Director of Gift Accounting

Georgetown University • Beloit, WI

47d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director acts as a primary liaison between Advancement and Finance as it relates to the audit of gifts and provides a secondary review of all gift entry more than $100,000 including but not limited to named funds in support of the university’s fundraising activities. Ensures accurate recording of pledges, outright gifts, and pledge payments in compliance with GAAP. Enforces the university gift policies and procedures; and provides expertise and consultation to the constituents across the University related to proper set-up, recording, accounting and spending of various types of gifts. The current campaign fundraising goal is $3 billion through 2026. The Office of Gift Administration is responsible for 120,000+ annual gift and pledge transactions. Ensures the data integrity of charitable donation information as well as monitoring data quality within the unit and beyond while adhering to departmental policies and procedures, industry best practices, and regulatory requirements including those outlined by CASE, NACUBO, FASB, GASB, and the IRS. The Director participates in the system analysis of a donor database, which includes gift policy administration, gift and data acceptance and entry, and user training.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• At least 5 to 7 years of experience including systems and data management experience
• Significant relevant and progressively responsible experience in a sophisticated fundraising environment.
• Strong project management, leadership, and communication skills.
• Experience with major fundraising database systems such as Salesforce.
• Strong analytical skills, with a demonstrated knowledge of GAAP, gift and fund accounting.
• Excellent planning skills with the ability to identify, clarify and articulate a projects’ purpose, goals, and outcomes.
• Ability to align unit goals with greater organizational goals and leverage institutional knowledge to advance programs, services, and offerings.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to make thoughtful decisions.
• Demonstrated customer service skills and the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with faculty, staff, administrators, and donors.

Nice To Haves

• CPA, master’s degree in a finance related specialization or other professional qualifications preferred

Responsibilities

• Acts as a primary liaison between Advancement and Finance as it relates to the audit of gifts
• Provides a secondary review of all gift entry more than $100,000 including but not limited to named funds in support of the university’s fundraising activities.
• Ensures accurate recording of pledges, outright gifts, and pledge payments in compliance with GAAP.
• Enforces the university gift policies and procedures
• Provides expertise and consultation to the constituents across the University related to proper set-up, recording, accounting and spending of various types of gifts.
• Ensures the data integrity of charitable donation information as well as monitoring data quality within the unit and beyond while adhering to departmental policies and procedures, industry best practices, and regulatory requirements including those outlined by CASE, NACUBO, FASB, GASB, and the IRS.
• Participates in the system analysis of a donor database, which includes gift policy administration, gift and data acceptance and entry, and user training.

Benefits

• Georgetown University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, retirement savings, tuition assistance, work-life balance benefits, employee discounts and an array of voluntary insurance options.
• You can learn more about benefits and eligibility on the Department of Human Resources website.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees