Compliance Program Manager Visa Sponsorship Jobs in Kentucky

Description

The Manager will oversee the administration of federal and institutional aid programs while ensuring compliance with all relevant policies and regulations. The Manager will assist the Director with required reporting and will serve as a liaison between SFAS and other departments. The Manager will work with the Systems Analyst on process improvements within the department.

Your Key Responsibilities

- Calculate Return to Title IV (R2T4) refunds based on federal, state, and institutional policies
- Record and report federal work college/work study earnings each month
- Identify community service earnings each year to assist the Director with submission of FISAP and Work College Expenditure Report
- Reconcile federal grant funds, federal direct loans, and institutional loans monthly
- Serve as a liaison to the Work College Program, Finance Department, and other campus partners
- Record payments from non-financial aid funds (Discovery fund, Career Development, Internships, academic awards, etc.) and monitor for overawards
- Work with the Systems Analyst on process improvements and serve as a back-up for the Analyst as needed
- Assist the Director with additional reporting requirements and annual audit preparation
- Provide general counseling to students as needed

Education required to ensure success in this position:

Bachelor’s degree (Business, Finance, or Accounting preferred)

Experience required to ensure success in this position:

3 years of experience in a Financial Aid Office

Special skills, knowledge and abilities:

- Experience with Ellucian Banner
- Knowledge of federal campus-based, Pell grant, and direct loan program regulations from Federal Student Aid Handbook
- Familiarity with Department of Education software and websites (FSA Partner Connect)
- Detail-oriented

License, certification, or registration necessary:

Completion of various NASFAA credentials is encouraged

Physical Requirements:

- Ability to navigate campus/public buildings and grounds
- Must be able to lift 10 pounds

Environmental conditions:

- Professional office environment with interruptions due to frequent calls and/or visitors (students, staff and faculty)
- Willingness to attend state, regional, and national training events at the discretion of the Director

Ability to operate the following vehicles or equipment:

Standard office equipment (computer, phone, copier, etc.)

Founded in 1855, Berea College is nationally recognized as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls more than 1,500 students from 46 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them with a no-tuition promise. Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment, and most are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only ten federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College is also the only institution in Kentucky to receive the 5-Star Rating from Money Magazine, 2025. Washington Monthly has named Berea College the #1 Best College in the nation in its 2025 College Guide. Berea College appears in their rankings as #1 College (overall): Best College for your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars, #1 Best-in Class College, #1 Liberal Arts College and #1 Best Bang for the Buck Southern College. Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville.

Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here. Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this applicant friendly, online job application!

Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

Our Benefits

Berea College offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their families including health care, dental, vision, retirement, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and an Employee Assistance Program. The benefit package also includes access to the Child Development Laboratory for children of College Staff, ages 6 weeks to 6 years, Seabury Center Membership, Staff Development Funds and Tuition Reimbursement. Eligible staff employees also receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave. Part-time employees who work an average of 24 hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.

Our Unique Culture

Berea College strives to be a place where people with various Christian interpretations, different religious traditions, and no religious traditions work together in support of Berea's Great Commitments. Over the past century, various leaders of the College have applied the College’s inclusive scriptural foundation and spirit to their expanding world and welcomed those whose beliefs were consistent with the Christian gospel of impartial love. Therefore, Berea College today affirms its inclusive Christian tradition even as it respects the traditions of Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus, as well as other faiths, and those holding no religious beliefs. We strive not to ignore our differences, but rather seek to understand each other honestly and respectfully, and together create a climate where anyone can openly discuss what they believe without fear of sanction. To that end, all persons who are willing to share in the spirit and the work of the Great Commitments as shaped by its preamble are welcome to study, to teach, and to work at Berea.

Labor Supervision

In support of Berea College’s great commitments, staff and faculty serve as labor supervisors. Our fourth great commitment, The Dignity of Labor, promotes learning and serving in community through the student Labor Program, honoring the dignity and utility of all work, mental and manual, and taking pride in work well done. Student Labor Supervision includes scheduling, assigning, and approving student work, developing students' workplace acumen, and providing tangible work experience. To learn more about the labor program office please see the following link Labor Program Office.