There will be an appointment of a new WCA Financial Committee (WFC) Leader, noting that this is now separated from the Treasurer role. The WFC Leader is responsible for managing the WFC Members and the day-to-day oversight of the WCA’s revenue programs (e.g., dues) and funding programs. The WCA Treasurer is responsible for the WCA’s overall finances, which include financial reporting, controls, and managing the relationship with external accountants.

Candidates are expected to fulfill their terms (24 months) and to spend at least 7 hours per week on average to work for the committee. The qualities expected of candidates are:

• Solid knowledge of the structure and workflow inside the WCA
• Experience on financial matters, especially bookkeeping and tax filing
• Proficiency in English
• A reasonable daily availability to deploy the duties
• Team management capabilities

The application period for candidates to submit their candidacy documents is from now until August 21th, 2024, 23:59 UTC. Interested candidates can send the application privately to the Executive Assistant Team (assistants@worldcubeassociation.org), CC’ing the WCA Board (board@worldcubeassociation.org).

The candidacy documents must be in PDF format, and must include:

1. Brief personal introduction.
2. Summary of activities done for the WCA.
3. Ambitions as the WFC Leader of the WCA.

Candidates are additionally asked to send a copy of their applications which can be made public at the end of the application period.

The rights and duties of the WFC can be found in WCA Motion 10.2024.6.

After the application period, the WCA Board will make a selection by voting and will announce the new Leader, as described in Section 5 of WCA Motion 10.2024.0.

Please note that the WCA Board have appointed Ed Hollingdale as an interim Leader of the Finance Committee for a period of up to 3 months, expiring November 7th, 2024.