End-of-year accounts for 2018 – branch audits

Branch treasurers have received notification of the procedures to apply on the closedown of the online branch accounts package (OLBA) for 2018.
The branch authorisation sheet which includes the branch auditors’ statement must be signed by the branch auditor and should be sent to:
IMPS Team,
UNISON,
Arena Point,
1 Hunts Bank,
Manchester,
M3 1UN.
It must arrive by Friday 15 March 2019.
As last year, it is a requirement that photocopies of statements for all balances held in bank, building society, deposit accounts, prepaid cards and/or any other short-term investment accounts at 31 December 2018 be sent along with the authorisation sheet.
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 time 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 approach their regional RMS team to to update it.
Auditors who are not members – eg, external accountants – should request access to the branch’s OLBA records by email to [e-mail].
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Source: UNISON meat hygiene - January 25, 2019 Category: Food Science Authors: Tony Braisby Tags: Article audits branch finances branch officers branch treasurer branches Source Type: news