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Title IV Compliance Director

Are you an experienced compliance professional with a passion for ensuring regulatory adherence and student successOur institution is seeking a Title IV Compliance Director to join our team. This pivotal role offers the opportunity to shape financial aid administration lead compliance efforts and mentor faculty and staff while maintaining a collaborative environment.

Why Join Us

At our institution we prioritize student success and academic excellence. As the Title IV Compliance Director you will play a crucial role in developing compliance strategies collaborating with faculty and staff and ensuring our adherence to federal state and institutional regulations related to student financial aid.

Benefits:

We offer one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in higher education including premium healthcare plans generous employer retirement contributions tuition discounts and personal leave.

Key Responsibilities:

The Title IV Compliance Director reporting directly to the Executive Director of Financial Aid. In this pivotal role you will develop and implement strategies to ensure our institutions adherence to all relevant federal state and institutional regulations and policies related to federal student aid. You will manage compliance in the administration of financial aid develop and execute compliance strategies and provide guidance to faculty staff and other stakeholders to ensure regulatory requirements are met.

• Stay informed about federal and state legislative and regulatory developments as well as institutional policies related to financial aid and academic programs. Identify and interpret regulations impacting the campus community and communicate changes to relevant stakeholders.

• Collaborate with the Executive Director of Financial Aid to develop review and update policies and procedures related to financial aid administration ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.

• Coordinate documentation and reports for audits including Student Financial Aid audits Department of Defense audits and Department of Education program reviews. Develop and implement corrective action plans in response to audit findings working with campus stakeholders.

• Serve as the primary contact for regulatory agencies accrediting bodies and other external stakeholders regarding financial aid compliance matters.

• Develop implement and maintain an effective compliance program to detect prevent and resolve issues related to federal and state regulations concerning student financial aid.

• Review scholarship awarding processes to ensure fairness transparency and compliance with donor stipulations and state and federal regulations.

• Oversee crossfunctional regulations including Consumer Information Gainful Employment and NCSARA reporting and disclosures.

• Assess academic programs for compliance with federal student aid regulations ensuring alignment with evolving standards and workforce readiness.

• Reconcile federal state and institutional scholarship grant loan and workstudy funding.

• Provide training to campus stakeholders (faculty staff and administrators) to enhance their understanding of compliance requirements procedures and best practices.

What Were Looking For:

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration Higher Education Administration or a related field.

• At least 5 years of experience in a college or university financial aid office with a focus on regulatory compliance.

• NASFAA Credentials preferred.

• Strong understanding of federal state and institutional regulations and policies related to financial aid.

• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with diverse stakeholders.

• Demonstrated leadership ability and a commitment to promoting a culture of compliance and integrity within the financial aid office and across the institution.

• Indepth knowledge of Title IV federal regulations related to financial aid and their campuswide impacts.

• Experience in policy development and implementation related to financial aid.

• Proven experience in managing people including performance management coaching and professional development.