POSITION: Sr. Associate Director of Financial Aid & Data Analysis DEPARTMENT: Financial Aid REPORTS TO: Director of Financial Aid WORK SCHEDULE: Hybrid work schedule (3 days in office; 2 days remote) REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor's degree required. Minimum five years of related experience in financial aid administration; extensive knowledge of financial aid programs and regulations regarding Federal Pell Grants, Title IV Campus-Based programs, Pennsylvania State Grants and Direct Loans; substantial experience in financial aid counseling, packaging awards, reporting processes and financial aid computer systems desired. Powerfaids, Datatel/JRM knowledge is a requirement. PRIMARY FUNCTION: Responsible for day to day operations, report generation; serve as second in command of the Financial Aid Office; ensure compliance with federal, state and institutional guidelines; implement and enforce policies, procedures and goals of the University; manage and maintain software upgrades; general database integrity and maintenance; direct supervision of other staff members. DUTIES: • Serve as part of a seven-person team responsible for training and the daily workflow of the office. • Will be primary supervisory back-up in the absence of the director. • Supervise and coordinate the work of other staff members, ie., Senior Financial Aid Counselors and/or technology administrator. • Set up and programming of all Cost of Attendance Budgets, algorithms for awarding, selection sets, custom reports as needed. • Oversee the Satisfactory Academic Progress process. Run reports to determine who needs warning letter, then completing the SAP Form. • Create, follow, and maintain a daily, weekly, monthly and annual reporting calendar. • Prepare all regularly scheduled reports related to institutional, state and federal programs and our student populations, including Student Level Detail Report, full-time spending reports, campus-based aid reports, disbursement reports, reports regarding our Adult & Graduate students, COPA reports, aid by grade level, SKORE, historical data and other reports as requested. • Prepare other reports as assigned, including Institutional Research and Enrollment Management needs. • Oversee and perform transfer of aid (disbursements) to individual accounts in conjunction with the Business Office and produce reports. • Set up and maintenance of all software, automated packaging, Powerfaids upgrades, parameter roll and preparations for next year setup. • Disbursements: weekly and the federal Pell grant originations and disbursements. • Is knowledgeable about and abides by all NCAA rules and regulations to ensure compliance with departmental, university, conference and NCAA policies and regulations. Athletics reporting: both weekly and required by NCAA. • Prepare reports required for annual FISAP, PHEAA review, and external and internal audits. • Serve as Module Manager. • Analyze and maintain database of all students; reconcile admitted student tracking and deposits and institutional aid advanced. Research discrepancies between databases and correct records accordingly. • Responsible to prepare reports of institutional aid spending. • Reporting for Institutional Research including AICUP, Factbook, NACUBO, PCHE, Princeton RDS and US News Report. • Perform other related duties as assigned.