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