Opportunity at a Glance
The Regulatory Affairs Manager supports the department’s efforts to ensure that the organization’s institutions operate in compliance with federal and state regulations and internal policies. With a special focus on student funding, this manager role oversees day-to-day functions of the Regulatory Affairs (RA) Funding team. At the direction of the RA Director, the Manager participates in senior and operational level strategy meetings to provide timely guidance that ensures regulatory requirements are recognized during the brainstorming and planning phases for business changes, as well as for necessary corrective actions to resolve issues identified organically or arising from audits/program reviews (organizational, program, and policy). The manager’s expertise in financial aid-related rules and regulations, coupled with in-depth knowledge of our institutions’ program offerings, policies and operations ensures strategies and new processes are compliant.  
ResponsibilitiesProvides review and oversight to the RA Funding team and advanced consultative guidance to corporate and relevant institutional colleagues on matters impacting federal and state student financial aid.Mentors direct reports for continued improvement and professional development.Serves as Regulatory Affairs team leader as needed on multiple concurrent, complex projects.Demonstrates advanced competency in performing complex regulatory work and demonstrates advanced knowledge of relevant rules, regulations, guidelines and industry practices.Works with leadership within our institutions and centralized functional areas to ensure RA Funding supports processes and procedures, and to ensure internal and external reporting and communications are developed in compliance with federal, state and internal standards and regulations.Assigns representation of RA Funding team members for institution meetings to provide regulatory guidance and recommendations for programs and initiatives. Serves as back-up to Director or primary for particularly complex issues/projects.Evaluates and directs information dissemination to colleagues throughout the organization on new/upcoming regulatory requirements to ensure awareness and timely adjustments to policy and/or procedures as may be needed.Provides compliance support to business, Audit Services and auditing entities for all external and internal audits/reviews, including oversight of corrective action plan development and implementation.Demonstrates ownership of regulatory compliance of funding programs such as federal and nonfederal student aid, veteran’s benefits, state grant programs.