Data Analyst III - Student Financial Services - 991339

About the role

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) was founded in 1964, and is a not-for-profit, independent university with a reputation for academic excellence and innovation. NSU offers competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package including tuition waiver, retirement plan, excellent medical and dental plans, and much more. NSU cares about the health and welfare of its students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors and is a tobacco-free university.

Responsibilities

• Collects, validates, and performs advanced analysis of data across Financial Aid, Student Accounts, and related areas to support strategic decision-making, enrollment management, and student success outcomes.
• Identifies trends in financial aid, student financial behavior, and receivables to evaluate impacts on retention, persistence, and institutional revenue.
• Designs, develops, and maintains complex reports, dashboards, and data models to monitor key performance indicators and inform operational and strategic initiatives.
• Promotes data integrity, consistency, and governance across systems, supporting audit, compliance, and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Supports the development and implementation of data-driven strategies to minimize bad debt, optimize financial aid distribution, and improve student financial outcomes.
• Analyzes student populations and cohorts to identify trends and characteristics associated with student success, persistence, and financial stability, providing insights to inform institutional strategies.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams and participates in institutional committees and initiatives to support data collection, analysis, and reporting efforts.
• Contributes to the design and refinement of data collection methodologies, reporting frameworks, and performance metrics to enhance decision-making and operational effectiveness.
• Translates findings into actionable insights and presents clear, data-driven recommendations to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Supports data governance, audit, and compliance activities by preparing, validating, and documenting data, while promoting data integrity and continuous improvement.
• Contributes to the development and documentation of processes, procedures, and data governance practices to enhance operational consistency and continuous improvement.
• Stays current on emerging trends, technologies, and regulatory requirements impacting data analytics and student financial services.

Requirements

• Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
• Knowledge: Higher Education Student Financial Services, Financial Aid Regulations and Compliance, Data Analysis and Interpretation, Data Systems and Reporting Tools, Data Governance and Integrity, Business and Financial Acumen, Process Improvement and Operational Efficiency, Customer and Student-Centered Service, Computers and Electronics, English Language, Microsoft Suite.
• Skills: Analytical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Data Interpretation and Visualization, Communication, Time Management, Active Learning, Judgment and Decision Making, Collaboration, Information Ordering, Deductive Reasoning, Problem Sensitivity, Inductive Reasoning, Oral Expression, Written Expression, Selective Attention, Systems Evaluation.
• Abilities: Near Vision, Speech Recognition, Speech Clarity, Selective Attention, Systems Evaluation, Physical Requirements And Working Conditions.

Qualifications

• Required Education: Bachelor's degree.
• Required Experience: Four (4) to six (6) years’ experience in data collection, analysis and reporting in a higher education environment.
• Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, or closely related field, Experience working in student financial services functions (Financial Aid, Student Accounts, Bursar, Enrollment Management) or related areas, Experience analyzing and interpreting complex datasets to identify trends and support data-driven decision-making, Experience using reporting tools, spreadsheets, and data systems to extract, manipulate, and present data, Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to support operational and strategic initiatives.

Benefits

NSU offers a comprehensive benefits package including tuition waiver, retirement plan, excellent medical and dental plans, and much more.

Pay

$80,000.00 Annually

Schedule

Annually