Treasurer, Board of Trustees

• Central Borders Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)

• VO101494

An exciting opportunity to volunteer 4-6 hours per month with Central Borders Citizens Advice Bureau. We are looking for a volunteer to serve as Treasurer on our Board of Trustees. To support effective stewardship of resources for our charity which provides free, confidential and impartial advice within our community.

The main areas of the Treasurer’s responsibilities are;
• Keeping the board informed about its financial duties and responsibilities
• Advising on the financial implications of the bureau's strategic plans and key assumptions in the operational plan and annual budget
• Understanding the accounting procedures and key internal controls to be able to assure the board that the charity's financial integrity is sound
• Ensuring that a realistic budget is produced which meets all the bureau's needs and that there is an appropriate reserves policy
• Monitoring the bureau's income and expenditure position.
• Presenting quarterly financial reports to the board in a format accessible to the board members
• Guiding and advising the board in the approval of budgets, accounts and financial statements, within a relevant financial policy framework
• Ensuring that accounts are prepared at year-end in compliance with the current SORP Accounting for Charities and making arrangements for them to be audited or independently examined, as required by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
• Presenting the accounts at the AGM and drawing attention to important points in a coherent and understandable way
• Liaising with the bureau manager about financial matters
o to ensure day to day management of bureau finances.
o Ensuring that full financial records are kept for all transactions, and that proper financial procedures and controls are in place to safeguard the bureau's resources
o Ensuring that money received is only spent on the purposes for which it was given, and, where required, ensuring that reports and accounts demonstrating this outcome are submitted to funders.

Experience required

Skills/Experience Required: Financial experience and/or qualifications
• Some experience and/or knowledge of charity finance, fundraising and pension schemes
• The skills to analyse proposals and examine their financial implications
• Preparedness to make unpopular recommendations to the board

Travel details

Central Borders Citizens Advice Bureau Offices, 11 High Street, Galashiels and via Zoom video conferencing platform.

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Volunteers (aged 12-25) taking part in this opportunity are eligible to claim Saltire Awards hours for their activity.
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