Treasurer

Summary  
The Treasurer Provides direction for the organization's financial management and facilitates the board in meeting its financial oversight responsibilities.

Member of and Elected by:

The Board of Trustees

Reports to:

The Chair and the Board of Trustees

Supports:

CEO, Business Manager, accountant or bookkeeper, and auditors as necessary.

Term of Office:

One year; renewable for three consecutive years.

Key Responsibilities

1.  Chair of the Finance Committee.
2. Provides direction for overseeing the organization's record-keeping and accounting policies.
3. Ensures the presentation of timely and meaningful financial reports to the Board.
4. Ensures the development of an annual budget and its submission to the Board for approval. Leads the monitoring of budget implementation.
5. Oversees development and board review of financial policies and procedures. With the Finance Committee, monitors the adherence to financial policies and procedures adopted by the Board.
6. Develops and monitors any investment policies adopted by the Board.
7. Ensures that assets are protected and invested according to board policy.
8. Leads the Board in assuring compliance with federal, state, and other financial reporting requirements.
9. Presents the recommendation of the auditor to the Board for their approval. With the Finance Committee reviews the results of the audit including the management letter, develops a remediation plan, if necessary, and presents the results to the Board.
10. Recognizes their responsibility to set an example for other board members by contributing financially at a level that is meaningful to them and by playing a significant role in fundraising activities.
11. Takes responsibility for designing an annual board education program so that all board members can effectively oversee the organization's financial health.

Who We Are

Now is the opportune moment (the kairos) to reimagine education for the 21st century. Our schools have been recognized by Forbes, Bellwether Education, NBC Today, Education Week, and others as among the most innovative and highest performing in the nation. That's why we replace lectures with engaging projects and dictatorial "behavior managers" with 1-1 executive functioning mentors who help students learn how to manage their own schedule and work habits. Kairos students practice navigating real-world choices (such as when, where, how, and with whom to work) within a safe, supportive school environment. Kairos develops students not just into freethinkers, ready to thrive in a modern economy, but self-governing citizens, ready to lead both themselves and their communities.

Qualifications:

1.  The treasurer must display a commitment to the organization and its principles, mission and goals, and the distinctions between governance and management.
2.  A strong understanding of the record keeping accounting systems, financial reports and financial policies and procedures.
3.  An ability to focus on both the short-term and long-term financial health of the organization.

Indicators of effectiveness:

1.  Meets annual goals as identified and adopted by the board at the beginning of the leadership term.
2. Is perceived by other board members as being transparent and efficient in delivering financial reports and as being aggressively protective of the integrity of the organization’s fiscal management.
3.  Is perceived by the CEO as supporting and adding value to their work.
4.  Is perceived by a majority of parents and other community members as being accessible, fair, constructive, and representative of the interests of the broader school community.