Assistant Director, Gift Processing

As

• we enter the fourth year of the public phase of Soaring Higher: the Campaign for Boston
• College,
• we invite you to join our community. Driven by our mission in ways that advance
• the university for years to come, priority areas for this $3B comprehensive
• campaign include Financial Aid, Academics, and Student Life.

Based

• on a fundamental Jesuit tenet of developing the whole person, University Advancement
• is large enough to benefit from many campus resources, yet small enough to be
• agile and creative in supporting all associates. With an average tenure of
• close to 10 years at Boston College, our 250-person centralized organizational
• structure offers a variety of roles across fundraising, alumni relations,
• operations, and communications and engagement. We invest in the professional
• growth of every staff member through individual and team-based programs.
• Likewise, we aim to attract the very best, seeking team members who are as
• ambitious and as committed to our team as we are. We value a culture of equity,
• inclusion, and belonging while actively promoting team members who contribute
• to the success of University Advancement.
• See below the current opportunity to begin (or return to!) your Boston College experience!

The Assistant Director

• reports to and supports the Associate Director, Gift Acceptance, Finance &
• Analysis. Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to, assessing
• and managing all processes involving gift and donor data collection, working
• with gift processors to address and correct any gift processing issues. This
• position will be responsible for supervision of four full-time staff positions
• (Electronic Gift Processing Specialists).

Responsibilities include

• Reviewing and overseeing the batching and the preparation of
• checks for desktop scanning
• Managing all bank deposits
• Maintaining and overseeing all development bank accounts, the
• daily distribution and assignment of wire and ACH donations
• Functioning as the front-line liaison with banks for remote
• desktop deposit reporting
• Reviewing, approving, and assigning all database transmittals for
• gifts of $10,000 and above
• Reviewing, approving, and distributing all stock notifications
• Lending support to the Fund Financial Reporting and processes

The Assistant Director

• exercises considerable independent judgment in reviewing and approving
• transmittals, assigning staff workload, prioritizing daily processing,
• resolving processing exceptions, identifying gift batch and mail discrepancies,
• recommending process improvements, and escalating complex issues. They make
• independent operational decisions affecting gift processing timelines, workflow
• management, and service delivery. They regularly resolve complex operational
• issues involving gift documentation, donor intent, banking transactions, pledge
• administration, stock gifts, and wire transfers. They analyze multiple sources
• of information to determine appropriate resolution while ensuring compliance
• with university policies and accounting standards.
• The Assistant Director will
• foster a working environment that promotes teamwork and collaboration across
• University Advancement, while supporting ongoing professional development,
• learning, and training within their team.

Full-Time Equivalent Hiring

Range: $74,450 to $93,050; salary commensurate with relevant experience.