Treasurer 75th Braid Scout Group

What will you be doing?

The Treasurer of the Trustee Board helps the volunteer board to ensure the Scout group, is run safely, legally, and effectively. There are three key areas to achieve this:  

Accurate recording of Accounts

• Keep an accurate log of the Groups accounts, across all sections. 
• Prepare the accounts for the Group Council's Annual General Meeting (AGM) and the accounts submission to OSCR.

Support Group Members

• Along with Chair manage adult volunteer expenses
• Advise and approve spending of group funds on items and activities.

Forward Planning

• Play a key role in the Trustee Boards fundraising strategy 
• Advise in the Group's financial strategy and budget. 

What are we looking for?

We are seeking a Treasurer who has the following personal qualities:

• Passion:  A genuine commitment to the charity’s vision and values. 
• Integrity: High standards of honesty, accountability, and ethical decision-making.  
• Curiosity: A willingness to ask critical questions, examine data, and stay informed.  
• Teamwork: The ability to work collectively and respect diverse opinions in a board setting. 
• Strategic thinking: Focusing on long-term goals and beneficiary impact rather than daily operations. 
• Communication: Constructive problem-solving, active listening, and clear negotiation. 
• Finance and governance: literacy in budgets, financial oversight, and legal compliance. 

• Professional expertise: Specialised skills like law, human resources, IT, fundraising, marketing or governance. 

What difference will you make?

The Role of Treasurer will allow the group to continue to function as a charity and as a group within Braid District Scout Council. Your expertise in financial management will ensure a strong Trustee Board, effective and productive meetings. 

Good governance is a key factor to our continuing success as a Scout District.  It enables our leadership teams to ensure that local scouting is complaint with the Scouts policies, organisation and rules; Scottish law, and OSCR regulations.  Our Trustees, through their governance duties, support everyone providing exciting programmes and experiences for all our youth members. 

Anything else...

The amount of time you will need to give depends on what you are helping with. Our Board usually meets quarterly for 1.5 hours. Some personal time is needed which depends on how involved you become.