{"id":85,"date":"2026-08-25T12:47:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T11:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/rewildingbritain-board\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2026-09-06T18:40:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T17:40:34","slug":"chair-of-finance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/rewildingbritain-board\/chair-of-finance\/","title":{"rendered":"Chair 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\/rewildingbritain-board\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/273\/2026\/09\/rewildbanner1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"rewildbanner(1)\" \/>\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  Role Description &#8211; Committee Chair of Finance &amp; Risk\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<p>We anticipate that candidates best placed to flourish in the Chair of Finance and Risk role are those that are qualified accountants and have recent or current operational experience in the charity sector. For this role, we are looking for the successful candidate to take over from our current Chair of Finance Risk in 2028.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Committee Chair of Finance and Risk Specific Responsibilities<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Chair of Finance and Risk is a key member of the Board, responsible for overseeing the financial management and sustainability of the organisation. Working closely with the CEO, COO, Director of Finance, and fellow trustees, the Chair of Finance and Risk plays a leading role in strategic financial planning, risk management, and reporting to the Board.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the responsibilities shared by all <a href=\"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/rewildingbritain-board\/trustees\/\">trustees<\/a>, the Chair is responsible for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensuring Rewilding Britain has appropriate financial strategies in place to support its objectives and long-term sustainability and advising the board on the financial implications of strategic and operational plans.<\/li>\n<li>Overseeing Rewilding Britain\u2019s financial health and ensuring robust systems are in place for budgeting, financial controls, cash flow, and reserves. Ensuring financial reports are presented clearly and accessibly to the board, highlighting key trends, risks, and opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>Ensuring compliance with statutory financial reporting requirements and supporting the production of the annual report and accounts for presentation to the Board of trustees for final approval.<\/li>\n<li>Providing oversight of financial audits and liaise with external auditors or independent examiners.<\/li>\n<li>Providing guidance and support to the executive team and the Board to ensure that Rewilding Britain complies with its financial obligations under charity law and its Constitution.<\/li>\n<li>Ensuring that financial decisions taken by the board are informed, transparent, and well-documented.<\/li>\n<li>Overseeing Rewilding Britain&#8217;s approach to risk management.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-85","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/rewildingbritain-board\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/rewildingbritain-board\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/rewildingbritain-board\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/rewildingbritain-board\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/rewildingbritain-board\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/rewildingbritain-board\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":281,"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/rewildingbritain-board\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/85\/revisions\/281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/micro.green-park.co.uk\/rewildingbritain-board\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}