IEEE Treasurer's Handbook

The volunteer commitment of your valuable time and skills to the position of IEEE Geographic Unit* Treasurer is recognized and appreciated by IEEE. These web pages are designed to help you in your role. They detail the obligations and responsibilities of volunteers serving in this capacity and provide instructions to guide you throughout your tenure.  

The links on the right menu will lead to information about the functions of an IEEE Treasurer, the proper way to open bank accounts, principles of financial operations at IEEE, sample ledgers, and more.  IEEE staff is available to answer questions, help with problems, and take suggestions for ways to improve support to volunteer officers. For additional contact information and helpful web sites, go to the link for "Contact Information." 

* A Geographic Unit is an IEEE Region, Council, Area, Section, Subsection, Chapter, or Affinity Group.

For your reference, throughout the pages on this site, notations are made in parenthesis referring to the official source of information. The sources are IEEE Bylaws, Member and Geographic Activities Operations Manual, Financial Operations Manual (FOM)(PDF, 221KB) and IEEE Policies (Policies).