Treasurer of Volunteer Park Trust - Board Position in Seattle

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The Treasurer of Volunteer Park Trust (VPT) has the responsibility of overseeing the management and reporting of the organization’s finances. VPT has a fiscal sponsor, Seattle Parks Foundation (SPF), that handles the organization’s banking, taxes and bookkeeping. The Treasurer’s role is to oversee and interface with SPF and to be the resource of financial matters for the VPT Steering Committee.

Volunteer Park Trust's mission is to preserve and enhance the city and national historic landmark of Seattle's Volunteer Park, designed by the famous Olmsted Brothers in 1912.

Specific Responsibilities include:

• Financial transactions oversight - Being knowledgeable about incoming donations and grant revenue, any outstanding bills or debts owed, as well as developing systems for keeping cash flow manageable. Ensure that all operating expenses are properly submitted to SPF and paid out in a timely manner to vendors.
• Budgets - Developing the annual budget as well as comparing the actual revenues and expenses incurred against the budget throughout the fiscal year.
• Monthly Financial Reports - Keeping the board regularly informed of key financial events, trends, concerns, and assessment of fiscal health through development of monthly financial reports reviewed at the monthly VPT Steering Committee meeting.
• Ad hoc reporting / analysis - Developing reporting and analysis for grants, donor analysis, and capital projects.
• SPF Partnership - Working with SPF Finance Director of Fiscal Services to align on reporting, grant funding, account management, donor questions, and vendor payment questions.
• Financial Policies - Overseeing the development and observation of the organization's financial policies.
• Serve as a member of the Steering Committee.

Qualifications for this position are:

Two years or more experience with financial planning / budgeting / analysis and Excel required. Non-profit and QuickBooks experience and preferred, but not required. Must be located in or near Seattle.

Time commitment is about 10 hours a month, sometimes a bit more, mostly working from home; VPT maintains no physical office. Monthly meetings via Zoom (normally held in-person in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood) are scheduled for the third Thursday of each month from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Work is done from home.

The Treasurer will join our team of community volunteers, neighbors, and park enthusiasts who are helping to improve and maintain Volunteer Park as the crown jewel of Seattle parks.