The role of the Financial Aid Director is to ensure the Financial Aid department has the appropriate and accurate policies and procedures in place to help process student financial aid packages within federal and school guidelines. Oversee the Financial Aid Department. Hire and train all new financial aid administrators. Oversee daily activity that comes through the main financial aid department. Monitor all campus base funds (FWS, SEOG and Perkins). Review and monitor the Expected and Past due Cash flow for the campus. Review and monitor the student account balance. Double-check all refunds on Title IV funds are sent back to lenders for drops and graduates. Conduct Financial Aid appointments, explaining the FA forms and process to the students, then package them appropriately. Schedule monthly payments. Send paperwork to processing, file paperwork. Check on fund availability and deal with lenders. Review student financing with Bursar to ensure all students are completely and properly packaged. Financial Aid student overviews as needed, set appointments with new starts. Data entry of FA schedules, payments, forms, document tracking, etc., in Anthology.

Responsibilities

Manage other FA Officer daily activities

Run reports for review

Overviews as needed

Pull NSLDS

Send deferments to ALL prior lenders

Needs analysis

Explain Financial Aid to student/parent

Schedule Financial Aid

Schedule monthly payments OR Begin Private loan process

Document Track

Review any schedule any excess funds

Pull ISIR batches

Review all Status Change form for Academic Interrupt, Drops, Graduates and Leave of Absence (LOA)

Contact new starts to return/sign additional paperwork

Schedule Financial Aid in Anthology and enter documents for tracking

Schedule monthly payments

Repackaging Fianacial Aid for continuing students

Contact students about missing documents that are needed

Alternative loan paperwork â€" verify eligibility info

Review/follow-up on student accounts

Missing Documents Report, ensure complete file

Management meeting

Start date report/meeting with DOA

FA staff meeting

Staff meeting

Retention meeting â€" Pull and review LDA Report

CXL expected disbursements â€" Notify lenders/processing, Notify lender of status change

Filing/Audit file

Expected/Past due cash flow

Account balance meeting, review, discuss, follow-up

College Work Study time sheets to processing

Review/ Follow up on disbursements on funds that are coming in from the following lenders

Exit interviews for drops or graduates as necessary

Review Status Change Report

Run the Missing Documents Report to ensure complete file

Start Date report/meeting the Vice President and Admissions

Review LDA report with Academics at weekly meeting

Participate in weekly cash flow meetings and review accounts

FWS time sheet to process for payroll

Grad exits

Notify lender of status change

Audit files

Month's drop/grad report

Review Tuition Billing Report

Review available campus base funds

Review 3rd party monthly reports

Review missing high school/official transcript report

Discuss SAP with the Academics department

Ensure repacks are completed

Check on past due Private loans

Update the Institutional Effectiveness campus master plan

Review campus base funds for the branch campus

Review FSAG grant

Drop/Graduate report

Repacks

Attend the Institutional Effectiveness workshop

Attend the financial aid training workshop

Package all new students prior to start

Repackage all continuing students

Run the appropriate reports to check for potential problems

Build a relationship with lenders

Default management

Maintain a high level of student satisfaction

Requirements:

Must have a Bachelor's degree.

This is a full-time position that requires day, evening and weekend availability.

3+ years of Financial Aid experience

Computer Skills

Critical Thinking

Communication Skills

Leadership Skills

Detail Oriented

Dedication