RCZC Board Treasurer Job Description

The RCZC board treasurer’s chief responsibilities include managing RCZC’s financial operations and overseeing the QuickBooks bookkeeper and clerk roles.

Financial Management duties

• Supervise QuickBook financial reports created monthly
• Oversee work of paid QuickBooks bookkeeper and provide support
• Oversee work of RCZC clerk (clerk on a weekly basis collects, records and deposits all incoming money and notifies appropriate RCZC volunteers of transactions)
• Oversee work of gate keeper (gate keeper pays bills, sets up automatic bill payments for recurring bills, keeps track of bank account activity)
• Provide quarterly financial reports to board and on request
• Advise the board on all organizational decisions having financial consequences

Regulatory Requirement duties

• Assures RCZC meets record keeping obligations as registered non-profit corporation with Washington State and as a registered 501(c)(3) organization with IRS

Finance Committee duties

• Convene finance committee (treasurer, clerk,  gatekeeper) as needed to discuss and give input to the board on financial matters such as 501(c)(3) status
• Prepare the annual budget and annual financial reports for the board and for the Annual Meeting in January

Annual Budget duties

• With the help of the Finance Committee, draft the annual budget to present to the board
• Guide the board through consideration of proposed budget items and their implications for organizational focus and/or limitation for the coming year
• Finalize the annual budget and presents it to the board and publish it for the sangha by March 1

Minimum Qualifications—

• Accounting background desirable but detail orientation and skill at accounting record keeping sufficient; can use or willing to learn QuickBooks basics
• Some years practicing Zen
• Experience supervising people
• Capacity to serve in role a minimum of two years