College Associate Director for Financial Aid

**Overview:** Suffolk County Community College is seeking a College Associate Director for Financial Aid to work closely with the College Director of Financial Aid to improve the delivery of Federal, State, SUNY, and institutional Financial Aid programs while ensuring compliance with all aspects of Financial Aid Administration. **Responsibilities:**

• Work with College Director and campus staff to review, update, and improve systems for the administration of Federal and State Financial aid
• Establish timelines for aid management and disbursement in a complex multi-part term structure environment
• Serve as functional lead in the implementation and management of the New York State Opportunity Promise Scholarship, commonly called RECONNECT
• Coordinate the NYS TAP program review of student eligibility based on initial certification results
• Create and submit TAP certification files and remittance advices; reconcile remittance advices, and Banner disbursements
• Determine student aid eligibility based on factors such as: ATB status, receipt of Veterans Benefits, enrollment in 15-Week part of term
• Assist in collection of data metrics for internal and external constituents
• Lead efforts to establish parameters and process to offer Title IV funding for eligible workforce programs
• Coordinate with the college Foundation to support timely and accurate scholarship fund distribution in alignment with cost of attendance regulations
• Assist in the management of all cohort financial aid programs
• Assist in Banner new year setup. Test all new functionality and formulas
• Oversee enrollment reporting to NSLDS via the Student Loan Clearinghouse
• Assist in staff training and development to ensure consistent and compliant treatment of students and applicants across all three campuses
• Ensure audit accuracy and compliance with federal guidelines and operating policies and procedures
• Serve as functional lead with IT to ensure BANNER and SICAS upgrades are installed timely and are functioning accurately
• Lead initiatives to optimize use of BANNER and SICAS to improve efficiency and reduce manual processing
• Maintain, review, and update the college's financial aid website to ensure accuracy, clarity, and accessibility of information for current and prospective students
• Serves on various college, campus and external committees
• Coordinates assessment efforts and generates data to measure successful metrics of financial aid at SCCC
• *Qualifications:**
• A Master's degree
• 8 years progressively responsible experience administering financial aid in higher education
• Candidates must also possess effective verbal, written, and communication skills, and computer literacy
• *Benefits:**
• Salary will be determined according to placement on the management salary scale negotiated by the Guild of Administrative Officers
• The New York State Retirement and Social Security Law requires retirees of a public pension plan within the State or City of New York to disclose prior public employment and pension plan history for the purpose of establishing a retiree's eligibility for employment
• Non-discrimination notice: Suffolk County Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, equal pay compensation-sex, national origin, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction or disability in its admissions, programs and activities, or employment