Financial Aid Officer

CORE PURPOSE OF JOB

The management of bursaries on behalf of Donors. Communication with students regarding bursaries allocation and donor request, and reporting to donors on the funding administered.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Administering funds from Internal and External Bursary donors
• Representation on relevant university committees and interest groups (Orientation, Residences) and relevant donor committee/meetings
• Liaise with outside organisations (accommodation facilities) and with relevant academic and other departments
• Consultation with students & student bodies
• Administering National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funds

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Ability to interpret student accounts
• Allocation of bursary funding on the ITS system
• Competent with spreadsheets and data analysis
• Report writing and problem solving
• A good knowledge of the ITS Financial Aid system
• A sound knowledge of MS Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint
• A good understanding of Financial Principles
• A thorough understanding of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) policies, procedures and requirements.
• Good verbal skills
• Good interpersonal skills

REQUIREMENTS

Required Minimum Education: GRADE 12/MATRIC with Accounting as a subject Required Minimum Experience: 3 Years in a Finance environment.

• • Report writing and problem solving
• • A good knowledge of the ITS Financial Aid system
• • A sound knowledge of MS Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint
• • A good understanding of Financial Principles
• • A thorough understanding of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) policies, procedures and requirements
• • Good verbal skills
• • Good interpersonal skills