Role Summary
The Student Finance Officer plays a key role in the administration, monitoring and reconciliation of student funding, with particular responsibility for Student Finance England (SFE) / Student Loans Company (SLC) processes. The post-holder will support the Head of Student Finance in ensuring accurate and timely student loan administration and the monitoring of attendance for funding confirmation purposes. The role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage complex funding.
Key Responsibility:
Student Finance Administration (SFE/SLC)
* Provide end-to-end support to students applying for SFE/SLC funding, from application through to approval and payment confirmation.
* Liaise with partner institutions and SLC to monitor funding approval progress.
* Create and submit Change of Circumstances (CoC) forms via the SLC portal.
* Confirm attendance and registration on the SLC portal to trigger payments.
* Produce and analyse SLC payment and reconciliation reports.
* Support termly and annual reconciliation processes for student referral Agents and collaborative partners.
* Compile payment reports for students studying under franchised or collaborative partnership arrangements.
* Support LLE (Lifelong Learning Entitlement) administration and reporting requirements.
In addition:
Attendance Monitoring & Compliance
Data Management & Reporting
Cross-Departmental Support
About you
You should have significant experience administering SFE/SLC student finance processes within a Higher Education setting and confidence in using student records systems and funding portals. You will have excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills and high attention to detail. You will be expected to produce clear reports and interpret data trends and must be a confident user of MS Excel and various AI tools.
Job description and person specification available at:
https://www.dghe.ac.uk/college/staff-vacancies
To apply please send a covering letter and CV to