Posted on October 21, 2012

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Board Member Treasurer

Job Duties:

1. Govern the organization's mission and purposes. Ensure effective organizational planning. Review the plan periodically for accuracy and validity.
2. Provide ongoing support and guidance for the executive; review her performance.
3. Ensure adequate resources. Manage resources effectively.
4. Enhance the organization's public image. The board is the organization’s primary link to the community.
5. Serve as a court of appeal for unresolved issues or complaints.
6. Bank account maintenance – Selecting a bank, signing checks, and investing excess funds wisely.
7. Financial transaction oversight – Being knowledgeable about who has access to the organization’s funds, and any outstanding bills or debts owed, as well as developing systems for keeping cash flow manageable.
8. Budgets – Developing the annual budget as well as comparing the actual revenues and expenses incurred against the budget.
9. Financial Policies – Overseeing the development and observation of the organization's financial policies.
10. Reports – Keeping the board regularly informed of key financial events, trends, concerns, and assessment of fiscal health in addition to completing required financial reporting forms in a timely fashion and making these forms available to the board.
11. Finance Committee (if applicable) – Serve as Chair of the Finance Committee.
12. Manage, with the finance committee, the board's review of and action related to the board's financial responsibilities.
13. Present the annual budget to the board for approval.
14. Review the annual audit and answer board members' questions about the audit.
15. Ensure legal and ethical integrity and maintain accountability.
16. Select new board members and orient them to their responsibilities, and the organization's history, needs, and challenges.
17. Evaluating the Board’s performance, recognize its achievements and determine which areas need to be improved.
18. Select the executive staff through an appropriate process.

Application Instructions

Please forward your resume and/or cover letter to volunteer@futuregenerationssurpass.org