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Job No: 504062
Work Type: Staff
Location: Newark, DE
Categories: Student Affairs & Services
Pay Grade: 28N Context of Job: The Student Financial
Services compliance team is responsible for monitoring federal,
state, and institutional regulations pertaining to financial aid
programs and recommending changes/updates to internal policies and
procedures. Under the direction of the Compliance Manager, the
Compliance Coordinator for Scholarship and VA Benefits has primary
responsibility for managing the day-to-day activities supporting
gift and endowed scholarship awarding. The Coordinator also works
closely with the School Certifying Official for VA benefits to
coordinate and review individual student financial aid in
conjunction with the administration of certified veteran benefits.
This position also collaborates with and supports the Financial Aid
Compliance Coordinator, participating in Return to Title IV Funds
(R2T4) processing as needed.
Major Responsibilities:
- Executes the awarding of gift and endowed scholarships in
alignment with the university financial aid strategy and individual
award restrictions, including coordination with academic units for
annual awarding processes.
Monitors both current-use and endowed scholarship budgets to
ensure optimal expenditure of available award dollars.
Review and participates in audit functions to ensure that
scholarship awards are compliant with any fund restrictions.
Partners with the Office of Development and Alumni Relations (DAR)
to steward scholarship awards in alignment with donor intent per
gift documentation.
Coordinates with the Assistant Dean of Students and School
Certifying Official to review student accounts for students
eligible and certified for veteran benefits.
Serves as the point of contact for financial aid-related
questions pertaining to students using veteran benefits.
Ensures application of institutional, state, and federal aid,
in conjunction with veteran benefits is completed in compliance
with institutional aid policies and federal regulations.
Monitors and communicates any challenges or opportunities to
improve service, information, and communication for students who
receive veteran benefit support. Makes recommendations to ensure
clarity and accuracy of published information supporting students
using veteran benefits.
Collaborates with the Financial Aid Compliance Coordinator to
support Return to Title IV processing for all officially and
unofficially withdrawn students.
Maintains and participates in office-wide training programs to
ensure high levels of customer service that maintain federal
compliance and professional judgment standards.
Performs miscellaneous job-related duties assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a job-related discipline with two years of
relevant experience preferred, or equivalent combination of
education and experience.
- Ability to use data to monitor and manage daily activities.
Must be detail-oriented and able to complete processing with a high
degree of accuracy.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to learn complex financial aid regulations and increase
knowledge/experience working in financial aid compliance including
Title IV and other federal financial aid programs preferred.
- Analytical, detail oriented and quality conscious.
- Skill effectively managing time, organizing, and
prioritizing.
- Analytical skills and proficiency with report writing, data
analysis, PeopleSoft querying, and other reporting tools including
Excel and Tableau preferred.
- Prefer knowledge of regulations and compliance issues which
affect the overall department, including but not limited to, State
and federal laws governing student financial aid, billing and
collection services required.
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or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital
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Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VI
and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable
statutes and University policies. The University of Delaware also
prohibits unlawful harassment including sexual harassment and
sexual violence.
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