The president leads, the Aktuar keeps the organisation together — and the Kassier (treasurer) runs the finances. Here is what the role means, typical tasks, and how to collect fees without spreadsheet chaos.
In a Swiss association, Kassier is the person responsible for finances and membership fees — often on the board. Kassierin is the same role in feminine form: annual invoices, incoming payments, overview before the AGM and the financial report. Without this function, the association lacks clarity on who has paid and what is still open. That is what many people look for under treasurer or Kassier Verein.
On the board, the treasury often sits beside presidency and secretariat. The work becomes visible before the AGM: numbers must add up, open fees must be clear, and member questions land with you. In volunteer associations with 50 to a few hundred members, this role decides whether the fee run stays calm — or whether spreadsheets, email and bank statements blur together.
Core work includes annual invoices for all membership types, sending by email or Swiss QR bill, and ongoing payment reconciliation. Next come reminders, manual bank transfers and AGM prep: open and paid fees at a glance, often with a financial report. Many treasurers also answer “Have I paid yet?” and align with the secretariat on joins and leaves.
You are a good fit if you are reliable, numbers-comfortable and clear in communication. You do not need a trust accounting degree — but a process the whole board trusts. Building invoices one by one and tracking status in spreadsheets costs hours before the AGM. Digital tools with batch runs, TWINT and automatic reconciliation help exactly there.
For anyone searching what the treasurer role means, the association day-to-day matters most: collect fees, match payments, create clarity before the AGM. Swiss associations need QR bills, often TWINT and a payment provider like zahls.ch — not only accounting software. The Kassierin or Kassier needs the same data as the secretariat: the same member list, the same membership types, the same status.
Open and paid fees at a glance: in Membear you create annual invoices in one batch, send by email or QR bill, and let members pay with TWINT in the portal. Set up zahls.ch once — then send invoices and match online payments automatically. Mark bank transfers with one click. For associations with about 80–150 members, we estimate around 15 hours saved per year in the treasury; these are estimates, not audited metrics. Start free and make the next fee run calmer.
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As Kassierin or Kassier, keep the overview — start free with Membear.