"Senior Financial Aid Specialist, Law Administration (Financial Aid Professional III)"

Senior Financial Aid Specialist, Law Administration (Financial Aid Professional III)

Company: The University of Arizona

Job Location: Tucson, 85724

Category: Financial Aid

Type: Full-Time

Posting Number: req24813

Department: Law Administration

Location: Main Campus

Address: Tucson, AZ USA

Position Highlights

The James E. Rogers College of Law's Financial Aid and Scholarships team is seeking candidates for a Senior Financial Aid Specialist (Financial Aid Professional III). This individual will play a vital role in maximizing student recruitment and retention. They will need to interpret financial aid regulations (institutional, state, and federal), and implement procedures to ensure regulatory and fiduciary compliance and timely delivery of financial aid. The Senior Financial Aid Specialist manages all aspects of financial aid administration including planning, implementing, and communicating awarding policies; determines students' level of need and eligibility for financial aid; partners with internal and external partners to strategically allocate funds and maintain institutional reporting requirements; oversees scholarship postings; and assists students from pre-enrollment through post-graduation loan repayment.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

• Primary contact for College of Law students, prospective students and applicants in person, via e-mail, mail, and telephone regarding financial aid information/eligibility.
• Organizes, prepares, facilitates and presents information to applicants, students, and others with an interest in financing a legal education.
• Plans, processes, awards, reevaluates, and compiles reports of financial aid for the students enrolled in the College of Law.
• Collects and/or analyzes financial data on students to determine aid eligibility under the federal need analysis and processes financial aid reevaluation requests independently using professional judgment permitted under federal guidelines.
• Awards financial aid packages to students enrolled in College of Law post-graduate programs.
• Reviews and evaluates documentation to ensure compliance with government rules and regulations.
• Carefully monitors over awards, under awards, and other discrepancies that require professional judgment.
• Reviews disbursement reports, federal student aid reports, and collects and compiles data for financial aid indebtedness for accreditation agency reporting, or other units by request of the Dean's Office.
• Prepare and conduct required entrance/exit counseling sessions and on-going, longitudinal debt management sessions in accordance to accreditation standard requirements.
• Interacts and maintains liaison with college and university staff, faculty, and outside agencies such as student loan lenders and servicers, guarantee agencies, military services, and other agencies in resolving problems/issues for students with these entities, and in facilitating program objectives.
• Liaison for PeopleSoft (UAccess) system changes, issues and updates for the Office of Student Financial Aid COL. Assists in quality control of computer system procedures and reports and assists in testing. Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Extensive knowledge and application of principles, theories and concepts.
• Complete knowledge of all job functions and the broad industry best practices, techniques and standards.
• Ability to work with both student and faculty populations

This job posting reflects the general nature and level of work expected of the selected candidate(s). It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The institution reserves the right to amend or update this description as organizational priorities and institutional needs evolve.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

FLSA: Exempt

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week: 40

Job FTE: 1.0

Work Calendar: Fiscal

Job Category: Student Services

Benefits Eligible: Yes - Full Benefits

Rate of Pay: $53,039 - $66,299

Compensation Type: salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)

Grade: 7

Compensation Guidance: The Rate of Pay Field represents the University of Arizona's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The University considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity.

The Grade Range represent a full range of career compensation growth over time. The university offers compensation growth opportunities within its career architecture. To learn more about compensation, please review our Applicant Compensation Guide and our Total Rewards Calculator.

Career Stream and Level: PC3

Job Family: Financial Aid

Job Function: Student Services

Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

Number of Vacancies: 1

Contact Information for Candidates: Cary Cluck, Assistant Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid caryc@arizona.edu

Open Until Filled: Yes

Documents Needed to Apply: Resume and Cover Letter