Understanding Charity Finances

Due to unprecedented demand, NICVA will run a second session of Understanding Charity Finances.

NICVA's chief executive, Seamus McAleavey, will begin the session by outlining what NICVA perceives to be the key threats and opportunities to the sector. This will be informed by ongoing governance and policy work in NICVA, but more specifically the findings of the Recession Conference which will be held in NICVA on 31 March 2009.
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We have enlisted the expertise of NICVA's auditors Goldblatt McGuigan to explain the structure of charity accounts. Senior partner Jackie Smith and audit manager Mark Stevenson will talk us through the fundamentals including financial statements, reports, reserves and to highlight the common problems that charities encounter when producing and interpreting accounts.

Úna McKernan, NICVA's director of corporate services, will explain how the role of the treasurer and the resources sub-committee in NICVA and Marie Cavanagh, director of Gingerbread NI and member of both NICVA executive and resources sub-committee will outline the benefits and the challenges by adopting SORP.

Denise McCann, NICVA member services manager, will give an update on new accounting regulations and there will be a final opportunity for you to put your questions to the experts.