Hybrid Director of Financial Aid & Student Access

Vance-Granville Community College; Henderson (NC); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Retirement plan

Leave (sick/vacation)

Professional development

Supplemental insurance plans

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Additional benefits

Job summary

Vance-Granville Community College in North Carolina seeks a strategic, student-centered Director of Financial Aid to lead all financial aid operations, ensure compliance, and deliver high-quality service to students. You will oversee disbursement, reporting, and coordination with ED, VA, and state agencies; promote equitable access and student success; teleworking one day per week after training.

This role reports to the Vice President, Instruction and Student Services and requires strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in business, public administration, accounting, education or related field.
• Five years of professional experience in higher education financial aid.
• Five years of experience supervising a team of financial aid staff.
• New hires who do not already live within this distance must establish and maintain a primary residence within a one-hour drive of the Henderson Campus within 90 days of their start date.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively with executive and mid-level leaders as well as with faculty and staff.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Demonstrated analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Must be able to travel throughout the College’s service area as needed.

Responsibilities

• Administers, leads, implements, plans, and evaluates all operations and activities within the Financial Aid Office.
• Interprets federal, state, and institutional policies and ensures compliance with all.
• Administers the disbursement and reconciliation of federal, VA, state, continuing education, and institutional aid programs.
• Completes federal, state, VA, and institutional reporting requirements.
• Implements and maintains electronic communication with ED, VA and other agencies as needed, including submitting and receiving aid applications, corrections, payment data, and other records.
• Maintains a system to ensure confidentiality and storage of student records.
• Initiates and performs the annual setup of Colleague for financial aid processing and prepares annual financial aid forms.
• Develops, maintains and updates financial aid consumer information for the College.
• Develops and maintains the Financial Aid Procedures Manual.
• Compiles statistical data and reports to evaluate the effectiveness/efficiency of financial aid programs and to generate program changes or additions.
• Supervises, trains, and evaluates assigned staff.
• Works collaboratively with other departments on campus and coordinates financial aid events and communicates needs to ensure quality service to students.

Skills

Communication

Analytical

Organizational

Customer service

Leadership

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Colleague

Job description

Vance-Granville Community College in North Carolina seeks a strategic, student-centered Director of Financial Aid to lead all financial aid operations, ensure compliance, and deliver high-quality service to students. You will oversee disbursement, reporting, and coordination with ED, VA, and state agencies; promote equitable access and student success; teleworking one day per week after training.

This role reports to the Vice President, Instruction and Student Services and requires strong