Financial Aid Analyst & Reconciliation Specialist (2 Vacancies)

About the role

This is one of twelve (13) positions that operate as a team to administer all of the student financial aid programs for the College. The Financial Aid Office (FAO) supports the College by helping students access available and appropriate sources of financial aid thereby enabling the College to reach its enrollment goals. All staff in the FAO Office are responsible for assisting students and parents and processing Financial Aid applications. Staff members may be assigned to focus on a specific area of responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Providing high quality support to students who visit or call the FAO Office.
• Oversees all aspects of Pell and Loan Programs (Direct: Subsidized, Unsubsidized, Plus and Alternative loans) that administers over $40 million to students annually.
• Analysis of FA data, accounts and reconciliation of Title IV funds monthly (Pell, Direct Loans and SEOG).
• Serve as Chair of the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) Committee and oversee the appeal process to ensure the College is in compliance with administering SAP policy and requirements.
• Completion of State and Federal Reports in conjunction with Institutional Research and Information Technology Services including the FISAP, IPEDs etc.
• Report/oversee the Second Chance Pell Experimental Program.
• COD Interface for Pell and Direct Lending
• Packaging, Report Analysis and Transfer Monitoring

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Finance, Accounting or related field.
• Three years of relevant work experience in the accounting field, including recent responsibility for general ledger transaction, account reconciliation, and financial statement preparation.
• Problem solving skills sufficient to diagnose cause of errors in application process and data exchange for Title IV Programs.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with students, college employees and business partners.
• Ability to deal with stress and schedule of peak seasonal workload.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully utilize time management and priority setting skills in a high stress, multiple task environment while meeting multiple deadlines and federal reporting requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully utilize time management and priority setting skills in a high stress, multiple task environment while meeting multiple deadlines and federal reporting requirements.
• Must be able to work independently with minimum supervision, but also have the ability to function effectively as a team member.
• Must be able to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.

Qualifications

• Experience administering Title IV funds.
• Familiarity with Federal Direct Lending.
• Datatel experience.
• Audit and/or analytical work paper preparation experience.
• Experience in an educational institution.

Skills

• Intermediate proficiency with MS Excel.
• Basic proficiency with MS Word.
• Complex accounting microcomputer programs.

Benefits

Excellent benefits package. Click here to view our benefits summary.

Pay

Starting Salary Range: Mid 40's to Mid 50's

Schedule

Full-time, 40 hours per week/52 weeks per year. In order to meet operational needs, position requires the ability to work a schedule that includes some evening hours and occasional weekends.