Assistant Director of Financial Aid Operations

Maryland Connect

1d • $80,000 - $90,000

About The Position

Generic functional title – Assists the Director or Associate Director with professional administrative functions (Not a secretarial function). Responsibilities: DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 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 including, but not limited to: federal grants and loans, state grants and scholarships, institutional and private scholarships and grant derived scholarships. The Assistant Director works closely with platform supporting vendors and internal DolT personnel to ensure that all platforms are correctly awarding and disbursing aid as well as ensuring that all reconciliation processes are completed on an ongoing basis. 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. The duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor's degree
• Experience with Peoplesoft, EdConnect, COD, ELM, MS Office and other reporting tools
• At least two years of experience working in a post-secondary financial aid program

Nice To Haves

• Project management experience preferred.
• Experience with student lifecycle and financial aid practices
• Ability to understand technical specification documentation
• Ability to convert functional requirements into technical tasks
• Data analysis and troubleshooting abilities
• Ability to juggle different assignments with competing priorities
• Strong oral and written skills are essential
• Self-starter, high energy and goal oriented
• Excellent organizational, communication, personal relationship and meeting management skills
• Must be able to organize and prioritize work, be proactive, take initiative, resolve problems, follow-through and simultaneously manage multiple priorities to ensure goals are met in a timely manner.
• May require evenings or weekend work.

Responsibilities

• managing the financial aid systems functionality and integration required to award and disburse all forms of financial aid utilizing the Campus Solutions platform including, but not limited to: federal grants and loans, state grants and scholarships, institutional and private scholarships and grant derived scholarships
• works closely with platform supporting vendors and internal DolT personnel to ensure that all platforms are correctly awarding and disbursing aid as well as ensuring that all reconciliation processes are completed on an ongoing basis
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director