Financial Aid Quality Assurance Analyst

Description

Please note: this position is currently open to candidates in the following areas:
Arizona, Florida, Texas, Ohio, and Nevada.

Looking for a new opportunity where you can make a difference and grow your career at the same time?

Look no further...

We're Sonoran Desert Institute, and we are seeking an experienced Financial Aid Quality Assurance Analyst to join our dynamic team.

Our story:

Sonoran Desert Institute (SDI) has been changing lives since 2000. As a DEAC accredited school, our mission is to provide students with current, industry-driven, quality education, delivered through online distance education and practical applications. SDI is an employee-owned company creating a culture with an ownership mentality at the foundation. We believe in rewarding our employees through the success of the institution. We’re proud to be recognized by the Great Place to Work Institute as a Great Place to Work for both 2023 and 2024 — and we’re just getting started.  Come be a part of our dynamic organization where you will have the ability to impact the lives of others as they pursue their educational journey with us.

What you will be doing:

The Financial Aid Quality Assurance Analyst is responsible for ensuring compliant policies, procedures, and processes of the Financial Services Team within the Student Finance Department. The Financial Aid Quality Assurance Analyst will ensure all necessary regulations are followed for all funding sources to maintain a department that is compliant in all aspects.

• Creates and maintains all policy and procedure documentation
• Provides training to relevant staff
• Updates relevant staff with new or revised regulations as they become available and guides implementation of necessary changes
• Performs quality assurance checks to ensure processing accuracy for all fund sources
• Primary point of contact for all compliance audits when applicable
• Attend various conferences to increase process knowledge and keep up to date on rules and regulations
• Creates any necessary documentation needed for funding approval
• Active member of Student Policy Committee and Compliance Committee
• Ensures all financial aid timelines are met on a consistent basis. Maintains working knowledge of all necessary government and internal systems
• Works closely with employees, peers, and the Vice President of Student Finance to identify process gaps and inefficiencies and ensure corrections are implemented
• Works closely with fellow departments to ensure an exceptional student experience
• Ensure compliance with all consumer disclosure requirements to the public, applicants, students, and employees
• Provides updates to SIS to include annual changes, cost of attendance budgets, academic years, term dates,
• disbursement schedules, and other funding-based updates
• Completes all importing and exporting processes into the SIS
• Performs R2T4 calculations according to internal timelines
• Other tasks as assigned

What we offer:

• Highly competitive compensation
• Award winning culture 
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Comprehensive benefits package with 100% company-paid medical option for employee
• 401(k) with generous company match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Pet Insurance
• Company-paid Life insurance
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick, and Volunteer time off!)
• 14 Paid holidays
• Referral program
• Education Tuition Benefit program
• Career development opportunities with a growing company
• And perhaps most importantly, a team who is dedicated to your success!

Requirements

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in related area
• Five years or more financial aid experience with at least two years of quality assurance and/or compliance review; or any equivalent combination of education and/or experience from which comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities have been achieved
• Knowledgeable of all funding options including VA, TA, Title IV, scholarships, employer reimbursement, and cash
• Thoroughly understands all federal, state, and accrediting body regulations and ensures all processes for all departments remain in compliance with those regulations
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Strong attention to detail
• Some travel required (up to 15%)

Sonoran Desert Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It recruits and hires without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran or disability status, sexual orientation, gender expression, or any factors prohibited by law and affirms in policy and practice to support equal opportunity in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

*Preference given to candidates currently residing or planning to reside in the Greater Phoenix Metropolitan Area, AZ upon hire. Unless specifically agreed upon, SDI does not provide relocation assistance 

**Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

***All benefits not available immediately upon hire. Some eligibility requirements may need to be met to be eligible for some benefits based on company policy.