Job description—Treasurer

Job Title:

Treasurer of the Kew Guild

Accountable to:

The Kew Guild Committee.

Role:

To manage and be entrusted with the Guild’s funds, and account for all associated financial transactions and investment portfolios.

Responsibilities:

Advising the committee on financial matters, both positive and negative.
Controlling and account for the Guild’s finances, monitoring and recording income and expenditure, and overseeing related bookkeeping.
Counter signing any major banking transaction.
Liasing with the external Independent Examiner and handling negotiations with the Guild’s bankers.
Advising the organisation's management committee of its fiscal needs for the year ahead.
Preparing the Treasurer's report for the annual general meeting and complete a financial risk assessment in cooperation with committee members.
The annual submission of archive material to the Guild archives, together with an accompanying schedule.
Manage papers and prepare them correctly for archiving.

Working Method:

The post holder will be expected to conduct business in a courteous, constructive manner that fulfils the letter and spirit of Guild rules, conforms to all legal requirements, and is consistent with current best practice.

Term of office:

Subject to election at the Annual General Meeting.

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