Manager, Financial Aid Return of Title IV

Full Time
- Manager, Financial Aid Return of Title IV

The Blinn College District is searching for a Full Time
- Manager, Financial Aid Return of Title IV at our Bryan Campus.

Job Summary

Oversight of the Return of Title IV funds processes and support to the Dean, Director, and financial aid processing. Use independent judgment to process R2T4s and coordinate with other teams in our department and other departments regularly. Provide advice to students regarding financial aid application opportunities, types of financial aid available, and loan borrowing education.

The Manager of Return of Title IV (R2T4) and Financial Aid Compliance oversees the College's Return of Title IV Funds processes and ensures compliance with all federal, state, and institutional financial aid regulations. This position manages daily R2T4 operations, supervises assigned staff, coordinates compliance activities, develops procedures, and serves as one of the institutional subject matter experts for Return of Title IV regulations.

The Manager supports the Dean, Director, and financial aid processing and provides guidance to students regarding financial aid eligibility and funding options while collaborating with campus departments to ensure accurate processing and regulatory compliance.

• Manage all Return of Title IV (R2T4) calculations and processing in accordance with federal, state, and institutional regulations. Review all Q dropped courses and withdrawal reports, academic records, attendance documentation, and enrollment activity to determine Title IV eligibility. Verify student attendance and review all students with non-passing grades to determine last date of academic activity. Coordinate with faculty and campus departments to obtain required documentation.
• Process institutional, state, and federal fund returns within required regulatory timelines.
• Review and approve adjustments and corrections to R2T4 calculations. Maintain complete documentation supporting all R2T4 determinations. Monitor compliance with U.S. Department of Education regulations related to withdrawals and Return of Title IV Funds. Develop, implement, and update policies and procedures that improve processing efficiency and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Notify students of fund returns. Organize responses, track documentation, and notify other staff when all necessary information has been received so withdrawal calculations can be completed. Attention to detail and strong organization skills a must. Train staff in R2T4 processes, as needed.

• Answer financial aid phone calls, respond to financial aid emails, work the front counter, and respond to text and all other channels that are used to communicate with students. Use discretion and independent judgment to advise and counsel students, parents, and/or prospective students in solving their educational financial problems through scholarships, loans, grants, employment and financial literacy.
• Perform reviews for professional judgment of student files, adjusting as needed.

• Provides management support to the Dean and Director of Financial Aid. Works with Dean, Director, and Assistant Directors to ensure compliance with all financial aid regulations and Blinn College policies. Reviews, creates, and develops the Banner system and other IT tools available to ensure efficient processing and quality performance of the Financial Aid office.

• Provides guidance, direction, and supervision for designated employees; performs annual evaluations.

• This includes but is not limited to reviewing financial aid appeals, reviewing and scoring endowed scholarship applications, reviewing endowed scholarship thank you letters, FAFSA presentations, outreach, student loan default management, processing scholarship checks, verification, professional judgments, packaging students, helping with veteran processing, etc.

• Bachelor's Degree or some hours towards a college degree and 2 or more years of experience working in a financial aid office or…