Assistant Director Of Financial Aid Operations

Bowie State University

Bowie, Maryland, USA
Base: $80,000 - $90,000; bonus/equity: not specifi...
Manage financial aid systems functionality
Award and disburse financial aid
Campus solutions platform
The Assistant Director of Financial Aid Operations is responsible for managing the financial aid systems functionality and integration required to award and disburse all forms of financial aid utilizing the Campus Solutions platform

Job Summary

  • The Assistant Director of Financial Aid Operations is responsible for managing the financial aid systems functionality and integration required to award and disburse all forms of financial aid utilizing the Campus Solutions platform.
  • This role also has the overall responsibility for identifying issues and challenges proactively and then working internally and externally to address the issues to ensure students do not face unnecessary challenges associated with the award and disbursement of aid.
  • Benefits include medical, dental, prescription, long-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment insurance and life insurance; paid time for paid sick leave, annual leave, and personal leave; 12 paid holidays per year, tuition remission; employer-funded pension and supplemental retirement accounts.

Matching Summary

The Assistant Director of Financial Aid Operations is responsible for managing the financial aid systems functionality and integration required to award and disburse all forms of financial aid utilizing the Campus Solutions platform.

Salary

Base: $80,000 - $90,000; Bonus/Equity: Not specified; Benefits: Medical, dental, prescription, long-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment insurance and life insurance; paid sick leave, annual leave, and personal leave; 12 paid holidays per year, tuition remission; employer-funded pension and supplemental retirement accounts.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Manage financial aid systems functionality
  • Award and disburse financial aid
  • Campus Solutions platform
  • Reconciliation processes
  • SAP process management
  • Supervision and direction of operations team

Nice-to-have

  • Proactive issue identification
  • Self-starter, high energy
  • Goal oriented
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Meeting management skills

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree
  • At least two years of experience
  • Post-secondary financial aid program experience
  • Peoplesoft, EdConnect, COD, ELM experience
  • Student lifecycle and financial aid practices experience
  • Ability to understand technical specification documentation
  • Ability to convert functional requirements into technical tasks
  • Data analysis and troubleshooting abilities
  • Ability to juggle different assignments
  • Strong oral and written skills
  • Organize and prioritize work
  • Take initiative
  • Resolve problems
  • Follow-through
  • Simultaneously manage multiple priorities

Work Rights

Not specified

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