Director of Financial Aid

Wharton County Junior College • Wharton, TX

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About The Position

The Director of Financial Aid serves as the College’s Senior Financial Aid Officer and provides strategic leadership, operational oversight, and compliance management for all federal, state, institutional, scholarship, and veterans educational assistance programs at Wharton County Junior College. The Director is responsible for ensuring the integrity, efficiency, and regulatory compliance of financial aid operations while supporting the College’s mission of student access, affordability, persistence, completion, and workforce and transfer success. This position oversees the administration of financial aid services, policies, procedures, systems, reporting, and internal controls in accordance with all applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and institutional policies. The Director collaborates with institutional leadership and campus stakeholders to support Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM), student success initiatives, and House Bill 8 performance outcomes through access to financial support resources, streamlined student services, and data-informed operational practices. The position provides leadership for the effective utilization of technology systems, including Ellucian Banner SaaS and related financial aid platforms, while supervising Financial Aid Office personnel and fostering a collaborative, student-centered, and service-oriented culture focused on compliance, accountability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in Higher Education Administration, Business, Accounting, Finance, Student Affairs, Public Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in higher education financial aid administration.
• Direct experience with federal Title IV financial aid programs.
• Direct experience with regulatory compliance.
• Direct experience with staff supervision.
• Extensive knowledge of federal and state financial aid regulations.
• Extensive knowledge of compliance requirements.
• Extensive knowledge of financial aid processing systems.
• Extensive knowledge of best practices in student financial services administration.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interpret and apply complex regulations and policies.
• Criminal background check required.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree.
• Experience working in a Texas public community college environment.
• Experience with Ellucian Banner SaaS or similar enterprise resource planning systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership, operational oversight, and compliance management for all federal, state, institutional, scholarship, and veterans educational assistance programs.
• Ensure the integrity, efficiency, and regulatory compliance of financial aid operations.
• Support the College’s mission of student access, affordability, persistence, completion, and workforce and transfer success.
• Oversee the administration of financial aid services, policies, procedures, systems, reporting, and internal controls in accordance with all applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and institutional policies.
• Collaborate with institutional leadership and campus stakeholders to support Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM), student success initiatives, and House Bill 8 performance outcomes.
• Provide leadership for the effective utilization of technology systems, including Ellucian Banner SaaS and related financial aid platforms.
• Supervise Financial Aid Office personnel and foster a collaborative, student-centered, and service-oriented culture focused on compliance, accountability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.

What This Job Offers

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