1. An understanding of how Charities/Community groups are set up and governed.
2. Understanding of Fund Accounting.
3. Understanding of the Charities Accounting SORP and SOFA.
4. Understanding of the different ways groups generate income e.g. Funding, Service Level Agreements, Contracts, Donations , Trading etc
5. Gift Aid
6. Charities VAT and Taxation.
7. Useful to know Excel, Sage, Quick Books, MYOB, TAS, Sun Accounts (these are the ones most of the groups I have come across use)

• Prepare budgets for multiple projects over 3 year period or more
• Help with financial information for Grant applications

• Writing up a cash received book (Income book)
• Writing up expenditure book (Expenses book)
• Writing up and balance petty cash on the Imprest System
• Preparing Receipts and Payment Cash Based
• Preparing Accruals Accounts Income and Expenditure Account

Other Bookkeeping tasks

• Maintain Sales Ledger  
• Maintain Purchase Ledger
• Maintain Fixed Asset Register
• Maintain Membership records
• Keeping tract of Grants and Donations

• Prepare a report of Actual Income and Expenditure against Budget
• Prepare Variance Report
• Prepare Cash Flow Forecasts
• Prepare Financial Reports for Funders, and Management Committee members.

• End of year
• Independent Examination of Accounts.
• Preparing Year End Accounts according to Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) and Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA).
• Liaising with Auditors.
• Working with Treasurer in preparing Annual Returns and Report.
• Reclaim tax on donations from HMRC for Gift Aid
• Sending Accounts to Charities Commission, Companies House, etc.

• Other tasks
• Attend Period meetings held by the group.
• Assist with applying for Grants, etc.
• Payroll.