Treasurer

Treasurer

Trustee/Governor
J98845
At a glance

Skills

  • Bookkeeping
  • Financial management

Where

Stockport, SK56HN
Mainly at home

Time

Mostly outside office hours Estimate of time needed:
0-5 hours / month

We are a scout group based in Stockport. 

We seek to promote scouting in our local area.

We have a strong ethos of providing our young people with skills for life.

What will you be doing?

We are a strong trustee board with a keen desire to develop a robust governance style to support the operational side of our scout group. We are looking for a new treasurer to streamline our membership fee income. We are looking for help to generate fundraising income and to maximise our premises regarding additional income. we are a cashless group and we wish to continue to support leaders by providing funds to them in a timely manner. 

We require a individual with good skills around office 365, one drive, communication skills, leadership skills, an ability to work outside of office hours, then ability to attend meetings 3-4 times a year plus a AGM, 2-3 hours a month. 

What are we looking for?

  • Experience in Bookkeeping and Financial management
  • Ability to work independently and part of a team.
  • To report back to the trustee board.
  • To record financial transactions using bank statements and keeping track of income and expenditure. 
  • We utlitlise jotform for activity payments.
  • Standing orders are using to pay subscription fees on a monthly basis- these need to be logged and any arrears need to be documented.
  • We are a cashless group- all purchases are paid and reclaimed back by leaders, payments need to be actioned in a reasonable timeframe.  
  • To create a financial report and present it at the AGM.

What difference will you make?

The opportunity to make a difference to the young people in the scout group.

The opportunity to be a cornerstone of the trustee board working in concert with the trustee chair and Group Scout Leader to provide governance support to volunteer leaders. 

Before you apply

Causes
  • Young people
  • Organisation type: 
    Charity

    We are a scout group.

    We want to support youth members to gain skills for life. 

    We run weekly meetings and teach problem solving, leadership skills.

    We run over night camps...