Position Summary
The Gift Systems Department, located in the Office of Alumni and Development (OAD), is the central department handling donations for Columbia University. It manages and records the flow of gift income from multiple funding sources and provides receipting and document repository needs. Gift Systems upholds the University's policy of gift acceptance and ensures gifts are distributed and administered per IRS standards and donor intent.
Reporting to the Senior Director of Gift Systems, the Assistant Director will be responsible for auditing cash management controls to ensure accurate reporting of gift income. The Assistant Director’s primary responsibility will be to ensure that the millions of dollars in gift income processed annually by Gift Systems in the Office of Alumni and Development are fully distributed to gift accounts in the University’s Financial Accounting System and that fund balances are accurately reflected in both the University’s gift subsystem and Financial Accounting System. The incumbent will prepare the final reconciliation report required by senior University administrators and outside auditors; will determine whether requested adjustments and corrections comply with University, IRS and Financial Accounting Board guidelines for gift administration; will oversee staff responsible for adjustments; and have final approval authority for journals to transfer, adjust, reclassify and refund gifts. The Assistant Director will supervise direct reports and additional staff as required.
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