treasurer

What is the role of the finance sub-committee?

The role of the finance sub-committee is to share the workload of the Treasurer in managing and monitoring the organisation's finances.

VAT (SCNI factsheet)

Supporting Communities NI has produced this VAT booklet to highlight for community groups the different rates of VAT imposed and how VAT may affect them. Contact details have been made available to enable groups to telephone and discuss their individual case.

Currently Supporting Community NI factsheets are only available as hard copies that you can order free of charge by contacting them on 028 2564 5676  or at info@supportingcommunitiesni.org

Records and book-keeping for community groups (SCNI factsheet)

When a group is formed, constituted and office bearers elected, one of the first tasks to be undertaken by the Treasurer is to develop a good accounting system.  The ideal book-keeping system should be simple enough to allow you to keep records up to date with minimum effort while providing the necessary information to run and control the organisation.

Characteristics of a good treasurer

The treasurer of a management committee plays a vital role. Below are summarised some of the key qualities and skills required for an effective treasurer.

Treasurer role description

An example role description.

Remember! Contents should always be tailored to suit your own organisation.

What is the role of the treasurer?

The Treasurer has a watchdog role over all aspects of financial management, working closely with other members of the Management Committee to safeguard the organisation's finances.

Financial oversight

Internal controls: The management committee/board should maintain and regularily review the organisation's system of internal controls, performance reportin

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