Friends of the La Mesa Library · 1 week ago
Non-Profit Board Treasurer (Volunteer)
La Mesa, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelFriends of the La Mesa Library is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and enhancing library services in the La Mesa community. They are seeking a Volunteer Board Treasurer to oversee and manage the organization’s financial operations, including preparing financial statements, managing accounts, budgeting, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations.
Libraries
Hiring Manager
Kirsten Iversen
Responsibilities
Lead annual budget process for board approval
Lead 501c3 Tax filing
Lead Renewal of Registrar of Charities
Review org to ensure we are in fiscal compliance
Ability to define growth/investment strategy for funds from donors that exceed annual operating needs
Prepare quarterly look at finances to budget & communicate insights to Board
Attend Board Meeting
Reconcile Accounts (currently using Quickbooks)
Manage Reimbursement process
Manage accepting donations & receipts
Deposit cash from bookstore into bank
Monitor email for questions
Advise the board on financial matters with clear communication and facts to support recommended approach
Define and document effective processes in the finance area
Communicating with clarity using facts
Qualification
Required
Strong understanding of Financial Statements and Accounting principles
Ability to modernize financial process with technology such as accepting credit cards
Attention to detail and proficiency with accounting software (Quickbooks) and financial tools
Ability to answer or find the answer to financial questions such as 'How might we sell items in our bookstore that are not books. Such as headphones? Do we need to track that separately to pay tax on those items?'
Preferred
Prior experience in nonprofit financial management
Experience with Document Management in Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets experience preferred
Company
Friends of the La Mesa Library
The Friends of the La Mesa Library is a group of people from the La Mesa area who believes that a modern, effective library is essential to our community.
Founded in 1969
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase