Mission Statement

The Office of Development Accounting (Accounting) is responsible for the financial management of the Auburn University (AU) Office of Development, the Auburn University Foundation (AUF), the Auburn Spirit Foundation for Scholarships (ASFS) and the Auburn University Real Estate Foundation, Inc. (AUREF). These responsibilities include the processing and reporting of all private contributions, the processing of disbursements, and the preparation of accurate and timely financial statements and budget reports. The Office of Accounting strives to document policies and procedures in a user-friendly format.

News
  • Please be sure to include the security code, cardholder's name as it reads on the credit card, and the cardholder's billing address on all credit card gifts. Any solicitation forms mailed out must contain these requirements as well.
    March 11, 2013
  • Effective 1/1/13 the standard mileage rate is 56.5 cents per mile for the business use of an employee's personal vehicle while the employee is on university travel status.
    January 3, 2013
  • Due to the Holiday Break, please submit all vendor/travel vouchers to Dev. Accounting by 4:45pm on Tuesday, December 14th, to ensure payments will be made in December. Vouchers received after this time will be processed as time permits, but cannot be guaranteed to be paid in December.
    December 6, 2012
  • Please submit all donations received over the holidays by Friday, January 11, 2013. Remember that we can only process checks with a December 2012 date if they were postmarked in December 2012. Therefore, it is critical that you forward the envelope along with any other documents that accompanied the check.
    December 6, 2012
  • Please review the Holiday Gift Acceptance Guidelines
    December 6, 2012
  • The Gift/Pledge Payment Transmittal Form and the Pledge Form have been updated to provide a security code for credit card transactions. Please be sure that all future solicitations provide a place for a security code.
    June 26, 2012



Mark R. Thomson
Unit Director

Development Accounting

Office:334-844-1128

Last Updated: June 25, 2012