Financial Aid Systems Analyst

State-of-South-Carolina; South Carolina; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The State-of-South-Carolina seeks a Financial Aid Systems Administrator to manage and integrate enterprise Financial Aid applications, focusing on Ellucian Banner and related systems. You will translate business requirements into robust technical solutions and collaborate with Financial Aid staff to ensure secure, reliable operations.

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is required; experience with Ellucian Banner or other student information systems is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; relevant experience may substitute on a year-for-year basis.
• Experience supporting Ellucian Banner or another student information system is preferred.
• Experience supporting financial aid systems or other higher education administrative systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, maintain and support enterprise Financial Aid systems.
• Serve as the primary technical liaison between IT and Financial Aid to translate requirements into reliable technical solutions.
• Ensure assigned systems are secure, available, appropriately configured, and integrated with the College’s technology environment.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Business Administration, Computer Science (Information Technology), Mathematics, Statistics; MIS or related field

Tools

Ellucian Banner Financial Aid

Job description

The Financial Aid Systems Administrator is responsible for the technical administration, configuration, maintenance, integration, testing, and support of enterprise applications and technologies supporting the College's Financial Aid operations. Primary responsibility includes Ellucian Banner Financial Aid and related systems, interfaces, reporting, document management, automation, and data integrations. The position serves as the primary technical liaison between Information Technology and Financial Aid, working closely with Financial Aid functional staff to translate business and regulatory requirements into reliable technical solutions. The position ensures assigned systems are secure, available, appropriately configured, and effectively integrated with the College's enterprise technology environment.

A bachelor's degree in communications, business administration, computer science (information technology), mathematics, statistics; management information science or a related field and experience in telecommunications, data processing and/or information technology. Relevant experience may be substituted for bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis.

Experience supporting Ellucian Banner or another student information system is preferred. Experience supporting financial aid systems or other higher education administrative systems is preferred.