DATA Integrity Coordinator, GIFT Account, Development & Alumni Relations, Gifts Boston, MA

DATA INTEGRITY COORDINATOR, GIFT ACCOUNT, Development & Alumni Relations, Gifts Category Job  Location

BOSTON, MA, United States

9/12/2025

Grade 26

$26.37

$27.47

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training and internal pay comparison. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Full-Time/Regular

Our Mission

We in Boston University Development & Alumni Relations (DAR) harness the power of philanthropy to make an excellent education accessible and welcoming to all, and to advance BU’s global leadership in research, scholarship, artistic creation, and professional practice. To support our work, we have built—and are continuing to build—an outstanding team of dynamic, mission-driven advancement professionals who constantly strive to create an environment where everyone belongs.

Where it’s not just about a job, but a career and a community.

Now, our Advancement Information Strategies
team is looking for a Data Integrity Coordinator
who will be responsible for the accurate and timely processing of all gifts received by the University, including gifts made by check, credit cards, payroll deductions, pledge commitments, employer matching gifts, stock transfers, gifts-in-kind and planned gifts.

Advancement Information Strategies at Boston University

The mission of the Advancement Information Strategies department is to provide a high-quality information infrastructure, responsive data services, impactful data analysis and streamlined reporting to support increased participation, engagement, and fundraising income for the University.

Partnering with Development and Alumni Relation colleagues and key campus partners, Advancement Information Strategies provides resources and solutions that incorporate accountability, flexibility, and confidentiality as we work to continuously improve systems, procedures, and analytics to support divisional and university goals.

Data Integrity Coordinator

This position involves researching and analyzing gifts to ensure appropriate donor credit and proper fund designation, as well as identifying discrepancies and adjusting records as deemed necessary. This position generates tax receipts daily and annually, in accordance with applicable regulations. The DI Coordinator is also responsible for reconciling gifts recorded in the CRM with deposits in coordination with the Cashier’s office, updating donor records based on supporting gift documentation and transforming data received through data loads from various on campus.

In addition, this position is also responsible for preparing pledges and recurring gifts for data integration, producing, and reviewing gift receipts, communicating with university departments, such as payroll, annual giving and other third-party vendor services, and maintaining data on constituent contact preferences, alumni activities, foreign gifts, and various other data points to ensure successful engagement, participation and fundraising outcomes.

Essential Functions

Gift Accounting

• Provide timely and accurate gift processing. Handle complex donations including stocks, wire transfers, planned gifts, Donor Advised Fund gifts, matching gifts and other transaction types as needed.
• Maintain comprehensive electronic gift back up in an organized and accessible manner.
• Scan checks to deposit directly to the bank; prepare cash and foreign check deposits for the bank and process related batches, produce and send gift receipts.
• Complete integrity projects as assigned (correcting recognition credits, standardizing attribute fields, pledge application/adjustments, updating appeal codes).

Records and Database Management

• Maintain biographical information, research various sources to ensure the accuracy of data and similar projects as assigned. Ensure biographical information for donors is complete and accurate.
• Ensure…