Treasurer

About us At Sound Lab, we believe music matters and that music and creativity should not just be available for those who can readily access and afford it; it should be available to everyone. Our vision is that, irrespective of age, gender, race, ethnicity or economic background, everyone should have equal access to the resources and support they need to fulfil their creative potential. We work to overcome barriers that can prevent people accessing opportunities in music by providing expert music-making education and mentoring support. We focus on children and young people who often do not receive the same opportunities as their peers, specifically care experienced young people; children with disabilities; and young people from an unaccompanied, asylum-seeking or refugee background. In recent years, in a challenging external funding context, we are proud to have carefully maintained a steady growth as a small charity. We have recently recruited a fantastic new staff team who are taking our programmes and operations to the next level, and helping to accommodate the ever-increasing demand for our programmes. We are recruiting for a new treasurer to help steward and maintain our financial good health at this exciting point in our journey. This is a voluntary role with travel and other subsistence expenses paid. Role Summary The Treasurer will help to monitor and steward the financial position of The Sound Lab, maintain processes to ensure financial stability and ensure that the Board of Trustees fulfils its duties in safeguarding the sound financial health of the charity. Detailed responsibilities can be found overleaf. Who Should Apply? You do not need to be an accountant, but it would help if you like working with numbers. You do not need to be a musician, but it helps if you love music! We would welcome candidates with previous Treasurer experience, however, would be happy to support the development of someone who is earlier in their career and hoping to gain further knowledge and skills. This extends to offering any training and support to develop in the role. You come to Sound Lab at a point of financial health and with effective financial processes in place, proportionate to a charity of our size; however, we always look for continuous improvement, and an exciting facet of the role is looking proactively to continuously improve our financial infrastructure. You will form a key part of a small board of trustees who, alongside the staff team, help to maintain and foster a culture of support and care for everyone involved with Sound Lab. We believe in the power music can have in people s lives. If you share that belief, we d love to hear from you. Our current Treasurer is also happy to support your induction and walk-through of our financial systems. This role is expected to take 2-3 hours per week when the Treasurer is fully inducted. Detailed Responsibilities: Oversight and strategic guardianship of Sound Lab s legal and financial integrity Reporting to the Board of Trustees on issues of cash-flow, forecasting and the overall management of Sound Lab s financial resources Preparation and approval of payment runs in conjunction with the Programme & Development Manager Lead on ensuring all Sound Lab s strategic plans are financially appraised and budgets are aligned to both short-term and long-term objectives each year. Keeping accurate financial records and invoice management. Use of Bank of Scotland online platform for payment runs and updating account signatories as required Assisting in the preparation of grant funding applications on an ad-hoc basis. Ensure our annual accounts and report are prepared and submitted to OSCR on a timely basis Liaise with an external examiner in relation to the annual preparation of our financial accounts Develop and maintain reserves policy to safeguard the organisation s finances, ensuring the board are kept informed of the position regularly and given financial forecasting advice Understand Sound Lab s business plan for and support the Board of Trustees and other volunteers to help achieve its aims Attend six Board meetings per annum, or as required., None specified

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The Sound Lab is a registered Scottish charity (SC034953) helping young people and other communities to fulfil their creative potential through free music, media, digital and arts tuition. We currently offer a blend of face-to-face and online music tuition workshops across any creative discipline. Contact us at thesoundlablive.co.uk to find out