Assistant Director of Student Financial Aid - Enrollment Management

About the role

The Student Financial Aid Office at Carnegie Mellon University is seeking an Assistant Director to join a dynamic team. This role offers an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in an interesting and challenging work environment.

Responsibilities

• Investigate, analyze and resolve individual student financial aid cases at both the undergraduate and graduate level, ensuring accuracy and compliance with all federal and institutional regulations and policies.
• Manage office operations, functions and system processes; provide status update reports and statistical analysis, as appropriate.
• Oversee Federal Community Service hiring, payroll re-distributions, off-campus employer invoicing, and time card processing.
• Interface with undergraduate and graduate departments to process departmental-based awards, sponsored project expense allocations through Oracle Grants Management, and establish department-specific processes with the various admissions offices.
• Establish new endowed and need-based expendable awards in our financial aid application (PowerFAIDS) and endowed matching system.
• Review and maintain eligibility restrictions. Perform manual recipient selections for specific funds and routinely audit automated selections to ensure accuracy and control within the process.
• Oversee Return to Title IV process for federal, state, and institutional aid.
• Monitor and oversee the Outside Scholarship program(s) with respect to receiving, posting, crediting of awards and adjusting financial aid packaging.
• Review eligibility for federal and state grants, coordinate communications with various governing bodies, and process grants on behalf of our students.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, higher education administration, or related field required; Master’s degree highly desired.
• Minimum three years of experience in accounting, enrollment, financial aid, or related field required; experience in a selective private, research university highly desired.

Additional Information:

• Sponsorship: Applicants for this position must be currently legally authorized to work for CMU in the United States. CMU will not sponsor or take over the sponsorship of an employment visa for this opportunity.
• Location: Pittsburgh, PA
• Job Function: Admissions and Financial Aid
• Position Type: Staff – Regular Full Time/Part time Full time
• Pay Basis: Salary