Director of Student Finance

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🌵 Arizona – Remote

🌵 Arizona – Remote

⏰ Full Time

⚪️ Entry-level

💸 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)

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University of Arizona- SIROW (Southwest Institute for Research on Women)

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 1979

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

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University of Arizona-SIROW (Southwest Institute for Research on Women) is a research institute at the University of Arizona focused on collaborative outreach, education, intervention, and research projects that address social change. SIROW is dedicated to advancing gender and LGBTQ+ equality, education and workforce development, social justice, and community health. It houses programs such as the M. A. in Program Design & Evaluation and the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) initiative. The institute is involved in efforts addressing issues like housing insecurity, homelessness, and the opioid epidemic, aiming for a more just and equitable society.

📋 Description

• Oversee the entire student funding lifecycle from initial funding determination and packaging through administration, graduation or withdrawal, and repayment • Lead the Student Finance department and ensure students are properly serviced throughout their funding lifecycle • Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant administration of Title IV, VA education benefits, DoD Tuition Assistance, employer assistance, self-pay, and other funding sources • Oversee student-facing funding and packaging functions and back-office Student Finance processing and operations • Develop and maintain Student Finance procedures, SOPs, training materials, and operational controls • Partner with the Director of Funding Compliance on institutional policy and regulatory interpretation • Maintain alignment with federal, state, accreditor, VA, DoD, and institutional funding requirements • Oversee data exchanges and processing between the SIS and federal, military, and other funding systems • Serve as escalation point for complex student funding, operational, and cross-functional issues • Ensure appropriate staffing levels and manage employees, including hiring, disciplinary action, annual reviews, and termination • Oversee operational reporting, data quality, processing timelines, service levels, workload, staffing needs, and performance measures • Oversee R2T4 determinations, calculations, post-withdrawal disbursements, and required returns • Oversee credit balance stipends and refunds with Student Accounts • Ensure compliant batching of Title IV funding and posting to student ledger cards • Ensure timely, accurate, clear, and compliant student funding communications and counseling • Identify process gaps and inefficiencies and implement corrections • Participate in institutional committees and leadership meetings • Provide operational insight and recommendations to institutional leadership • Oversee FAFSA/ISIR processing, verification, C-code resolution, conflicting information, professional judgment, file completion, packaging, and repackaging • Oversee funding adjustments, over awards, COD processing, reconciliation, and other post-packaging operations • Maintain relationships with third-party vendors and consultants and assist with contract renewals and terminations • Serve as primary Student Finance operational contact for audits, program reviews, VA compliance surveys, TA audits, and regulatory examinations • Provide input on changing funding requirements and new program offerings • Partner with Compliance and Quality Assurance on errors, trends, findings, and corrective actions • Perform other tasks as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, education, administration, or related field • Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in student financial aid, student finance, or related higher education operations • Significant leadership and supervisory responsibilities • Demonstrated experience overseeing Title IV financial aid operations • Strong knowledge of student funding operations, Title IV administration, VA and TA benefits, scholarships, employer reimbursement, internal controls, and applicable regulatory requirements • Proficiency with student information systems, financial aid and federal funding systems, and data/reporting tools • Ability to analyze operational data and identify risks and process gaps • Knowledge of online, modular delivery models is a plus • Proven leadership skills with a player-coach mentality and ability to inspire, motivate, train, and develop teams • Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and influencing skills • Ability to build strong relationships and collaborate across departments • Highly organized, results-oriented self-starter with strong multitasking skills • Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and implement sustainable process improvements • Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. • Employment visa sponsorship is unavailable

🏖️ Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation • Award winning culture • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) • Comprehensive benefits package with 100% company-paid medical option for employee • 401(k) with generous company match • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) • Pet Insurance • Company-paid Life insurance • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick, and Volunteer time off!) • 14 Paid holidays • Referral program • Education Tuition Benefit program • Career development opportunities with a growing company • A team dedicated to your success