Lynn Taylor, 56, pleaded guilty at Edinburgh Sheriff Court to embezzling £220,331.12 between 1 June 2008 and 13 March 2015.

Sheriff Franke Crowe deferred sentence until next month for a psychologist’s report, The Herald reports

Ms Taylor started working with the society as a chartered accountant in 1994.

The court was told that she has now repaid all the money taken and a further £40,000 for the cost of the investigation.