Treasurer
Alistair Bounds
johns.treasurer@durham.ac.uk
Hi,
I’m the JCR Treasurer, which means I’m in charge of the JCR’s finances. The JCR has a turnover of around £80,000 a year and that money comes in from and goes out to things like social events, services, sports and societies, welfare, administration, JCR meetings, VAT returns and hundreds of other things.
As Treasurer I have to keep track of what’s coming in and going out and making sure that the two balance, checking budgets for any events on college, logging and writing huge numbers of cheques for anything from flavoured condoms to face painters and being the go to guy for any money questions you might have. I sit on Chairs Committee, Finance Committee, the Members Fund Committee, and some college committees.
I work closely with other exec members and officers and college staff and I have an Assistant Treasurer, Henry Sleath, to help me.
My goals for this year are to get the JCR Paypal account up and running, to make it easier to pay the JCR for any social events, and to ensure that the JCR can operate effectively as a registered charity. This means getting a lot of different types of insurance, ensuring that the JCR meets its accounting requirements, documenting what JCR officers can agree to on behalf of the JCR and ensuring that officers can’t commit to something without the knowledge of the JCR, and ensuring that external trustees will feel comfortable accepting joint responsibility for the actions of the JCR.
I can be contacted at johns.treasurer@durham.ac.uk and you can always try ambushing me round Durham with any questions you may have.
Alistair
Iʼm Daniel and Iʼm the JJCR Treasurer. This page should
explain a bit about my role on exec and my tasks for the
year ahead.
My main responsibility is to ensure that the JJCR
maintains a sound financial position and that we have
enough money to fund our activities.
A lot of what we do as a JJCR involves money - whether this be mountains of coins from
the Cruddas laundry, huge cheques for wine at SEC megaformals or the odd bit of dosh
for a new frisbee. I work with the appropriate JJCR representatives to make sure that the
right amount of money gets to the right people.
Throughout the year I submit the accounts for scrutiny by the JJCR and external auditors. I
therefore spend a lot of time making sure that our bookkeeping is up to scratch, and that
our accounts are clear and reconcilable.
My goals for the year include successful implementation of an online payment system and
ensuring that the treasury is brought into line with necessary changes in the JJCRʼs
charitable status.
I liaise closely with other exec members on handling their respective budget lines and I am
fortunate enough to have an Assistant Treasurer to help me.
So, the bottom line? Iʼm tasked with keeping us financially solvent, keeping the taxman
happy and making sure that the dough is spread fairly.
I am contactable at johns.treasurer@durham.ac.uk and I would be more than happy to
answer any of your questions. Thanks for reading.
Yours,
Daniel