Specification \u00ad\u2013 Chair of the Audit &amp; Risk Committee of the Chelmsford Diocesan Board of Finance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/dioceseofchelmsford\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/408\/2025\/06\/chelmsford-banner-5.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"chelmsford-banner-5\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"title\">\n\t<div class=\"title__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"title__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"title__content\">\n\t\t<h1>\n\t\t  Person Specification \u2013 Chair of the Audit &amp; Risk Committee of the Chelmsford Diocesan Board of Finance\t  <\/h1>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"content\">\n\t<div class=\"content__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content__row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content__column\">\n\t\t  \t\t\t\t<h2>Essential<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A commitment to and support for the Diocese of Chelmsford direction of travel and shared values articulated in <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chelmsford.anglican.org\/about-us\/travelling-well-together\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Travelling Well Together<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>An understanding of the of key concerns and issues present in parishes across the diverse array of contexts and traditions in the Diocese of Chelmsford.<\/li>\n<li>Effective chairing skills which enable committees to reach decisions positively and effectively.<\/li>\n<li>Experience in a senior corporate capacity, preferably with full financial responsibility and with experience of audit processes.<\/li>\n<li>A good working understanding of corporate and charity finance and law.<\/li>\n<li>Fully cognisant of published financial statements<\/li>\n<li>Understanding of effective Risk Management within a charity or company<\/li>\n<li>A track record of effective collaborative leadership.<\/li>\n<li>Good communication skills with experience of presenting to and communicating with large bodies of people with widely varying financial knowledge.<\/li>\n<li>A good general level of education ideally to degree level and beyond.<\/li>\n<li>The CDBF is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity with members of the Bishop\u2019s Council being Trustees. 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