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Treasurer Job Description

14 August 2010

 

The following job description for an Arts and Crafts Fair Treasurer* provides an accurate overview of responsibilities and obligations that a prospective Treasurer (often a volunteer) could expect. As you can see, this provides a checklist suitable for practical implementation as well as performance assessment.

 

* Please note that this is for illustration purposes only. The items included herein are for a 501(c)3 organization in one particular state in the U.S., and therefore may not be applicable in another context or jurisdiction.

 

GOALS

·   Ensure all financial recording and reporting completed as per by-laws and state and federal regulations

·   Ensure accurate and responsible budgets are prepared and followed

·   Ensure complete and accurate score tabulation procedures in place at Jurying

·   Ensure cash flow and accounting procedures in place at Jurying and Fairtime

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

·   Outline Objectives

·   Define scope and targets for each area

·   Assign personnel responsible for each item

·   Define schedule deadlines for each item

·   Define resources needed for each item

 

ACCOUNTING

·   Assist Fair Manager and Fair President in the preparation of the annual operating budget

·   Prepare annual financial statement

·   Prepare accounting to State Fairgrounds for attendance percentage figures

·   Prepare Form 990 Tax Return

·   Sign checks

·   Reconcile bank statements

·   Post general ledger

·   Post payroll records

·   Pay payroll taxes; 940, 941, CRS-1, Human Services

·   Prepare Actual to Budget reports as requested

·   Prepare Treasurer’s Report for monthly Board of Directors meeting

·   CRS-1 Reporting

q       Monthly Payroll

q       Quarterly 941

q       Quarterly Human Services

q       6 month CRS-1

q       Annual 940

q       Annual W-2’s

q       Annual W-3’s

q       Annual State reconciliation

 

JURYING

Cash Management

·   Cash boxes

q       6 for Entry fees

q       Petty Cash

q       T-shirt Sales

q       Poster Sales

·   Arrange for cash bank for start-up

·   Arrange for collection and deposit of cash and checks

·   Prepare accounting report for Entry Fees, T-shirt and Poster Sales

 

Score Tabulation

·   Arrange for tabulation equipment: computers and printers

·   Arrange for staffing for computer data entry

·   Coordinate computer data entry and scoring of entries by Jury and by Category

·   Sort entries in accordance with requirements from Standards Director

 

FAIRTIME

Equipment

·   Cash boxes:

q       5 to 6 Gate Windows

q       Drawing Booth

q       Sales Booth

q       Fine Arts Gallery (Poster sales)

q       Coffee Wagon

q       Petty Cash

·   Computers and printers

·   Adding Machines

·   Cash Drawers

·   Cash straps and coin rolls

·   Paper, pens, pencils

·   Tables, Chairs (Operations Director)

·   Golf Cart (Operations Director)

 

Services

·   Obtain locking bank bags

·   Coordinate ordering and delivery of Certified Tickets

q       By Day

q       Paid

q       Under 12

·   Arrange for armored car service

·   Coordinate Security (Operations Director)

 

Duties

·   Set up and take down Treasurer’s Office

·   Staff at least three persons per shift

·   Have drawers counted and ready by opening (tickets and cash)

·   Sort, bundle, roll cash and coin

·   Prepare deposit slips for armored car pick-up

·   Computer scoring for Merit Awards

·   Issue payments:

q       Musicians

q       Merit and Purchase Awards

q       Booth Awards

·   Accounting:

q       Attendance: tickets by window, by shift, receipts by shift, etc.

q       Sales: Posters, T-shirts, Drawing Booth, etc.

·   Be available throughout Fair hours; 1 hour prior – 1 hour past closing

·   Be available for ticket shortages and cash pick-up

 

ESTIMATED TIME REQUIREMENTS

Jurying

3 days X 6 hrs. X 2 people

36 hrs.

Fairtime

Preview Night: 2 people X 4 hrs.

8 hrs.

 

Fair: 3 days X 15 hrs. X 3 people

135 hrs.

Board Meetings

2 hrs. X 12 mos.

24 hrs.

Other Meetings

 

22 hrs.

Accounting, Tax Prep, GL’s, etc.

75 hrs.

Estimated Time – Treasurer and Staff

300 hrs.

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