Kulanu Treasurer and Board Member

Kulanu, Inc. (www.kulanu.org) seeks a volunteer Treasurer/Board member.

Volunteer Position Description

About the organization: Kulanu, Inc. supports isolated and emerging Jewish communities around the world. For more information about our objectives and programs, see the About Kulanu page on our website.

Duties: The treasurer will be responsible for budgeting, financial reporting, overseeing the bookkeeping and accounting system and approving or paying larger payments. S/he will also be part of an active working volunteer board that has monthly two-hour meetings via conference call and very frequent email and phone communications. Board members should be supportive of Kulanu's mission and comfortable with Jewish culture and customs.

Skills required: Expertise in accounting and/or financial planning, preferably with experience working with non-profit organizations. Proficiency in using Quickbooks and Excel. It would be helpful if the treasurer lives or works in New York City, but this is not required.

The treasurer will not have to do this job alone. Our current team of volunteers and staff includes:
* a president who has been a leader in nonprofit accountability (and who has also served as treasurer up to now)
* a volunteer accountant who helps the treasurer prepare government reports, reconcile bank statements, set accounting policies, troubleshoot problems, and develop the accounting manual
* a part-time staff person who handles purchasing and bill-paying
* a weekly volunteer who prepares deposits and enters data in the online database
* an expert in Excel who helps with data analysis and presentation.

The organization uses Quickbooks, eTapestry.com (an online database) and Excel. The annual budget in the past few years has ranged from $180,000 to $350,000. For a small organization, we manage many restricted funds. For more information about our programs, visit www.kulanu.org.

Location: New York City area preferred.

To apply for this position, please complete the volunteer application form (available at kulanu.org/volunteer) and send it with your resume to treasurersearch[@]kulanu[.]org.