End-of-year accounts for 2022 – branch audits

Branch treasurers have received notification of the procedures to apply on the closedown of the Online Branch Accounts package (OLBA) for 2022.
The branch authorisation sheet, which includes the branch auditors’ statement, must be signed by the branch auditor(s) and then scanned and uploaded into OLBA. The branch treasurer and branch auditor(s) can print, sign and upload separate copies of the authorisation sheet.
This is the procedure which was introduced in 2021. Your treasurer will also be required to upload statements for all non-Unity Trust bank/building society accounts.
Branch auditors act as representatives of your branch’s membership as a whole. It is essential that auditors are given enough time to complete the audit, in order for the branch to meet the 15 March deadline.
They need to make sure that the treasurer knows when they will need to start their audit work and agree a timetable. It is desirable for the audited accounts to have been presented to the branch’s AGM before the deadline date.
Auditors who are UNISON members should ensure that the RMS membership system records their auditor status. If it does not, they should ask their branch to contact their regional RMS team to update it.
Auditors who are not members – e.g. external accountants – should ask the branch secretary or treasurer to request access for them to the branch’s OLBA records. This can be done by email to [e-mail]
In many branches the auditor will be working remotely, in ...

Source: UNISON meat hygiene - February 16, 2023 Category: Food Science Authors: Demetrios Matheou Tags: Article News audits branch finances branch officers branch treasurer branches Source Type: news