Director of Financial Aid
- Employer
- South University
- Location
- South University Austin, TX, 1220 W. Louis Henna Boulevard, Round Rock, Texas, United States of America
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- Administrative Jobs
- Institutional & Business Affairs, Financial Aid
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
South University, the right direction for a brighter future.
Benefits:
*Medical
*Dental
*Vision
FSA/HSA
Tuition Assistant Program
Long/Short Term Disability
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
401K
Generous Paid Time Off
12 Paid Holidays
* includes domestic partner coverage
POSITION SUMMARY: Serve as Director of Financial Aid, providing direction and leadership for Financial Aid staff, and manage Financial Aid Services with a special emphasis on compliance with federal regulations, South University policy and service to the students. Ensure all financial aid is paid timely. KEY JOB ELEMENTS:- Responsible for financial aid department’s overall compliance with South University financial aid policies and procedures, understanding of Title IV and Non-Title IV fund sources to properly assist students with developing a funding plan for their education, team productivity, and providing excellent customer service to all prospective and current students.
- Maintains confidentiality of student financial information as required by Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), as well as all South University confidential and proprietary information policy.
- Monitor and track financial aid office and financial aid staff’s progress with new student packaging, continuing student repackages, document collection, unpaid aid, financial packaging to get aid disbursed in a timely manner by ensuring that all new, re-entry and continuing student packaging is ready for approval.
- Hold weekly accountability meetings with financial aid staff for any unpaid or unprocessed student aid. Review and manage all weekly financial aid reporting and review with staff to allow us to provide the best customer service and processing experience for our students. Coordinate interoffice functions between Financial Aid and other departments (Admissions, Student Services, Education, Student Accounting, Academic Operations, etc.).
- Oversee Federal Work Study by working with Student Accounting to update job descriptions each year and work with Career Services and various departments to provide jobs for students on/off campus with the goals of meeting the 7% requirement for community service and literacy jobs off campus as outlined by the Department of Education.
- Work with Military Benefits Department and confirm the campus VA Certifying official has all of their students certified in the VA Once system within 30 days of the start of the quarter, also being diligent of all changes to enrollment are updated in the VA Once system within 30 days of the change of enrollment.
- Hire, train, manage and supervise Financial Aid Advisors to ensure each has no more than three level two or higher compliance remediation violations within the year.
- Participate in weekly financial aid calls, as well as all training calls, with the Regional Director of Financial Aid. Provide for self and staff professional and personal development.
- Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s preferred.
- Three to Five years of experience in federal financial aid, state financial aid, or auditing at the post-secondary level required.
- Minimum of five years supervisory experience is required.
- Knowledge of postsecondary education student information system (CampusVue experience preferred.
- Excellent customer service, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Strong Microsoft Office knowledge (word, excel, and PowerPoint)
- Fiscal and personnel management expertise.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
South University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity as a critical step in ensuring employee, student and graduate success. We are committed to building and developing a diverse environment where a variety of ideas, cultures and perspectives can thrive.Other detailsJob FamilyAll PositionsPay TypeSalaryRequired EducationBachelor’s Degree Apply Now
- South University Austin, TX, 1220 W. Louis Henna Boulevard, Round Rock, Texas, United States of America
Organization
Established in 1899, South University (www.southuniversity.edu) is a private, non-profit academic institution dedicated to providing educational opportunities for the intellectual, social and professional development of a diverse student population. South University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate, baccalaureate, masters and doctorate degrees.
The University traces its heritage to 1899, when Dr. John Draughon established Draughon’s Practical Business College in Savannah, Georgia. Over the past century-plus, South University has experienced continued growth transforming from a two-year college into a university offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs. South University’s approach to higher education, and the resulting varied academic experiences, provides students with the pragmatic approach necessary to create the foundation for personal and professional fulfillment.
South University provides a learning environment, both on-campus and online, that helps students identify goals and the means to achieve them. With this philosophy in mind, students can learn by interacting with a community of faculty, staff and administration dedicated to South University’s academic purpose. South University offers more than 50 academic programs across its nine campuses and through online programs.
The University’s academics are organized across five colleges: Arts and Sciences, Business, Health Professions, Nursing and Public Health, Theology – and a School of Pharmacy. With the introduction of South University, Online Programs, students can pursue both undergraduate degree and master’s degree programs ranging from the areas of Criminal Justice to Business – giving South University students more opportunities to make a difference, both personally and professionally.
- Website
- http://www.southuniversity.edu/
- Telephone
- 9122018104
- Location
-
709 Mall Blvd
Savannah
GA
31406
US
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