Financial Aid Functional Analyst

Student Financial Services (SFS) seeks candidates for the Financial Aid Systems Analyst role. This role is responsible for implementing financial aid business logic within Oracle People Soft Campus Solutions, as well as analyzing existing processes and implementing innovative solutions to support the financial aid and student finance teams.

SFS is a group of about 50 individuals working in financial aid and student billing, committed to providing equitable access to financial resources for all students, as UVA meets 100% of demonstrated financial need. We promote a culture of connectivity and cohesiveness, working together for the good of students and families. Our Information Technology team is comprised of five team members working a hybrid schedule (in person two to three days per week) who support the department business operations and regularly interface with the enterprise IT team that supports the entire University.

This position is charged with ensuring that system processes within People Soft Campus Solutions are working properly and that our students receive appropriate financial aid. This includes configuration and testing of budgets and packaging plans, institutional need analysis, and maintaining queries to support internal and external reporting needs.

The analyst will participate in projects to improve the review of financial aid applications, awarding, and compliance activities. In addition, the analyst will be responsible for oversight of our workflow within Perceptive Content, which tracks forms submitted by students so that the right staff members can take action as documents come in.

Successful applicants will be proactive individuals with strong analytical and problem-solving skills who can demonstrate understanding of how data flows through a university student information system. They will identify potential issues and opportunities for improvement both by analyzing data and by fostering relationships with department members. Once a new feature is identified, the analyst will gather requirements, work with the IT team to develop solutions, lead user acceptance testing, and train end users.

This is a Hybrid position requiring two days a week in office.

• Perform configuration changes to People Soft Financial Aid module to include, but not limited to, packaging plans, cost of attendance budgets, institutional need analysis (INAS) global options, satisfactory academic progress, and formulas within the system's rules engine (Equation Engine)
• Develop and maintain complex People Soft queries to create financial aid reports, implement systems checks, and provide statistical data to SFS managers
• Diagnose problems and identify potential improvements within the People Soft Financial Aid module and the Perceptive Content financial aid reading workflow
• Monitor system processes for compliance in federal, state, and institutional regulations and policy
• Proactively interface with financial aid administrators to thoroughly understand business processes and identify areas where a technical solution can improve productivity
• Maintain batch processes using scheduled jobs (run controls) to perform tasks including population updates, assigning communications, and loading external awards
• Develop business and technical requirements for financial aid enhancements
• Analyze, evaluate and test software capabilities to meet user requirements and identify gaps in delivered functionality
• Collaborate with a team of developers to provide new financial aid functionality, create test cases, and lead user acceptance testing
• Educate and train co-workers on Student Information System processes and Perceptive Content workflow
• Maintain comprehensive documentation on…