Pay Grade/Pay Range: Minimum: $114,600 - Midpoint: $160,500 (Salaried E16)
Department/Organization: 200601 - VP Enrollment Management
Normal Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm
Job Summary: The Executive Director of Scholarship Oversight and Enrollment Finance provides strategic leadership and oversight for both the finances related to student success and enrollment management and ensures that gift and endowed funds adhere to University of Alabama and University of Alabama System policies and procedures. In addition, this role ensures compliance with federal, state, and institutional regulations while advancing enrollment, retention, and student success goals.
Additional Department Summary: Collaborates with senior leadership, Scholarships and Financial Aid, Advancement, College/School and Division leaders, Finance, and other campus partners to ensure scholarship strategies, awards, and monitoring deliver exceptional student service and meet our enrollment and retention goals as well as to ensure the gift and endowed scholarships honor donor intent regarding following identified scholarship criteria. In addition to the scholarship component, this role manages the finances for Enrollment Management.
Required Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, higher education, or related financial field, and eight (8) years of experience in leading teams and conducting complex financial analysis; OR master's degree in accounting, finance, business, higher education, or related financial field, and six (6) years of experience in leading teams and conducting complex financial analysis.
Skills and Knowledge: Strong budgetary, supervisory, and communication skills. Track record in complex financial analyses, including scholarship budgeting. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to engage with diplomacy and tact. Excellent written, verbal, and public speaking skills. Ability to lead strategic planning and foster collaboration across departments.
Preferred Qualifications: CPA Certification. Experience at a complex R1 university. Experience with financial aid and scholarship analysis. Familiarity with donor-funded scholarship programs.
Background Investigation Statement: Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.
Equal Employment Opportunity: The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment or volunteer status without regard to any legally protected basis and will not be discriminated against because of their protected status. Applicants and employees of this institution are protected under Federal law from discrimination on several bases. More information is available in the EEOC’s Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal poster.
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