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Assistant Director, Financial Aid Systems - Enrollment Management Group
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Benefits: The University offers generous benefits including paidtime off (holidays, holy days and vacation), employer matching contributions tothe retirement plan, and tuition benefits for employees and their eligible dependents.Learn more and explore benefits at www.duq.edu/benefits
Location: Enrollment Management Group
Position Status: Full-time
Hours: Varied
Position Number: 235519/10-1187
FLSA Status: Exempt
POSITION SUMMARY:
The current position has evolved with needs of the financial aid office andenrollment management. The expectationof the position includes additional duties that keep within the duties of theposition, but are more clearly defined. The expectation is that the position will aid the office become moreefficient, aid students and families through efficiency and help other officemembers.
DUTIES ANDRESPONSIBILITIES:
Directly monitor and perform daily Financial Aid ISIR dataload import functionsfor current and upcoming academic year; identify and resolve technical issues;verify the successful completion of critical dataloads. Import and load CSS profiles. Print award letters, save copies of awardletters, ensure award letter file is accurate before printing or sending toexternal printers. Sending e-mails tospecific student populations, ensuring the Popsel is accurate, as well as, thecontent before sending. Responsible foroverseeing and managing Banner loan processing functions to ensure accurate andtimely loan origination, disbursement, reconciliation, and reporting. Thisposition serves as a primary resource for troubleshooting loan processingissues, resolving system and data errors, monitoring reject reports, andensuring compliance with federal, state, and institutional regulations. TheAssistant Director works collaboratively with internal departments, vendors,and servicers to support financial aid system operations, optimize processingworkflows, and maintain the integrity of student financial aid data.Responsibilities include monitoring daily processing activity, conductingfollow-up on outstanding loan issues, testing system enhancements, supportingaudits and compliance reviews, and providing guidance and training related tofinancial aid systems and loan processing procedures.
Perform andmonitor tracking, packaging, and financial aid notices processes; identify andresolve technical issues; verify the successful completion of the processes;use professional and independent judgment to identify and resolve errors.Interprets all financial aid technical findings within the tracking, importsand processes then makes and implements appropriate resolutions.
Perform andmonitor successful data extracts and imports of Federal ISIR data (TransferMonitoring, R2T4 Withdrawals, ISIR corrections); identify and resolve technicalissues. Complete on-going review of dataload suspense records/duplicate ID's;use discretion and professional judgment to match records and requestadditional documentation from students. Exit counseling notifications and state loan reporting, dataload andfollow-up.
Import and ExportFederal Pell and Direct Loan files from the Banner system to EDconnect. Monitor EDconnect for files necessary forcompliance and federal aid. Troubleshootimport, export and all other jobs and provide follow-up. Design and run reportsfor clean-up of federal aid issues. Proactive outreach and problem solving on potential issues.
Slate experiencehelpful for cross functional work related to communication technology.
Representfinancial aid at various open house events for current and incoming students.
Banner testing forpatches and updates. Banner training forstaff.
Completes otherduties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited educationalinstitution.
3-5 years ofrelevant work experience.
Alternately, the successful candidate may possess any equivalent combination ofexperience and training, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilitiesrequired to perform the essential job functions. This includes, but is notlimited to, the following:
Highly developed interpersonal, analytic, problem-solving, organizational andcommunication skills, including the ability to listen thoughtfully andrespectfully to a diverse population of constituents and stakeholders;
Strongcommunication skills, both oral and written providing the ability toeffectively communicate with multiple internal and external constituents;
Knowledge andunderstanding of federal, states and agency-accrediting rules and regulationsas they pertain to higher education admission. Very strong knowledge of federaland state regulations concerning financial aid, as well as NCAA regulations;
Strong functionaland technical knowledge of FAMS system (Banner/Ellucian preferred);
Ability to runand design Banner automated processes for Pell and Direct Loan; combined withtechnical knowledge of Federal systems such as CPS and EDconnect;
A broad understandingof higher education processes and procedures, including shared governance,strategic planning, resource allocation and budget management;
Ensurescompliance with Federal and State laws pertaining to financial aid, affirmativeaction and FERPA;
Membership andactive engagement in appropriate national student service organizations, suchas NASFA; PABug; and PASFA;
Proficiency withPC, Microsoft Office tools, SQL, Adobe, email and the Internet with the abilityto learn a variety of new technology systems; familiarity with Slate and Bannerpreferred;
Sensitivity tothe need of each individual to be treated with dignity and respect as itrelates to diversity in general and the Mission of the University specifically;
Proactive,strategic, analytical and deadline-oriented in a complex organization;
Ability andwillingness to work outside of regular business hours and some weekends andevenings during peak enrollment periods;
Ability toprepare and maintain confidential data independently in accordance withestablished policies and procedures and exercise consistent discretion;
Considerableknowledge of the laws, regulations and policies governing the operations of theUniversity;
Ability toestablish and maintain effective working relationships with the UniversityCommunity.
Ability and willingness to contribute actively to the mission of the Universityand to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University. Themission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit ofservice, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and anecumenical campus community.
APPLICATIONINSTRUCTIONS:
Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and contact informationfor three professional references.
DuquesneUniversity was founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community, theCongregation of the Holy Spirit. Duquesne University is Catholic inmission and ecumenical in spirit. Motivated by its Catholic identity,Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution andas an employer.