Associate Director of Technology for Financial Assistance

6 days ago


Villanova, United States Villanova University Full time
Job Summary

Villanova University seeks a highly skilled and experienced Associate Director of Technology for Financial Assistance to lead financial aid technology and business analysis initiatives. The successful candidate will serve as the lead project manager for financial aid projects, assemble teams, and ensure projects are moving forward and meeting deadlines.

Key Responsibilities
  • Act as lead project manager for all financial aid projects
  • Assemble teams consisting of OFA staff and other campus staff, as necessary
  • Evaluate releases, patches, and fixes from Ellucian to determine if the changes are necessary
  • Test updates in coordination with the Director of Technology for FA and UNIT, as well as non-technical staff as necessary
  • Create working groups as needed, document, and train staff on changes to processes
  • Collaborate with the Director of FA as well as the Director of Law FA on current policies and procedures and work toward improving efficiencies
  • Review current procedures and offer strategies for improvements
  • Identify redundancies between offices and propose suggestions to rectify
  • Collaborate with OFA and UNIT to develop needs analyses and selection of new third-party strategic partners in support of programs and initiatives
  • Develop strategies to evaluate, test, and implement new software that works in conjunction with Banner to increase functionality and support EM and University strategic plans
  • Support the needs of OFA especially in the areas of testing new systems and training new staff on new and existing systems
  • Assist OFA Technical Assistant in providing first-tier support for FA staff members with troubleshooting systems and operations that are not performing as expected
  • Provide reports on a regular and ad hoc basis for OFA as needed to carry out OFA functions
  • Represent Financial Assistance on the Banner Coordination Committee and the Information Management Group team meetings
Requirements
  • Formal Education: Baccalaureate degree required
  • Work Experience: Minimum three years' project management experience with preference to technical experience
  • Work Skills: Ability to effectively communicate with a variety of constituents, including the ability to train functional users on new and existing technologies as applicable to their positions
  • Ability to develop full use of existing software systems, including Banner, Softdocs reporting tools, and web applications
  • Ability to act as a team leader and partner with a variety of constituents
  • Ability to problem-solve systems problems as related to applications
  • Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks with competing deadlines
  • Excellent analytical and planning skills
  • Knowledge/familiarity with ERP operation
  • Familiarity with the purpose and function of financial aid offices
  • Knowledge of database query language (SQL)
  • Proficiency in Microsoft applications
  • Proficiency in population selection and reporting software such as Argos, Excel, and/or Tableau or other reporting tools
Preferred Qualifications
  • Formal Education: Baccalaureate degree in Information Systems or related field
  • Work Experience: 2-3 years' experience in higher education, financial aid, or student enrollment
  • Specific Job Knowledge: Knowledge of Banner Financial Aid and Student systems


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