Assistant Director of Pell and Data
About The Position
The University of Maine is a community of more than 11,900 undergraduate and graduate students, and 2,500 employees located on the Orono campus, the regional campus in Machias, and throughout the state. UMaine is a land, sea and space grant university, and maintains a leadership role as the University of Maine System's flagship institution. UMaine is the state's public research university and a Carnegie R1 top-tier research institution, dedicated to providing excellent teaching, research and service for Maine, the nation and the world. More information about UMaine is at umaine.edu. The University of Maine offers a wide range of benefits for employees including, but not limited to, tuition benefits (employee and dependent), comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short and long term disability as well as retirement plan options. UMaine is located in beautiful Central Maine. Many employees report that a primary reason for choosing to come to UMaine is quality of life. Numerous cultural activities, excellent public schools, safe neighborhoods, high quality medical care, little traffic, and a reasonable cost of living make the greater Bangor area a wonderful place to live. Visit the Maine Office of Tourism to learn more about what the Bangor region has to offer.
Requirements
- Typically has the education associated with a Bachelor’s degree and 3 to 5 years of professional experience or an equivalent combination of academic and directly related professional work experience.
- Strong interest in technical applications.
- Experience with programming languages.
- Demonstrated working knowledge of Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, interpersonal, & communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks.
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
- Proven problem-solving skills.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree
- Knowledge of relational databases, the ability to read and understand data, the ability to infer the relationship of the tables to the application and the process.
- Programming experience using PeopleSoft Query, SQL and/or SQR.
- Three to five years of experience administering or developing complex reports and generating accurate data in support of operations.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for administration of the Federal Pell Grant Program, including account reconciliation.
- Responsible for generating accurate data in support of all student billing and financial aid activities for the University of Maine.
- Responsible for the delivery of financial aid to UMaine students studying at other campuses within the University of Maine System and non-UMS domestic institutions.
- Manage delivery of financial aid for students with residency changes.
- Provides support for programs, reporting and related procedures for the Office of Student Financial Services (OSFS).
- Responsible for the support and continued maintenance of the Campus Solutions module within the University’s student information system (Oracle/PeopleSoft Campus Solutions).
- Supports OSFS staff in business processes and day-to-day operations.
- Responsible for assisting with major reporting requirements as well as daily office reporting and data needs.
Benefits
- tuition benefits (employee and dependent)
- comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short and long term disability
- retirement plan options
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
