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| Julia M. Bannister
Essex, United Kingdom
Age: 60-69 |
Nominated as:
Nominated by: |
Member
Scottish Federation |
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| Professional
Field and/or present occupation |
Chartered Accountant (retired). Presently involved
in various local charities as Auditor/Financial Advisor as
required. Trustee of Inter-Church Caring and also British
Federation Scholarship Fund. |
| Financial skills or experience at the local, national or international level that qualify you for handling IFUW's finances and financial policy |
Member of the IFUW Finance Committee: 2007-2010;
1992-1998
BFWG National Treasurer: 1986-1992
Member of BFWG Finance Committee: 1980-1986; 2001-2007
Trustee of British Federation Scholarship Fund
Have been a Governor of the BFWG Charitable Foundation;
also a member of its Finance and Grants Committee.
IFUW Conferences: Groningen (Alternate); Christchurch, Helsinki,
Stanford, Perth (Delegate); Graz. Ottawa, Manchester (observer)
Professional Experience: 40 years in the professional world
of Finance and Taxation in the course of my working life
in professional practice. This included: auditor for large
and medium sized commercial enterprises; managing Trusts
for a short period with a Professional Firm of Chartered
Accountants (Glasgow)
Recently retired from Consultancy in Corporate and Personal
Taxation with a City of London Firm of Chartered Accountants.
Involvement with local church and charities finances in
one form or another. |
| Other skills and experience (volunteer and professional) from the last 10 years which qualify you for this position |
My long term involvement with IFUW and knowledge
of its financial workings. All professional and voluntary
skills listed above (see 12 & 13 above) qualify
me for this position. e.g. Professional Accountant, Trustee,
Finance Committee, Local Charities etc. |
| Goals for this position and the contribution you believe you can personally make if elected or appointed |
To assist in the maintenance of a sound financial
basis upon which IFUW can rely, in the pursuit of its objectives.
My 40 years professional experience in the field of finance
in one form or another would be available to the Finance
Committee. |
| What ideas do you have for how IFUW could attract outside funding? |
My past experience has proved that it is no use expecting
anyone/ any organisation, to provide external funding per
se, without a specific project in view. General funding
really has to come from IFUW members who are considered
by many Funding Bodies to be privileged people anyway.
To obtain external funding on behalf of IFUW, the Federation
would, in my view, need to come up with a worthwhile project,
the future benefits of which could be demonstrated to exist.
The necessary research would have to be thoroughly undertaken,
all possible questions foreseen and answered, and appropriate
sources of funding ascertained and located. The project
would need to be closely, thoroughly and realistically costed.
The timescale over which input of money would be required
should be spelled out and the arrangements for monitoring
the project specified. Only then, should relevant outside
bodies be approached. |
| Education: |
Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
Scotland
Qualified in 1963 |
| Mother
tongue: |
English |
| Ability
to speak English: |
Excellent |
| Ability
to understand spoken English: |
Excellent |
| Ability
to read English: |
Excellent |
| Ability
to write English: |
Excellent |
| Other
languages: |
German:
limited understanding |
| Computer
skills: |
Some experience sending e-mail and using the
Internet |
| Internet
Access: |
Regular access to e-mail at home or the office |
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