About this opportunity
Southeastern College lists this Director of Financial Aid opportunity in columbia, South Carolina. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
OVERVIEW
The role of the Director of Financial Aid is to ensure the appropriate and accurate processing of student financial aid packages.
BUSINESS CONTRIBUTIONS
The Director of Financial Aid oversees a staff of financial aid administrators who work to ensure students are properly funded, packaged, and prepared to start each semester. The Director of Financial Aid accomplishes this through:
Ensuring staff are up-to-date on current laws, regulations, and financing options
Reviewing all financial aid packages for accuracy
Working with the OOED to ensure accurate and timely posting of funds
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Overseeing Student Financing
It is the responsibility of the Director of Financial Aid to oversee the student financing process and ensure students are packaged and prepared to begin class. To accomplish this, The Director of Financial Aid must:
Oversee and manage the financial aid process
Ensure all prospective students are provided with basic overview of financial aid process
Ensure students are provided with all available options and packed
Ensure students understand packaging
Ensure all regulations and laws are followed
Coordinate with other campus departments
Reviewing and Following-up on Student Packaging
The Director of Financial Aid is responsible for ensuring that all student packaging is completed accurately and submitted for processing. To accomplish this, the Director of Financial Aid must:
Review scanned packages for quality and provide any feedback to Financial Aid Administrators as necessary
Reconcile any complex financing issues
Submit to Student Financial Services (OOED) for review and processing
Work with Student Financial Services (OOED) to reconcile any problems
Work with Bursar to ensure posting of cash payments
Monitoring and Tracking Financial Aid Packages
The Director of Financial Aid reviews and tracks the financial aid process at the campus level. To accomplish this, the Director of Financial Aid must:
Review monthly start date reports
Review monthly account balance reportsInvestigate account balance issues
Monitor for potential defaults
Follow-up on potential and actual defaults
Track Sally Mae, government/private scholarship, grant, and private loan postings
Track drops and academic dismissals
Re-package continuing students
Preparing Graduating and Exiting Students (graduating, dropped, and dismissed students)
A critical element to student success is an understanding of their financial obligations once they exit Southeast College.
Ensure exit interviews are conducted
Ensure any outstanding balances with Southeast College are cleared
Managing Team Performance
The Director of Financial Aid is responsible for managing the performance of the Financial Aid Administrators and staff. To accomplish this, the Director of Financial Aid must:
Motivate staff and reinforce positive accomplishments
Schedule hours for staff
Monitor staff activities (phone calls, appointments, student interviews...)
Monitor student overview discussions/interviews and provide constructive feedback
Monitor effective use of C2K Campus View system
Ensure Financial Aid Administrators know/are up-to-date on financial offerings
Informally touch base with each Financial Aid Administrator on a daily basis
Provide coaching and training programs for staff development
Conduct weekly staff meetings
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands are those required in a professional office setting: sitting, working on a computer, using a telephone, communicating with coworkers and getting to and from appropriate campuses.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Professional office setting: moderate noise levels and controlled indoor climate.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
LOCATION
This position is an onsite position located at your campus unless otherwise determined by the Chancellor and/or designee. Any changes must be reviewed by the Campus President/Vice President and all final approvals must come from the Chancellor and/or designee.
BENEFITS
401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental Insurance
Health Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid time off
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Worksite address
columbia, SC, 29228, US
Who can apply
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