Supports student recruitment, retention, equity, and success by: Collaborating with student services staff and other departments across the District to provide quality customer service and communications to students, families, and colleagues; Providing timely and accessible financial aid information and education to prospective and current students, families, and colleagues; Ensuring a operational culture of proactive, equitable access to financial aid services; Effectively communicating the data, efforts, and processes of Financial Aid services with student services areas; Supporting and facilitating the caseload management needs, structure, and operations of Sierra Supports, Guided Pathways, Interest Areas, equity related student support efforts, Basic Needs, special programs, justice and immigration-impacted students, and other defined pathways, especially in terms of financial aid services and practices; Attending and presenting at special events and programs. Coordinates and performs a variety of funds management and reconciliation duties; ensures that proper procedures, policies, rules, and regulations are applied to all federal/state programs; analyzes and calculates financial aid funding needed from various federal and state programs; monitors federal and state accounts to ensure that financial aid monies are accurately drawn and deposited into correct District accounts; coordinates with internal and external auditors to guarantee program fund accountability and integrity; completes federal payment documents; oversees and verifies federal and state grant and loan accounts; monitors federal authorization of funding; monitors status of program fund account ledgers with District's Business Services staff and County Office of Education accounting systems; monitors repayments; balances fund accounts; and reconciles assigned accounts.