Assistant Vice President for Student Financial Services.

Blue Rock Human Capital, LLC; Springfield (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio invites applications for the position of Assistant Vice President for Student Financial Services. This newly reorganized role oversees both financial aid and student accounts, reporting to the Vice President of Enrollment.

The AVP will lead a four-person enrollment management team, strengthen the Student Financial Services function, improve processes, and ensure state and federal aid compliance while supporting enrollment growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree helpful.
• 8+ years of progressive financial aid and/or student financial services experience, including leadership responsibility.
• Knowledge of financial aid and state aid compliance.
• Deep knowledge of and experience with federal student aid processing and reporting.
• Familiarity with student information systems.
• Experience designing internal controls and billing policies.
• Understanding of receivables.
• Aptitude for resolving student account matters.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across financial aid and student accounts.
• Build, strengthen, and develop a high-performing Student Financial Services team.
• Improve financial aid processes to support new student enrollment growth.
• Help maintain stable net tuition revenue and reduce the institutional discount rate over 3–5 years.
• Ensure compliance with state financial aid requirements.
• Oversee federal student aid processing, reporting, and data filing.
• Develop and strengthen internal controls and billing policies.
• Provide leadership around receivables and the resolution of student account issues.
• Collaborate with enrollment management leadership to strengthen the overall student experience.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Regulatory compliance

Process improvement

Data-driven decisions

Collaboration

Team building

Receivables management

SIS familiarity

Financial aid expertise

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree helpful

Job description

Located in the vibrant and charming city of Springfield, Ohio, Wittenberg University was founded in 1845. It is a small, private, four-year liberal arts institution historically serving approximately 2,000 students on a beautiful campus of more than 100 acres. While rooted in the Christian and Lutheran traditions, Wittenberg welcomes students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds and faiths.

Recognized as one of America’s Best 384 Colleges by The Princeton Review, Wittenberg offers undergraduate programs as well as pre-professional, graduate, and cooperative programs. Student-athletes participate in more than 30 NCAA Division III teams.

Wittenberg University invites applications and nominations for the position of Assistant Vice President for Student Financial Services.

The university seeks an experienced, competent, and enthusiastic leader for this newly reorganized position overseeing both financial aid and student accounts.

Reporting directly to Vice President of Enrollment Mike Brown, the AVP will serve as part of a four-person enrollment management leadership team alongside the Director of Admission, Assistant Vice President for Strategy and Operations, and Assistant Director of Campus Visit Experience. The successful candidate will bring an entrepreneurial mindset and enthusiasm for building and strengthening their own team.

A key priority for the AVP will be strengthening the Student Financial Services team and improving financial aid processes to support appropriate new student enrollment growth. The AVP will also work toward maintaining stable net tuition revenue (NTR) and reducing the discount rate over a three- to five-year period while ensuring strong state and federal financial aid compliance.

What You’ll Do

• Provide leadership across financial aid and student accounts.
• Build, strengthen, and develop a high-performing Student Financial Services team.
• Improve financial aid processes to support new student enrollment growth.
• Help maintain stable net tuition revenue and reduce the institutional discount rate over a three- to five-year period.
• Ensure compliance with state financial aid requirements.
• Oversee federal student aid processing, reporting, and data filing.
• Develop and strengthen internal controls and billing policies.
• Provide leadership around receivables and the resolution of student account issues.
• Collaborate with enrollment management leadership to strengthen the overall student experience.

What We’re Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree helpful.
• 8+ years of progressive financial aid and/or student financial services experience, including leadership responsibility.
• Knowledge of financial aid and state aid compliance.
• Deep knowledge of and experience with federal student aid processing and reporting.
• Familiarity with student information systems.
• Experience designing internal controls and billing policies.
• Understanding of receivables.
• Aptitude for resolving student account matters.

Leadership Capabilities

• Entrepreneurial and team-building mindset.
• Financial aid and student financial services leadership.
• Strong understanding of regulatory compliance.
• Process improvement and operational leadership.
• Financial and data-informed decision-making.
• Collaborative leadership within an enrollment management environment.
• Ability to build stability and strengthen team performance.

Job Category: Higher Education Executive