Associate Director of Financial Aid, Compliance and Training (Administrator II)

It is an exciting time to join Cal State Fullerton as we are an in demand comprehensive university that is driven to shape the future of education and foster a vibrant community of diverse students, faculty, staff, and administrators who uphold values of inclusive excellence, free speech, and an environment free from discrimination. We are continuously seeking individuals from various career disciplines that share the University’s mission and core values. We warmly welcome you to consider joining the Titan Community where minds expand and opportunities flourish.

About the Position: 

The Office of Financial Aid is available to remove the cost of barriers that may prevent individuals from pursuing their educational goals. We are seeking an exceptional individual to join our team as the Associate Director of Financial Aid, Compliance and Training (Administrator II). The ideal candidate in this role should have a positive attitude, an active, energetic mind, and a leadership style that is characterized by highly ethical practices and a commitment to diversity, openness, flexibility, integrity, and kindness.

This Management Personnel Plan (MPP) employee is an Administrator II and manages various teams: Compliance and Training, Student Personnel Technicians, and Records in the Office of Financial Aid. The Associate Director is collaborative and innovative in planning, organizing, and managing compliance issues, campus partnerships, serving as a liaison to various constituencies, responds to service escalations, and leads financial aid training and client service training for the Office of Financial Aid, the Titan One Stop, and the Scholarship Office in a manner, consistent with the University mission and strategic plan. The Associate Director duties include: (1) performs managerial activities inclusive of staff evaluations, staff training, team building, and staff onboarding (2) directs compliance activities and supports disbursement and systematic process testing, including but not limited check listing; (3) oversees the administration of financial aid programs, as well as disenrollment, Financial Aid database, annual federal audits, leads verification efforts, student satisfactory academic progress, R2T4, and all summer aid activities (4) directs operational calendar and activities (5) supports reporting, data requests, financial aid forms, presentations and campaigns, records related activity, and student communication inclusive of  virtual and in-person services (i.e., front desk, service now, social media, and website updates) (6) ensures regular policy and procedure updates and the development of business process guides, (7) supervises the day-to-day operation of financial aid processing (8) Other duties as assigned.