Assistant Director of Financial Aid

Job Summary

Job Title: Assistant Director of Financial Aid

Location: Atl Metropolitan State College

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full-Time

Job : 293420

Welcome to Atlanta Metropolitan State College (AMSC)! At Atlanta Metropolitan State College, we are committed to creating a vibrant, growth-oriented community where innovation thrives, collaboration is celebrated, and contributions are valued. As a proud member of the University System of Georgia (USG) and fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), AMSC is a dynamic institution dedicated to transforming lives.

AMSC embraces core values—Excellence, Integrity, Leadership, Belonging, and Public Service—that guide our culture and work. We strive to create an atmosphere where individuals feel respected, supported, and inspired to reach their full potential. Here, gratitude and recognition are not just practices but embedded in everything we do.

Located on a picturesque campus in Southwest Atlanta, AMSC offers the perfect blend of accessibility and opportunity. Just ten minutes from downtown Atlanta and fifteen minutes from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, our campus is an ideal destination for those ready to make a meaningful impact.

• Runs daily and weekly reports for institutional aid and federal aid: application, eligibility, verification, origination, disbursement, and timely release and request of federal funds.
• Performs technical support for the financial aid systems including the financial aid application and correction record load process; transmission of application, Pell Grant origination/disbursement and the transfer monitoring process. Manage the ongoing testing of programs, processes and data in Banner and other financial aid systems.
• Manage daily production schedule of system jobs and workflow; and managing the application, awarding and disbursement of federal, state and institutional financial aid funds.
• Works collaboratively with staff and faculty to educate, improve and complete financial aid and related enrollment and retention services.
• Oversees the financial aid application record load system, batch processing, letter generation and awarding of student financial aid.
• Manages system for monitoring financial aid to meet federal satisfactory academic progress standards and system for monitoring resources to meet federal, state and institutional policy.
• Maintains confidentiality of student financial information as required by FERPA.
• Assists the Director to ensure that AMSC has exception-free financial aid audits and program reviews by keeping abreast of and implementing all federal and state laws and regulations that pertain to the programs administered by financial aid.
• Recommends and participates in the development of financial aid policies and procedures; may serve on AMSC planning and policy-making committees.
• Other duties assigned.

Educational Requirements: Bachelor's Degree

Required Experience: Minimum of four (4) years

Preferred Experience: Minimum of five (5) years in higher education administration with at least 4 years in financial aid administration.

Proposed Salary: $66,000 - $71,500/annual

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Ability to interpret and explain complex regulations and policies to a diverse audience.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards.

More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found online at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found online at https://.

Offers of employment are subject to federal and state laws, as well as the statutes, rules, and regulations of this institution, and the Bylaws and Policies of the Board of Regents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia (USG).

Atlanta Metropolitan State College (AMSC) is an equal employment, equal access, and equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the AMSC to recruit, hire, train, and promote persons without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status as required by applicable state and federal laws (including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Sections 503, and 504, ADEA, ADA, E.O. 11246, and Rev.

Proc. 75-50).

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