Job Description :
Position: PeopleSoft Campus Solutions Financials Aid Implementation Consultant
Location: Madison, WI
Interview: Phone & Skype
Duration: 9-12+ Months
State Date: August 23rd 2018 & 27th August 2018
Skills: PeopleSoft, Campus Solutions, Financials Aid, Implementation.
Responsibilities:
The College is seeking one (1) highly motivated and capable person to help configure our Campus Solution Financial Aid (FA) module to better meet Madison College business needs.
This work includes helping reengineer FA functionality to reduce customizations, decrease processing time, and improve day to day service transactions.
This role requires someone with strong experience in FA day-to-day activities using the PeopleSoft Campus Solutions Financial Aid system and first-hand knowledge of the regulations and procedures governing the Financial Aid process within the financial aid profession.
This is a strategic position that impacts College’s core student application and data environment; hence the position has an enterprise (Madison College District-Wide/System-Wide) focus.
The position has cross-organization scope within the College and Technology Services.
This position will work with the Financial Aid Office to assess and document current functionality of processes, provide recommendations and justification for improvements, and create, write, and implement new processes and procedures designed to improve students experience in working through the Financial Aid cycle.
Primary focus areas are gainful employment, initial awarding and repackaging of Title IV funds, import and export processes, financial aid term processes, and Satisfactory Academic Progress.
This position works with teams of professionals to design, develop, and support the Financial Aid Office and provide guidance to promote and enhance consistency of services to all students.
This position will coordinate with CARES Title III Project (CT3 Project) to help implement new Financial Aid processes into the my Roadmap solution being developed by the CT3 team to provide transparency in the cost of education at the college in an interactive and engaging environment.
The goal of the CT3 Project is to move towards a collaborative enterprise model to create a 360-degree view for our students through improved collection of data, better analysis, automated presentation of data to our students, faculty, and staff, and creating valuable performance measures.
Core Qualifications
Must have solid competency in configuration and implementation of the PeopleSoft Financial Aid Module
6+ years of experience working with an academic institution
Strong data, application and integration technical skills.
Strong process definition skills.
Experience creating workflow diagrams, relationship maps, use cases, and test plans.
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills are essential.
Well-developed skills with Visio and Word.
Experienced working in a deadline-driven environment, handling and prioritizing multiple tasks.
Demonstrated track record of successful project delivery.
Excellent conceptual, problem solving, and analytical skills.
Ability to work independently or as a member of a team on complex tasks.
Demonstrated competency in documenting solutions for both technical and functional audiences.
Experience with testing, including end-to-end system testing and user acceptance testing.
Duties and Responsibilities
Reviews analyzes and evaluate Financial Aid business systems and user needs/requirements
Assess needs for the application and any required integrations.
Work independently with staff to assist, guide, and mentor them to identify solutions.
Participate as a team member to achieve successful business process reengineering.
Communicate status to management and teams.
Desired Behaviors
Proactive – operates with and communicates to all stakeholders and co-workers
Meets commitments and is upfront and proactive in communicating when goals are in jeopardy
Analyze issues, proposes solutions, and then takes ownership of the execution of solutions
Work effectively with a variety of personalities and work styles
Ability to prioritize issues and resolve them
Act with integrity at all times
Work to understands college governance model and operate effectively within it
Education and Qualifications
An educational background with a Bachelor’s degree or higher (or 5+ years in Financial Aid Implementation or Process Re-engineering Consultant role