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Financial Aid

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Exempt

To serve as the primary resource on federal, state and institutional regulations for the Financial Aid Office. Responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance with federal, state and institutional student aid programs while providing optimal support to financial aid applicants.

General supervision from assigned supervisor.

Direct supervision of assigned staff.

Bachelors degree from an accredited university.

Masters degree from an accredited university.

None.

Two (2) years of work experience in financial aid administration and/or financial aid compliance.

Working experience obtained in a financial aid office in a higher education setting. Experience responding to regulatory issues, and the development and/or interpretation of policies, rules or regulations. Experience identifying and analyzing compliance issues, and experience working with Banner student information system.

Use of standard office equipment. Proficiency in MS Microsoft Office products and ability to learn other software programs used in the assigned area.

Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Work is performed primarily in a general office environment. Some travel and weekend work is required. UTRGV is a distributed institution, which may require presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley.

Exceptional planning and organizational skills. Must have strong interpersonal and communications skills as well as excellent organizational skills and be detail oriented. Ability to multi-task, demonstrate computational ability and respond effectively in a variety of situations and work effectively in team situations. Ability to maintain confidentiality of records and information. Ability to interpret, adapt, and apply guidelines and procedures.

N/A

Full-Time

Commensurate with Experience

Commensurate with Experience

04/21/2025

No

It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.

Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Social Security Number *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at (956)665-8880 and/or careers@utrgv.edu.

UTRGV is a distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need.

All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Substitutions to the above requirements must have prior approval from the VP of HR & Talent Development .