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Treasurer role description

An example role description.

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

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Contents

  • Introducing the Code
  • Leadership
    • Role of the Management Committee
  • Responsibilities & obligations
    • Compliance
      • Legal responsibilities
      • Legal structure
      • Understanding your governing document
      • Community business / Social enterprise
    • Internal controls
      • Financial oversight
      • Policy development
    • Equality and diversity
    • Prudence
    • Managing risk
    • Managing staff and volunteers
  • Effectiveness
    • Duties and responsibilities of members
    • Organising the committee's work
    • Information and advice
    • Skills and experience
    • Training, development and support
    • Staff
    • Volunteers
  • Reviewing and renewing
    • Renewal and recruitment
    • Review
    • Performance appraisal
  • Delegation
    • Effective delegation
    • Terms of reference
    • Monitoring
    • Delegating to honorary officers
    • Delegating to sub-committees
    • Delegating to staff and volunteers
  • Integrity
    • No personal benefit
    • Dealing with conflicts of interest
    • Probity
  • Openness
    • Communication and consultation
    • Openness and accountability
    • Stakeholder involvement

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  • What is the role of the finance sub-committee?
  • Characteristics of a good treasurer
  • Characteristics of a good secretary
  • What is the role of honorary officers?
  • Help! Defining the committee member's role
  • Help! Electing office bearers
  • Responsibilities of Company Directors
  • Good leadership
  • The secretary's role at meetings
  • Characteristics of a good chairperson
  • Chairing meetings
  • What is the role of the secretary?
  • What is the role of the chairperson?
  • What is the role of sub-committees?
  • Help! How to induct new members
  • Help! How to recruit new members
  • Help! Identifying who you need on your committee
  • Help! Recruitment and selection procedures
  • Help! Recruitment and governing documents
  • Planning recruitment and elections
  • How to develop policies and procedures
  • Segregation of duties
  • Transparency and accountability
  • Management committee finance
  • Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults Help! Sheet
  • Tax, PAYE and NICs Help! Sheet
  • Company Law Help! Sheet
  • Clarifying committee/staff roles
  • Employing staff

Related Resources

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  • Chairperson role description
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  • Doing it well (Community Change)
  • Flowchart: the management committee's role in policy development (NCVO)
  • Example nomination form (Volunteer Development Agency)
  • VAT (SCNI factsheet)
  • Records and book-keeping for community groups (SCNI factsheet)
  • Annual General Meeting (SCNI factsheet)
  • Advice Note: Conflicts of interest (NICVA)
  • Who's who?
  • Advice Note: Committee procedures (NICVA)
  • Example chairperson application form
  • Example co-option form
  • Checklist: Induction of new members
  • Worksheet: Plan a recruitment campaign
  • FAQs on the role of management committee members
  • NOS for Trustees and Management Committee Members
  • Checklist: Involving volunteers
  • Recruiting volunteers (Volunteer Development Agency)
  • Worksheet: Carrying out a skills diversity audit
  • Worksheet: Your governing document and recruitment
  • Example: New members information sheet
  • Role of management committees: where can I get more information?

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