Senior Director, Multi-Campus Student Finance

Covista; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 138,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k retirement program + match

Job summary

Covista is seeking a Senior Director, Student Finance Operations to lead the centralized student-finance function across five institutions, including FAFSA processing, disbursement, and reconciliations. The role demands deep Title IV expertise, strong leadership, and ability to balance compliance with customer service at scale.

You will shape strategy, drive process improvements, and ensure accurate packaging and disbursement while managing high-volume cycles and regulatory audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in higher education, finance, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years in financial aid or student finance operations; 5+ years leading managers.
• Deep Title IV knowledge and regulatory audits experience.
• Experience with multi-institution environments and major platforms (PowerFAIDS, ProSAM, Banner, Salesforce).

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end leadership for federal and non-federal financial aid operations across five institutions.
• Establish operating rhythms, SLAs, calendars, capacity plans, and quality controls.
• Ensure accurate processing of federal/state/other funding per policy.
• Lead directors and teams with clear priorities and accountability.
• Maintain business continuity, surge plans, and regulatory readiness.
• Oversee compliance for VA and DoD education benefits.
• Lead system transformations and automation while keeping human review where needed.
• Partner with IT, data, and institutional stakeholders to deliver scalable improvements.
• Act as primary SFO client-services leader for executives and partners.

Skills

Leadership

Financial aid

Project management

Strategic planning

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

PowerFAIDS

ProSAM

Banner

Salesforce

Job description

Covista is seeking a Senior Director, Student Finance Operations to lead the centralized student-finance function across five institutions, including FAFSA processing, disbursement, and reconciliations. The role demands deep Title IV expertise, strong leadership, and ability to balance compliance with customer service at scale.

You will shape strategy, drive process improvements, and ensure accurate packaging and disbursement while managing high-volume cycles and regulatory audits.