Assistant Director/Advancement Operations & Budget

The Assistant Dir of Advancement Operations is responsible for managing and reconciling activity in the development clearing account monthly and assisting with accurate and timely allocation of gifts.
This position reports to the Director of Operations & Budget for the Advancement department.
Required Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree.
One year of experience working with budgets or in a related field.
Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team.
Excellent organization skills and attention to detail.
Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
Ability to work quickly and decisively.
Excellent customer service skills with both internal and external constituencies.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.
Preferred Qualifications Experience using SAP.
Experience in non-profit fund-raising.
Understanding of university policies and processes.
Knowledge of a range of gift types including planned gifts, gifts of securities, and gifts-in-kind.
Knowledge of a range of fund types including endowed funds, discretionary funds, and capital funds.
Duties & Responsibilities Assists with the daily operations of the Advancement gift entry department, ensuring that daily deposit preparation, gift batching, scanning documentation received with gifts, and processing of gift entries into the database are completed.
Assists the Director/Advancement Operations with monthly reporting for CMU Administration and the University Board of Trustees and ensures that reconciliations of campus partners; including Athletics and Public Broadcasting, are completed monthly.
Assists with processing in the Millennium (or its divisional equivalent) database for proper documentation and reconciliation of gifts.
Reconciles the development clearing account monthly.
Assists with accurate and timely allocation of gifts.
Provides oversight of the daily gift administration process and serves as a backup for the gift administration team in the event of staff absences.
Participates in weekly Gift Acceptance Processes & Standards (GAPS) committee meetings.
Processes new cost center request forms identified through the GAPS process, including new gift accounts, new endowment accounts, new scholarship accounts, etc.
Liaises with Accounting Services to add new gift accounts and endowment/scholarship accounts to the online giving chart of accounts once accounts have been officially created.
Functions as a back-up for the director, assisting with preparation of the monthly gift upload file and other monthly reconciliation/reporting processes.
Coordinates with Annual Giving staff to stay abreast of fundraising priorities to ensure proper coverage related to gift entry volume.
Processes stock gift and expectancy transactions and oversees the Gifts Entry staff in the absence of the Director/Advancement Operations & Budget.
Assists the Director/Advancement Operations & Budget with various ad hoc reports, annual survey data compilation, and with building coordinator responsibilities.
Serves as back up Building Coordinator in the absence of the Director/Advancement Operations & Budget.
Supervision Exercised None.
Message to Applicants Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives.
In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.
You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.
Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit recommendation letters.
Employee Group Professional & Administrative -Salary Staff Pay Level Pay Range $45,000 - $55,000 Division University Advancement Department Operations & Gift Administration Position Status Regular Position End Date Employment Status Full-Time FTE 1.
00 Position Type 12 month Weekly Work Schedule Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.
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- 5:00 p.
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/ weekends and evenings as needed Location Mount Pleasant, MI About the Department About CMU Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.
We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs.
Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.
CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R.
Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.
S.
universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications.
Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.
Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more.
Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.
17.
CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities.
It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.
Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions.
Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.
CMU Leadership Standards Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.
We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.
Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.