Financial Awards Specialist

12 hours ago

Nanaimo, Canada Vancouver Island University Full time

**Financial Awards Specialist**:

- Employment Group
- CUPE
- Position Number
- 00548
- Division
- Student Affairs
- Department
- Financial Aid and Awards
- Campus
- Nanaimo campus
- Location
- Nanaimo, British Columbia
- Country
- Canada
- Appointment Type
- regular full-time
- FTE
- 1
- Workload
- 35 hours per week
- Pay Level
- CUPE 9: $32.84 per hour
- Start:

- As soon as possible
- Applicant Documents
- CV/Resume, Cover Letter, Referees/References
- Posted Date
- 29-Aug-2024
- Closing Date
- 11-Sep-2024
- Job Reference
- 2523

**Duties**:
The Financial Awards Specialist (FAS), reports to the Manager of Financial Aid and Awards within the division of Student Affairs and oversees all tasks related to internal VIU Scholarships, Awards, and Bursaries (SABs) including emergency requests. This role is crucial in ensuring all aspects related to Vancouver Island University (VIU) award disbursement is accurate meeting multiple deadlines highly impacting student's access to funding, education, and career goals.

**Required Qualifications**:
Two-year postsecondary diploma related to business or accounting, or equivalent, from an appropriately accredited institution. Five years of recent related experience, including experience in a postsecondary environment. Experience in overseeing and reconciling emergency and access funds. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Senior level MS Office using excel formulas & data-sorting, ability to perform high volume document merges, along with web-page maintenance skills. 50 wpm typing speed. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to deal with a wide variety of people with tact, diplomacy, and patience.

Ability to work independently and efficiently to meet the numerous demands and deadlines, as well as in a team. Ability to be flexible and adaptive to changing priorities. High attention to detail. Demonstrated skill managing and interpreting budgets including the ability to review information, amounts, criteria, and instructions to ensure directives are followed and funding accurately disbursed. Ability to multi-task and switch gears as situations arise. Demonstrated confidence with technology. Respects and supports diversity in the workplace.

**Preferred Qualifications**:
Knowledge of VIU policies, procedures, systems, and processes. Previous experience working in a financial aid environment posting a high volume of awards.
- VIU is pleased to offer eligible employees a comprehensive benefit plan; ample paid holiday time; professional development opportunities and a desirable pension plan. As part of the VIU campus community, our employees work with supportive colleagues within an encouraging environment and are provided with the tools and training that promote learning and development. The perks of VIU employment are multiple, and include well-being initiatives and services, strategic discounts, and flexible work opportunities._

**Note**:
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