Senior Financial Aid Advisor

Emory University • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

The Office of Financial Aid is looking for a Senior Financial Aid Advisor to join their team! This position involves awarding federal, state, institutional, and private sources of financial aid to students within appropriate guidelines and regulations. The advisor will also advise students and parents regarding the availability of financial aid, eligibility requirements, and the application process. Additionally, the role includes providing information on scholarship and loan options, alternative financing, and debt management, as well as coordinating scholarship and loan/grant programs and fee waiver programs. The advisor will evaluate, develop, and manage federal, state, and institutional aid programs, assist with state reconciliation and audit processes, and run PeopleSoft processes. The advisor will serve as a cross-functional backup for a school cluster outside of their area of direct responsibility and provide counseling support to this unit as needed. They will also serve as a member of the appeals committee, review cases for all schools, and act as a senior file review specialist processing quality assurance reviews. The advisor will liaise with Student Financial Services, provide training and documentation support to the department, school liaisons, and Enrollment Services, disseminate information to financial aid liaisons, generate reports as needed, and perform related responsibilities as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and two years of financial aid or related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Responsibilities

• Awards federal, state, institutional and private sources of financial aid to students within appropriate guidelines and regulations.
• Advises students and parents regarding availability of financial aid, the eligibility requirements and the application process.
• Provides information on scholarship and loan options, alternative financing and debt management.
• Coordinates scholarship and loan/grant programs and fee waiver programs.
• Evaluates, develops and manages federal, state and institutional aid programs including student eligibility, system application updates, state and federal reporting and compliance.
• Assists with state reconciliation and audit processes.
• Runs PeopleSoft processes.
• Serves as a cross functional backup for a school cluster outside of area of direct responsibility and provides counseling support to this unit as needed.
• Serves as a member of the appeals committee and reviews cases for all schools.
• Serves as a senior file review specialist and processes quality assurance reviews.
• Serves as a liaison to Student Financial Services.
• Provides training and documentation support to department, school liaisons and Enrollment Services.
• Disseminates information to financial aid liaisons by attending meetings and providing updates regarding changes in regulations and organizational policies.
• Generates reports as needed.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work from home regularly with a flexible weekly schedule based upon business needs.
• Residency in the state of GA required.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree