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Assistant Vice President, Financial Aid & Veterans Affairs

Position Number: 6200679
Location: Orlando, FL
Position Type: Financial Aid

Assistant Vice President, Financial Aid & Veterans Affairs

Position Number: SE0795.00000
Job Type: Staff
FT/PT: Full Time
Employee Class Description: A4-Administrative Staff, Senior

General Position Description:
Responsible for leading a progressive, dynamic and multi-campus financial aid department in order to support and expand institutional efforts to increase student success and access. The AVP will plan, organize and manage the operations and activities of federal, state, and institutional financial aid, monitor and ensure compliance with federal, state, and institutional regulations, access operations leading to continuous improvement and supervise and evaluate a large financial aid staff.

Grade: 2047
Exemption Status: Exempt
Posting Number: S3152P
Primary Work Location:
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Proposed Work Schedule (please note hours subject to change based on business needs):
Number of Vacancies: 1
Posting Start Date: 05/02/2025
Posting End Date: 5/25/2025
Open Until Filled: No
Temporary Position (Temp or Grant Funded Details):
Salary Range: $133,111 - $169,716 Per Year

Essential Job Functions:

1. Collaborates with student affairs leaders to integrate exceptional financial aid services and student education planning into the integrated student services model.

2. Establishes and maintains effective relationships with the Office of Information Technology and the Business Office to ensure the optimal use of technology that streamlines processes and functions, strengthening the student experience and providing seamless service.

3. Develops annual budgets for the financial aid department with strict controls to remain within the allocated funding, ensuring financial aid funds are expended in accordance with college policies and state and federal regulations.

4. Ensures compliance with regulations and requirements related to the administration of federal, state, institutional, and veterans benefits programs.

5. Maintains accountability for the student loan default management plan and the cohort default rate, ensuring systems and actions support a commitment to financial literacy, default management, and a low default rate.

6. Attends federal, state, and professional financial aid training conferences/webinars. Reviews and disseminates applicable materials to ensure professional expertise and continuing education are maintained and enhanced, both personally and within the department.

7. Oversees all administrative functions of the financial aid office by supervising staff, providing ongoing professional development opportunities, and evaluating their work.

8. Ensures the accurate and timely preparation of reports related to the colleges participation and administration of federal, state, institutional, and other aid programs.

9. Recommends plans and strategies to the Vice President for Student Affairs to strengthen the financial aid program, including personnel development, facilities, procedures, and materials.

10. Provides proactive leadership in advising college administration on the impacts of regulatory changes, policy positions, advocacy, and the role of financial aid in student success.

11. Collaborates with academic and student affairs leadership to develop and implement strategies supporting the Colleges student access, recruitment, retention, and graduation goals.

12. Serves on campus and college-wide committees as assigned.

13. Provides leadership in the planning and implementation of all financial planning and analysis functions of the college.

14. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Minimum Education:
Master's Degree from a regionally accredited institution, or any equivalent combination of related education, training, and/or experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Field of Study:

Other Required Qualifications:
Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience administering Title IV funds and financial aid resources and services, including supervision, in a regulatory environment.

This is a position of special trust and requires the individual hired to successfully undergo additional background screening.

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Preferred Education & Field of Study:
Preferred field of study in accounting, finance, management, or related disciplines from a regionally accredited institution.

Preferred Type of Experience:
Two (2) years of experience in student personnel services and higher education administration.

Preferred Licenses/Certification:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of Title IV Regulations, GI Bill for Higher Education, Veterans Administration services, and state regulations related to financial aid.

Expertise in financial aid systems including Banner (SCT Banner software preferred) or similar student information enterprise systems

Knowledge of system process design and how to implement continuous improvement processes.

Skill in effectively communicating interpersonally, verbally, and in writing.

Ability to lead, manage, and develop a large staff in a multi-campus environment

Ability to interpret technical and statistical data to analyze operations and plan for future needs.

Ability to handle multiple priorities and assignments, organize work, make decisions, and function independently.

Ability to respond effectively to multiple, simultaneous inquiries from students and staff

Ability to work well under pressure and during peak periods to meet timelines and objectives.

General Working Conditions:
This job primarily operates in a professional office environment. The employee will routinely operate standard office equipment including but not limited to computers, keyboards, mouse, phones, photocopiers, printers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines. While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

Typical physical competencies include but are not limited to frequently remaining stationary, moving, reaching, positioning self and occasionally ascending/descending, lifting/moving objects weighing between 5-15 pounds. This job also entails frequently communicating, discerning and exchanging information, detecting and perceiving objects up close, at a distance, and the ability to adjust focus. Cognitive abilities include but are not limited to frequently using discretion, judgment, reasoning, memory, learning, maintaining confidentiality, comprehension, problem solving, and decision-making.

The typical work environment, physical and cognitive demands listed above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The College has a process to identify and make available reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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