Financial Aid - Manager, Assistant Director, Director

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : Who We Are :

University of Advancing Technology (UAT) is an elite intimate private college in Tempe, AZ focused oneducating students in advancing technologywho desire to innovate in the areas ofemerging technology disciplines including Advancing Computer Science, Information Security, Game, and New Media technologies.

Are you a technophile who loves the values of the traditional academy, but want the modern technology campus? Living on campus, students are surrounded by a true living-learning technology environment that incubates their ideas into innovations that students can patent and take to market. Students must create an innovation project to graduate.

We are an entrepreneurial, results-oriented company recognized for delivering high standards of innovation and service. As an organization designed to change the lives of some of the brightest young minds, we rely on the excellence of every member of our family to continuously exceed our own standards and our students expectations.

The Role :

UAT is seeking a dynamic leader to oversee the Financial Aid Department. We are interested in candidates with experience, skillset, and required knowledge of an FA Director, however, we are open to training a candidate who does not have all the requirements but meets the essentials of the position. Title and pay will be dependent on a combination of years of experience, skillset, certifications, and leadership capabilities.

We are looking for a seasoned professional to provide supervision and management to the Financial Aid Team by overseeing the daily operations related to packaging students while complying with Title IV, as well as meeting the needs of the students and the administration for UAT. This role provides leadership to ensure the highest quality of customer service, dissemination of accurate and timely information, and financial aid related to services to students, parents, the community, and staff via the Office of Student Financial Aid, outreach activities, and electronic, written, and oral communications.

Responsibilities :

• Train financial aid staff and other departments staff on financial aid policies, procedures, regulations, and counseling techniques
• Review, analyze, and report on regulatory changes that affect financial aid operations
• Manage institutional default prevention program
• Complete monthly enrollment reporting through Student Clearinghouse
• Conduct internal audits and other monitoring procedures; prepare for and coordinate external annual audits
• Help manage institutional recruitment efforts by conducting presentations with students and families at UAT open houses and new student orientations, and by designing communication materials and strategies on financial aid eligibility at UAT
• Regularly review accounts receivables for active students with UAT Accounting department
• Act as primary liaison between UAT and U.S. Department of Education

Skills / Requirements :

Salary : Who We Are :

Manager : $63,000-$74,000

Assistant Director : $65,000-$76,000

Director : $70,000-$100,000

Summary of Full-Time Employee Benefits :

UAT doesnot discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or disability. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

UAT does not sponsor foreign visas. Thank you for your understanding.