About the organisation
Our Mission:
To build compassionate support in Scotland where anyone navigating pregnancy loss, subsequent pregnancies, or trying to conceive again can find comfort and understanding. We raise awareness, influence healthcare policies, and reduce the stigma around pregnancy loss, ensuring that no individual faces this journey alone.
Our Core Values:
Compassion
We demonstrate understanding and kindness towards individuals affected by pregnancy loss, trying after loss and pregnancy after loss.
Inclusivity
We ensure that every individual, regardless of their background or experience, feel welcomed and supported.
Respect
We treat every individual with dignity and sensitivity, maintaining honesty and confidentiality in all interactions and communications.
About the role
Miscarriage Support (MISS) are looking for a Treasurer to help guide our financial governance and sustainability for the future. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful difference, ‘giving back’ to the community by using your financial expertise to ensure MISS’s financial integrity and support our strategic planning and sustainable, future growth. Our current Treasurer is stepping down, so we are looking for a successor. There is ample time for any new appointment to work alongside our outgoing Treasurer in order to learn and understand all aspects of the Treasurer role, to ensure a smooth handover. We are particularly interested in applicants who understand the financial needs and challenges of small charities or social impact organisations. You do not need to be a qualified accountant, but a background in finance, bookkeeping, charity finance, or strategic financial planning would be highly valuable. Join us as our Treasurer and help us expand our impact, using your financial expertise to ensure our stability and drive sustainable growth.
What will you be doing? This is a strategic, flexible role. While we do not expect you to do the day-to-day bookkeeping, we do want someone who is willing to get to know the charity’s operations, help strengthen our internal financial processes, and ensure we’re building sound foundations for growth. We are currently looking to outsource the day to day bookkeeping, monthly management and annual accounts to a local accountancy firm. Payroll is currently outsourced. Therefore the Treasurer’s input is primarily at a governance and advisory level rather than day-to-day financial administration.
Key Responsibilities: The Treasurer provides strategic financial guidance to the Board of Trustees and supports the charity's mission through sound financial management. We also want someone who will challenge us and bring their different points of view. We are more interested in your passion and your potential than your previous experience as a treasurer or trustee.
The Treasurer role will include:
• Advising the Board on financial strategy, risk management, and resource allocation.
• Advising the Board on the financial implications of MISS’s strategic plans and key assumptions in the operational plan and annual budget.
• Ensuring financial transparency; develop and monitor realistic budgets, cash flow and forecasts: maintain MISS Support’s financial sustainability.
• Ensuring annual accounts and other reporting requirements are prepared and submitted to the OSCR (Scottish Charity Regulator) on time.
• Oversee the financial activities of MISS and ensure they are legal, constitutional and comply with generally accepted accounting principles.
• Oversee MISS’s financial management, ensuring robust policies, procedures, processes and controls are in place. • Liaising with the CEO, Chair and the Board of Trustees to develop their financial understanding, duties and responsibilities.
• Presenting financial data in an accessible and easy to understand format and providing advice and guidance to the Board on a range of financial matters, including risk.
• The Treasurer will be expected to attend Board meetings, which are held every 2 months and the Annual General Meeting.
In addition to Board meetings. It is estimated that Treasurer will need to be able to spend approximately 5 hours per month on MISS Support financial matters.
Our ideal candidate
Key Skills and Experience:
• Financial expertise – a qualified accountant or senior-level financial management experience.
• Financial literacy and experience managing budgets, accounts, and financial reporting – ideally within the charity or non-profit sector.
• Governance awareness – experience and understanding of charity finance, accounting reporting requirements and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborative and team oriented.
• Able to present financial information clearly and accessibly to the Board, some of whom may not have financial backgrounds in making informed decisions about resources.
• Strategic mindset – the ability to translate financial insight into clear guidance that informs Board decision-making. • A pragmatic, proactive approach and willingness to engage with the realities of small charity finance.
• Able to think creatively in a problem solving/ strategic way.
• Sound, independent judgment and creativity, with willingness to make tough or unpopular recommendations.
Skills
Essential:
• Financial literacy and experience in budgeting, cash flow management, accounts and financial reporting.
• Understanding of financial governance and risk management
• Strategic mindset with ability to advise on financial implications of future plans and advise accordingly
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders
• Integrity
• Team player with good communication skills
Desirable:
• Knowledge of charity finance or non-profit governance
• Qualified accountant or senior financial management experience
What’s in it for you
What difference will you make? Joining our Board offers the opportunity to play a central role in shaping the next chapter of MISS. You will be part of a committed team of trustees working together to ensure that our funding delivers meaningful, lasting impact across Scotland and beyond. By supporting fellow Trustees in understanding financial matters, you will strengthen the Board's ability to oversee and guide MISS’s strategic direction to support our objectives. This is a rewarding roll where your financial skills will help ensure long-term sustainability and growth. The role is flexible, and you'll be fully supported by the current Treasurer and Board of Trustees to get to grips with your role.
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