Sr. Director Financial Assistance & Employment
University of Miami

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The Sr. Director of Student Financial Assistance & Employment (OSFAE) is responsible for the day to day oversight of the administration of undergraduate and graduate student financial assistance to ensure campus recruitment, retention, and net tuition revenue budget targets are met for undergraduate students. The Sr. Director is the senior manager and deputy chief financial aid officer in OFSAE, reports directly to the Executive Director, and is responsible for all projects and tasks delegated by the Executive Director relative to aid administration, aid processing, data integrity and compliance, and financial aid system administration. The Sr. Director of Student Financial Assistance & Employment provides management and direction to various financial aid functions including financial aid systems and compliance related activities. The Sr. Director of Compliance, Budget and Operations manages the administration of operational aspects of aid administration to ensure effective and efficient administration of all aspects of financial aid delivery ensuring compliance with all federal, state and institutional regulations and policies. The Office of Student Financial Assistance & Employment is an active participant in the Division of Enrollment Management.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities
* Responsible for the efficient and effective daily administrative and organizational functions of Undergraduate and Graduate Student Financial Assistance and Employment.
* Responsible for the development and execution of the overarching administrative process regarding delivery of aid ensuring compliance and technological efficiency.
* Oversee the fiscal projections in keeping with all UM administrative systems to support cash management efficiencies and standardized reconciliation processes.
* The Sr. Director is responsible for developing, forecasting, and managing the financial aid budget while ensuring accurate tuition rules.
* In collaboration with the Executive Director, the Senior Director will play a key role in the planning and execution of financial aid strategy and practices.
* Leads the development, forecasting, management and administration of the comprehensive institutional financial aid budget. Must regularly review budget reports and confirm that all expenditures and disbursements are within budget guidelines.
* Manage the fiscal aspects of endowed scholarships including the full administrative process for the creation of new funds, the effective awarding of allocated funds and associated reporting.
* Assist the Student Employment team within Undergraduate Financial Aid with development of expenditure models for Federal Work Study funds to ensure compliance and maximization of funds.
* Support the Student Employment area within Undergraduate Financial Aid in the creation of off-campus employment opportunities and the ongoing success of the Lead Miami program.
* Working with OAR and the Controllers office, develop and ensure the timely reporting of all required fiscal reports.
* Oversee the completion of the FISAP report and all required state reports.
* Recommend and develop new policies and procedures to ensure continued efficient processing and review of financial assistance applications.
* Oversee the training of new staff members in both the administrative and support staff area.
* Manages all aspects of the annual audit including reporting, coordination of review and response.
* Responsible for the implementation of Academic Works software for the management of endowed and annual scholarship funds in conjunction with Institutional Advancement team.
* Provide regular analysis and offer strategies to enhance the utilization of resources.
* Routine process analysis to ensure compliance and efficiency particularly as it relates to the utilization of PowerFAIDS capabilities and overall operational efficiency in support of compliance.
* Working with the Executive Director and the various FA Directors, manage the content and access to Net Partner student portal
* Working with the Executive Director and the various FA Directors, ensure that adherence to policies and procedures particularly those related to student privacy and FERPA, federal and state regulations.
* Working with the UG FA Director, implement the full use of IDOC service for continuing Undergraduate students
* Working with the Admissions Operations team, develop and validate the record retention structure as it relates to College Board IDOC history
* Working with the Systems and Compliance team develop daily, weekly, semesterly and annual production schedules
* Working with IT and other offices ensure the integrity of the data interfaces between PowerFAIDS and CaneLink
* Work closely with IT office to ensure all system upgrades and current system issues are reviewed including web page content, portal, and other crucial components necessary to the effective administration of financial assistance programs.
* Collaborate on strategic goals, review progress towards the goals and discuss need for additional actions as necessary.
* Responsible for working with other University partners and offices and to communicate relevant information related to financial assistance programs.
* Collaborate on strategic goals, review progress towards the goals and discuss need for additional actions as necessary.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

* Ability to understand and work with diverse student and family populations including first generation, international, transfer and adult applicants.
* Ability to develop reports, extract data, analyze output.
* Strong analytic skills to make data-based recommendations and decisions.
* Knowledge of and experience using reporting software in higher education.
* In-depth knowledge of financial aid programs, processes, and federal and state compliance regulations.
* Ability to develop and effectively manage an operational and financial aid budget.
* Strong communication and collaboration skills at all levels including ability to develop strong relationships with internal and external partners.
* Strong technical skills and experience working with Information Technology including PowerFAIDS, mainframe software systems, and Microsoft Office.

Requirements:
Master's degree in Higher Education or related field and Eight (8) or more years in progressive management role in financial assistance or related higher education field required.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical and dental benefits, tuition remission, vacation, paid holidays and much more. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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Job Status:
Full time

Employee Type:
Staff

Pay Grade:
c109