• To oversee all aspects of the club finances

• Maintain financial records for the financial year in progress. This includes;
  • (a) invoices, receipts, orders for the payment of money, bills of exchange, cheques, promissory notes, vouchers and other documents of prime entry;
  • (b) documents and records that record the entries referred to in paragraph (a);
  • (c) working papers and other documents that are necessary to explain the methods and calculations by which the financial statements are prepared;
• Liaise and oversee the club’s financial / accounts operations
  • Ensure volunteer/staff compliance with any adopted finance policy
  • Receive all moneys paid to or received by the Association and issue receipts for those moneys in the name of the Association
  • Ensure that all moneys received are paid into the account of the Association within 5 working days after receipt
  • Make any payments authorised by the Committee or by a general meeting of the Association from the Association’s funds
  • Ensure cheques are signed by at least 2 committee members.
  • Be available to co-authorise Club payments
  • Ensure that at least one other committee member has access to the accounts and financial records of the Association.
• Report on club finances
  • Present financial reports to Club meetings (both Committee Meetings and General Meetings)
  • Coordinate the preparation of the financial statements of the Association and their certification by the Committee prior to their submission to the annual general meeting of the Association.
• Oversee the budget development for the Club on an annual basis
• Ensure the club is compliant with its duties to State and Federal Governments in areas such as payroll tax, GST, and Superannuation

• Strong administrative and time management skills
• Accounting and financial literacy
• Ability to communicate financial matters to others
• Understand processes for budgeting, cashflow management, and financial reporting
• A broad knowledge of financial risk management strategies and cash handling procedures
• Strong understanding of club policies such as its finance policy, procurement policy, cash-handling policy, budget line delegations, reimbursement policy, and expenditure approval processes

🚸 Our club is committed to child safety and wellbeing. We have zero tolerance for child abuse.

We respect and celebrate First Nations peoples and we encourage them to share their culture. We have zero tolerance for racism.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment and promoting cultural safety for children.

All volunteers & staff are required to comply with the following child safety requirements: 

• Adhere to the club’s Code of Conduct and Child Safety & Wellbeing policy
• Support children to express their culture and enjoy their cultural rights
• Support and respond to children who are experiencing vulnerability
• Act on incidents of racism
• Notify the club’s Child Safety Officer (or Committee) about any new risks or hazards to child safety
• Notify the club’s Child Safety Officer (or Committee) about any child safety-related concerns

This role has the following child safety and wellbeing requirements: 

The person in this role must:

• undergo a child safety screening and referee checking process before commencing in their role
• undergo a short induction on the club’s child safety practices
• undergo child safety training suitable for a Committee Member
• have the skills to be respectful to children and comply with the club’s child safety practices
• have a basic awareness of the diverse needs of children and how to create a culturally safe environment.

This role will have indirect contact with children by making decisions that impact them. There may be occurrences of direct contact with children such as at the club AGM.

This role will have access to the personal information of children.

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