Financial Support Coordinator, Scholarships (60945)

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Job Title

Financial Support Coordinator, Scholarships (60945)

Job Grade

AS13H

Division

Institutional Effectiveness and Student Success

College/Dept

Financial Support and Scholarship

Department

FS&S

Requisition Number

2024-00259

FTE (full-time equivalency)

100.00

Work Schedule

M-F, 8 A.M - 5 P.M., but may vary

Does the position provide the opportunity to work Remotely/Telecommuting?

No remote/telecommute opportunity

Appointment Term

12- 12/12 months

Is this position essential personnel according to the inclement weather policy?

Pay Information

$41,200

Pay Schedule

Hourly

FLSA Designation

Non-Exempt

Position Summary

This position supports the Assistant Directors of Scholarships. The Coordinator is responsible for the processing of outside agency scholarships, as well as assisting with the processing of all internal scholarships, remissions, Buffett, athletic scholarships and third-party awards. This position also completes various projects as assigned, as well as assist outreach staff with proactive customer service on the phone and front counter.

Job Duties

| Responsibility Area: | Processes Outside Scholarship Checks | | Duties: |
Manages the deposits, tracking and monitoring of nearly $3.0 million in outside scholarship checks. Adds awards to student financial aid packages and returns funds to donors if needed. | | Percentage Of Time | 25 | | Essential Function: | Yes |

| Responsibility Area: | Sets up and Adjusts Scholarships | | Duties: |
Sets up, monitors, and adjusts major scholarships such as Goodrich and Buffett Scholarships. Approximately 1200 recipients in these programs and $12.1 million in scholarship funds. | | Percentage Of Time | 10 | | Essential Function: | Yes |

| Responsibility Area: | Monitors Enrollment Changes Affecting Scholarships | | Duties: |
Monitors tuition specific scholarships/remissions for enrollment changes and/or tuition refunds. Calculates award changes and redistributes funds. | | Percentage Of Time | 10 | | Essential Function: | Yes |

| Responsibility Area: | Calculates and Adjusts Aid Packages | | Duties: |
Calculates and adjusts aid packages to prevent overawards by following Federal Regulations and UNO award packaging policies. | | Percentage Of Time | 15 | | Essential Function: | Yes |

| Responsibility Area: | Awarding and Renewing Remission Awards | | Duties: |
Assists with awarding new student remission awards. Runs queries to find eligible recipients, creates batch files to set up awards, creates checklists, and completes the communication process. Evaluates scholarship recipients for renewal eligibility; sets up renewals either manually or in a batch process. | | Percentage Of Time | 10 | | Essential Function: | Yes |

| Responsibility Area: | Third Party Activity | | Duties: |
Runs reports to find third party activity on students’ accounts, determines which entries should be counted as resources in the financial aid package. Adjusts aid packages, redistributes funds, and communicate changes to students if needed. | | Percentage Of Time | 10 | | Essential Function: | Yes |

| Responsibility Area: | Projects and Customer Service | | Duties: |
Completes various projects as assigned and assists outreach staff with proactive customer service on the phone and front counter. | | Percentage Of Time | 10 | | Essential Function: | Yes |

| Responsibility Area: | Athletic Scholarship Processing | | Duties: |
Assists in Athletic Scholarship processing, adds athletic aid to aid package, notifies athletics of other awards, and posts actual awards to accounts. | | Percentage Of Time | 5 | | Essential Function: | Yes |

| Responsibility Area: | Assists with Departmental Scholarships | | Duties: |
Assists with the processing and posting of departmental scholarships, verifies fund budgets, checks individual award criteria, and reviews recipient eligibility. | | Percentage Of Time | 5 | | Essential Function: | Yes |

Required and Preferred Qualifications

| Required Education |
Bachelor’s degree | | Required Experience |
One year of financial aid experience or one year of related experience in higher education. Equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered. | | Required License/Certification |
NA | | Required Additional Qualifications: |
NA | | Preferred Education |
NA | | Preferred Experience | | | Preferred License/Certification | | | Preferred Additional Qualifications: | |

Compliance Requirements

| Credit Check | Yes | | Motor Vehicle Licensing Validity Check | No | | Pre-employment Physical Request and Assessment | No | | Drug Screen | No |

Supplemental Question

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Applicant Documents

Required Documents 1. Resume 2. Cover Letter Optional Documents

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