Board Treasurer
| Organization Details | |
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| Organization Name: | Dead of Winter |
| Address: | PMB 125 30 - 360 Main Street, Unit 13B R3C 3Z8 Winnipeg MB R3C 3Z8 |
| Website: | http://deadofwinter.ca |
| Organizational Description: | Founded in 1996, Dead of Winter (formerly known as Camerata Nova Inc.) is a group of 14 professional singers who offer an annual Winnipeg concert series, collaborate in diverse community concerts, commission new choral works, develop young singers, run the Winnipeg Baroque Festival and are known across the country for their pioneering work in creating contemporary Indigenous choral music. The Board of Dead of Winter is a strong, stable group of 12 directors with significant experience in board strategy/governance, business management, non-profit administration, marketing, choral music and managing concerts and creatives. We have a full-time Executive Director. All Directors, staff, performers and volunteers are guided by our core values and governing Code of Conduct which specifically address inclusion, safety, respect, dignity, cultural appropriation and support for people living with a disability. |
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| Volunteer Opportunity Details | |
| Volunteer Opportunity ID: | 5944 |
| Description of Duties: | The Treasurer of the Board of Dead of Winter: - is a full member of the Board and a member of the Executive Committee. - chairs the Finance Committee of the Board (includes Chair of the Board, Executive Director and, possibly, Past Chair) - hires/trains/oversees the bookkeeper, as required, and reviews monthly bank and Visa reconciliations. - oversees the establishment of the Dead of Winter's bank accounts, as required - ensures that there are adequate processes and controls for the management of ticket-taking, cash and issuing of charitable receipts. - oversees the establishment and updating of the Chart of Accounts. - recommends an accounting professional for the annual Engagement Review. - with the Executive Director / Bookkeeper, oversees the preparation of year-end Financial Statements and works with the Reviewer to finalize the Statements. - ensures that the Reviewer or other delegate prepares and submits the annual reports required by the CRA. - with the Executive Director, leads the process of preparing the annual budget and the preparation of actual and projection reports for presentation to the Board. - oversees the preparation of budgets and related reports for special projects. - ensures that the organization has adequate insurance. |
| Skills Required: | An accounting designation sufficient to advise the organization on accounting issues, software and processes related to a non-profit with revenues in the range of $200,000. Note: We have a full-time Executive Director and are in the process of hiring a new bookkeeper. We use Quickbooks. Experience in financial management - building/monitoring budgets vs actual results and preparing year-end outlooks, etc. Note: This is a financially stable organization. Our surpluses are small but, in 29 years of operation, we have only had 3 deficits. An ability to make clear, succinct reports on financial matters to our (friendly) Board of approximately 12 people. |
| Skills Gained/Related Careers: | Experience in being at the heart of a dynamic, non-profit, music-loving organization. Significant Board leadership experience. Opportunity to contribute to a group producing leading-edge Canadian choral work, including everything from new Indigenous compositions to early classical music from the Middle Ages. Opportunity to work with our new Board Chair, Trudy Schroeder, one of the most experienced and respected arts administrators in the country, formerly Executive Director of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and, prior to that, the Winnipeg Folk Festival. |
| Age: | 18-30, 31-54, 55+ |
| Time Commitment: | Evening , Remote Volunteering The Board meets 8 times per year from September to June on Friday afternoons from 4:30-6:30 pm. Board meeting times could be adjusted for the right candidate. Four meetings per year (September, December, March and June) are in-person and 4 are on Google Meets. If the candidate has physical constraints, he/she/they can participate all the time on Google Meets. In addition to Board meetings, the Treasurer is expected to participate in two 30-minute Executive Committee meetings per month (10 months/year) on Google Meets (the Treasurer would have input on the day and time of these meetings), plus the Treasurer would call Finance Committee meetings 3 times per year to create the annual Budget and develop interim Year-End Outlooks. |
| Location of volunteer opportunity: | Winnipeg - Assiniboine South - Downtown - Elmwood - Fort Garry - Inkster - Point Douglas - River East - River Heights - Seven Oaks - St. Boniface - St. James-Assiniboia - St. Vital - Transcona |
| Does opportunity require a criminal record check? | Yes Will cost be reimbursed? Yes |
| Does opportunity require a child abuse registry check? | No |
| Opportunity is available to candidates that: | Are able to attend with a support person Uses a mobility device French speaking / Bilingual (French and English) |
| Organization will provide: | A letter of reference Bus tickets Certificate of recognition Training/Orientation |
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| Closing Date: | Nov 30, 2025 |
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