Director of Financial Aid

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Tempe, AZ, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Edtech
The Role
Manage federal student aid processing in the COD system, oversee disbursements, returns, verification, and cohort default management. Run audits and reports, troubleshoot CampusVue and COD reconciliations, support policy updates, and coordinate with VP and campus staff. On-site, corporate-office role in Tempe, AZ.
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Company Description

Unitek Learning is a leading healthcare education organization focused on preparing the next generation of nurses and healthcare professionals. 

Through its family of institutions, including Unitek College of Nursing, Eagle Gate College, Provo College, Brookline College, and Unitek EMT, Unitek delivers career-focused education designed to help students build meaningful careers while addressing critical workforce needs across the healthcare industry. 

Through our Workforce Solutions segment, Unitek partners with hospitals and health systems to create sustainable talent pipelines and expand access to healthcare education through employer-based training and workforce development programs nationwide.

Job Description

As a Financial Aid Director (Corporate-Back Office), your primary responsibility will be to ensure accurate and timely processing of student records in the Federal COD system, which includes timely disbursement and returned to Title IV funds for Unitek College students. In addition, this position requires the tracking and administration of the institution cohort default management rate.

  • Award state and federal aid to eligible students according to regulations and policy
  • Process Verification and Disbursements
  • Calculate Return of Title IV
  • Internal file audits
  • Run reports to ensure work integrity
  • Interact with other departments to assist students
  • Assist VP of FA & FAD carry out and maintain up to date information on new federal regulations
  • Assist with Private Loans and Institutional Payment Plan
  • CampusVue Export/Import & troubleshooting
  • COD troubleshooting and reconciliation (at a minimum prepping reports) for Direct Loans & Pell Grants disbursements
  • Default Management: Weekly CDR Report, Updating CampusVue® Loan management module; tracking and ensuring exit procedures are happening per regulations; updating NSLDS
  • Work with VP of FA with review (and if applicable), restructuring of our CampusVue® system
  • Matric-manage back-office and front office staff as needed/relevant to action items
  • Regular, in-person attendance up to 5 days per week on campus/on site is an essential function of this position.
  • This role requires on-site collaboration with students, faculty, and staff.
  • Other duties as assigned

This position is located at our Corporate office in Tempe, AZ

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
  • 5+ years of Financial Aid experience.
  • CampusVue® experience preferred.
  • Excellent customer service and organizational skills.
  • Attention to detail with the capability to multi-task.
  • Computer knowledge is requested, including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

Additional Information

We Offer:

  • Medical, Dental and Vision starting the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
  • 2 Weeks’ starting Vacation per year.  Increasing based on years of service with company
  • 12 paid Holidays and 2 Floating Holidays
  • 401K with a Company Matching
  • Company Paid Life Insurance at 1x’s your annual salary
  • Leadership development and training for career advancement
  • Tuition assistance and Forgiveness for you and your family up to 100% depending on program

Skills Required

  • 5+ years of Financial Aid experience
  • Knowledge of Federal COD system and Return of Title IV calculations
  • Default management and NSLDS experience
  • Excellent customer service and organizational skills
  • Attention to detail and ability to multi-task
  • Regular in-person attendance up to 5 days per week on campus/on site
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • CampusVue experience
  • Computer knowledge including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
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The Company
HQ: Newport Beach, CA
326 Employees
Year Founded: 1992

What We Do

Founded in 1992, Unitek Learning is the parent company for five distinguished learning institutions in the areas of healthcare, nursing, and emergency medical services. Unitek College is one of the foremost healthcare and nursing colleges in California and Nevada. Unitek EMT provides comprehensive EMT and EMS training to hundreds of professionals every year. Eagle Gate College and Provo College in Utah and Idaho have a singular focus — to provide students with the knowledge, training, and skills they need to create a rewarding career in the ever-expanding world of healthcare. Our latest addition, Brookline College, offers diploma, Bachelor, and Master level education in Arizona and New Mexico. Through our subsidiary schools, Unitek Learning has helped students, working professionals and organizations achieve their goals for more than 25 years. From first contact to after completion, we help each individual overcome obstacles with support from our industry-experienced instructors and student-focused staff. Unitek offers a real-world education in a wide range of in-demand healthcare career fields. Our training is relevant and dynamic, and continually updated to answer the changing demands of the students and organizations we serve. As a rapidly growing and highly successful company, Unitek Learning is also a great place to pursue a rewarding and challenging career! We offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, unlimited growth potential, and a collegiate work environment.

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