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About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Review institutional and federal financial aid applications
- Determine financial aid eligibility and create financial aid offers using PowerFAIDS
- Perform Senior Associate and Director level work
- Serve as a professional resource for staff and systems based on PowerFAIDS expertise
- Conduct Q/A sessions while learning the new system
- Contribute insights to practices and the new system based on past experience
- Support the Loan Specialist with Federal Direct Loan and private/alternative loan certification
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and institutional financial aid policies
- Resolve conflicting information and package prospective and returning student financial aid
- Verify eligibility by reconciling FAFSA and CSS Profile differences and reviewing tax returns, W-2 forms, and verification worksheets
- Review and process Federal Direct Loan and private/alternative loan applications
- Resolve over-awards
- Meet virtually with students regarding financial aid questions
- Assist in cleaning up reports
- Perform other assigned duties
Requirements
What you’ll need- Associate's degree, required
- Prior experience with financial aid packaging in PowerFAIDS
- Demonstrated knowledge of financial aid application process
- Prior experience with College's Board CSS Profile and institutional methodology
- Ability to comply with all federal, state, and institutional policies
- Ability to work independently, take initiative, and follow through on tasks with minimal supervision
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, organization and time-management skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines, professional judgement, discretion, and a collaborative approach to working across departments
- Service orientation and genuine interest in institutional mission
- 3-5 years of work experience
- Bachelor's degree, preferred
Benefits
Comp & perks- Comprehensive medical insurance plan
- Life insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Generous time off
- Parental leave
- Homebuyer assistance
- Tuition benefits for eligible employees and dependent children under the age of 24
- College contribution of 8% of base salary to a retirement account upon eligibility
- Additional 0.5% matching retirement contribution
- Immediate and full vesting of all college-paid retirement contributions