GDUI Treasurer Position Description
Responsibilities and criteria for GDUI Treasurer Position
The GDUI Treasurer must be willing and able to accept the legal, fiduciary and ethical responsibilities of an organizational treasurer, in accordance with standard non profit practices and procedures.
The Treasurer shall:
Be a bondable individual;
Adhere to financial policies set by the Board and the finance committee;
Oversee all financial transactions while ensuring all fiduciary responsibilities are met and inure to the benefit of GDUI;
Maintain all bank accounts in a fiscally prudent manner in keeping with standard accounting practices;
Provide a Treasurer’s report to the board of directors, in a timely manner, before all regularly-scheduled board meetings and make these reports public to the membership;
Monitor the budget as needed, at least on a monthly basis;
Assist in the preparation of all budgets including GDUI’s annual budget;
Prepare, in a timely manner, any required financial reporting forms to be submitted to the general membership, accountants, auditors or any such other entity as required for standard accounting procedures and policies;
Serve as a member of the finance committee.
The GDUI Treasurer's signature should appear on all checks of the organization with the second signature from any of the board's other directors or staff with signing authority for amounts exceeding $1500.
The Treasurer is expected to attend all board meetings.
If unable to attend a particular board meeting, the Treasurer will inform the President, in advance, and will submit a Treasurer’s Report to be shared at that meeting.
A GDUI officer shall not be absent from three consecutive board meetings in any year.
Each GDUI officer must:
Be a member in good standing of GDUI;
Be willing and able to participate in regularly scheduled meetings and e-mail discussions;
Always act in a dignified manner and interact respectfully with fellow Directors and Officers;
Agree to abide by GDUI's current code of conduct for board members;
Work as a team member to maintain and protect GDUI and its mission;
Become well versed with GDUI's Constitution;
Respect the authority of the GDUI Constitution and work within its guidance and the requirements of the GDUI Articles of Incorporation;
Be a collaborative participant in the democratic process respecting the outcome of votes of the board and of the membership;
Be willing and able to serve on various GDUI Committees, and accept the Chair of at least one such Committee;
Perform his or her share of GDUI work;
Follow through and complete commitment-related tasks in a timely way;
Possess sufficient computer skills to participate in e-mail work;
Be flexible for scheduling meeting times.
(the GDUI Board meets by phone conference bi-monthly for two or more hours, with committee meetings or other special meetings scheduled separately.)