University of Alaska
Compliance Specialist - Federal Programs
🇺🇸 Fairbanks, AK
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Financial Aid
🗓️ June 19th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
University of Alaska Fairbanks is hiring a Compliance Specialist - Federal Programs. The role involves ensuring institutional adherence to federal financial aid regulations, providing student support, guiding on financial aid issues, and maintaining efficient office operations. The specialist must apply financial aid policies accurately and collaborate within a team to uphold service quality and regulatory compliance.
Highlights
- Ensure compliance with federal financial aid regulations and institutional policies.
- Provide direct support and guidance to students regarding financial aid.
- Maintain integrity and efficiency in financial aid office operations.
- Proficient in computerized financial aid systems, preferably SCT Banner or similar student information systems.
- Possess strong interpersonal, communication, and public speaking skills, and maintain confidentiality under pressure.
- Requires a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and three years of relevant experience or equivalent.
- Financial Aid Credentials and experience with Direct Loans Certification or NASFAA University training preferred.
- Administers financial aid for over 10,000 students and manages a $40 million annual aid budget.
- Full-time exempt staff position with competitive salary and comprehensive employee benefits, including retirement, leave, tuition waivers, and medical coverage.
- Position requires legal authorization to work in the United States without restriction and successful completion of a background check.
Compliance Specialist - Federal Programs Full Description
The Financial Aid Office supports student success by delivering high-quality customer service and ensuring the timely, accurate processing of aid. Serving over 10,000 students—85% of whom receive financial assistance—the office administers more than $40 million annually in aid across UAF’s main and branch campuses.
The Compliance Specialist plays a key role in ensuring institutional compliance with federal regulations. This position provides direct support to students on and off campus, offers guidance on financial aid matters, and helps maintain the integrity and efficiency of office operations.
Success in this position requires a solid understanding of financial aid advising practices, including federal and state regulations, institutional policies, and academic requirements. Proficiency with computerized financial aid systems and the ability to interpret and apply policies consistently is essential.
Key attributes include excellent interpersonal and communication skills, a positive attitude, strong initiative, and the ability to contribute effectively to a team environment. Public speaking, conflict resolution, and the ability to maintain confidentiality while working under pressure are critical to performing well in this role.
Preferred qualifications include experience with SCT Banner or similar student information systems, financial aid database tools, and reporting functions. Prior work in a college or university setting, along with Direct Loans Certification or NASFAA University training, is also beneficial.
Key attributes include excellent interpersonal and communication skills, a positive attitude, strong initiative, and the ability to contribute effectively to a team environment. Public speaking, conflict resolution, and the ability to maintain confidentiality while working under pressure are critical to performing well in this role.
Preferred qualifications include experience with SCT Banner or similar student information systems, financial aid database tools, and reporting functions. Prior work in a college or university setting, along with Direct Loans Certification or NASFAA University training, is also beneficial.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor degree in relevant field, Financial Aid Credentials and three years relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience
Position Details:
This is a full-time, exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage. New hires will be placed on the UA Staff Salary Schedule, Grade 79, based on education and experience.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until a successful candidate is identified. Applicant review will being on July 7, 2025.
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☎️If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Brittany Tappa, Signers’ Business Office HR Coordinator, at bjtappa@alaska.edu or 907-474-6353.
*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction. Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.
The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.
The University of Alaska (www.alaska.edu) is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and Educational Institution. The University is committed to a policy of non-discrimination (www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination) against individuals on the basis of any legally protected status.
The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.
Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.
All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.
*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.
Access to the reports is available at:
UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu.
UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.
UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.
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