Coordinator,Financial Aid Systems Integration Job Sanford area,Florida USA,IT/Tech

Responsibilities

Coordinator, Financial Aid Systems Integration provides professional expertise and technical support services consistent with the vision of the college and philosophy of the financial aiddepartment that ensure our programs are future-focused to deliver accurate student services. Responsible for researching,coordinating, testing, and implementing necessary user and regulatory changes to the Financial Aid modules and provides support for Oracle Student Financial Planning (SFP) and Campus Solution integration system needs.

Analyzes current practices and procedures to improve quality and systems. Serves as liaison between the technical and functional staff.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Collaborates with the SA Technical Specialist, Computing,Telecommunications and Services (CTS) technical team to troubleshoot and resolve issues related to the planning,implementation, and post-conversion utilization of People Softsoftware, ensuring smooth integration and optimal functionality forend-users of all Financial Aid modules.

Collaborates with Admissions, Advising, CTS, Enrollment,Testing, Financial Aid and Student Affairs leadership and support staff to facilitate and coordinate Student Affairs issues,priorities, and project work plan in People Soft (PS).

Interfaces with Admissions, Advising, Testing, CTS, Enrollment,National Student Clearinghouse (NSC), Federal Agencies such as National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS), Common Origination and Disbursement (COD), PS Higher Education User Group (HEUG), and PScustomer support to resolve issues related to the Financial Aidfunctional developments.

Coordinates system testing and integration strategies for all PS Financial Aid setup changes, customizations, and componentdevelopments with directors and staff in Student Affairs and Financial Aid.

Conducts yearly audit of Financial Aid security and provides recommendations to the Assistant Director and Financial Aid Director as needed.

Provides technical assistance utilizing Structured Query Language (SQL), Groovy Scripts and People Soft development tools to diagnose problems or provide information to functional endusers.

Collaborates with CTS and direct supervisor, reviews and approves People Soft Student Administration system testing and installation of system modifications, patches, and upgrades.

Monitors progress and quality of ongoing SFP and PS Campus Solutions Financial Aid implementation, upgrade, and conversionprojects.

Identifies the tasks and assignments for Financial Aid moduleupdates and tracks testing and corrective actions.

Monitors Financial Aid regulatory changes and coordinates the planning and implementation of the changes.

Diagnoses and trouble shoot problems related to software,process design, and training. Escalates technical problems to technical team as necessary.

Performs other duties as may be required or assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Bachelor’s Degree from regionally or nationally accredited institution.
2. Three (3) years of experience in a technical roleadministering student information systems, in higher education setting.
3. One (1) year experience using Structured Query Language (SQL) and other related development tools and system s.

DESIRED

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Bachelor’s degree in information technology or related degree from a regionally or nationally accredited institution.
2. Experience in implementation and development of People Softand Oracle Student Financial Planning applications.
3. Experience in utilizing People Soft tools such as Application Designer and PS Query.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

Proficiency in the use of MS Office Skills (Word, Excel,PowerPoint, and Outlook), and Adobe PDF.

Excellent planning and organizational skills.

Ability to support end users in a client-server…