Financial Aid Management Systems Specialist II

Job DescriptionMontgomery College has an immediate need for a full-time Financial Aid Management Systems Specialist II in the Financial Aid Department. The work schedule is Monday-Friday, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm.  with occasional evenings and weekends as needed. This is a non-bargaining, exempt, grade 29 position. This position is eligible for telework one (1) day a week. This eligibility is subject to change based on the needs of the unit.Reporting to the Student Information Systems Manager, the Financial Aid Management Systems Specialist II analyzes, implements, and maintains the Banner Financial Aid Module, ImageNow, Dynamic Forms, and associated computer systems. This involves implementing and maintaining enterprise financial aid applications and information systems that meet the College's information technology needs while upholding the compatibility and integrity of the system(s).Responsibilities include managing information databases, coordinating system upgrades, providing end-user support and training, analyzing financial aid-related business processes, and ensuring data quality.Contacts include College staff, information technology professionals, Office of Institutional Research staff, other student module systems specialists, and external consultants/contractors.Montgomery College promotes and creates a working and learning environment rooted in the basic tenets of fairness, belonging, and inclusiveness.Duties include but are not limited to: Apply a combination of technical expertise and knowledge of financial aid policies to configure various integrated financial aid management systems for effective and optimal processing of student financial aid.Align technical solutions with business needs. Maintain a working knowledge of business functions and utilize technical knowledge to provide system solutions.Analyze, develop, implement, and maintain information technology systems that facilitate solutions to complex problems.Implement and perform day-to-day operations of multiple systems and interfaces including but not limited to Banner, ImageNow, Dynamic Forms and Verification, UC4, etc. for accurate, consistent and timely processing of student financial aid programs.Establish, test and maintain Banner rules using Oracle SQL to write queries, algorithms and web-based rules.Implement and support all back-end system processes including but not limited to assignment of period-based budgets, weekly fund packaging and authorizations, running satisfactory academic progress and other processes related to student financial aid life cycle.Coordinate system upgrades, ongoing/maintenance updates, and enhancements relative to Financial Aid Management Systems.Work with other module systems specialists for data and process related dependencies.Perform quality assurance testing for all release upgrades, document potential testing issues, monitor software vendor release upgrades and patches, create test plan scenarios to validate testing, evaluate new s...