Financial Aid Manager
Onsite in Clackamas, OR
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
$28-$33 per hour DOE
Evaluation to Hire
Specialized Recruiting Group is collaborating with a local client to fill the position of Financial Aid Manager, responsible for leading the financial aid department. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience working in a clock hour environment and a robust understanding of the financial aid process.
Responsibilities:
- Manage the end-to-end financial aid process, including student loans, grants, and scholarships, while also managing all administrative functions within the Financial Aid Office.
- Create personalized student budgets, covering expenses such as tuition, books, and fees.
- Align student receivable accounts with the disbursal officer’s records through reconciliation.
- Utilize federal laws, college policies, and state regulations to facilitate the provision of student financial assistance, ensuring compliance with established standards.
- Compute refunds and repayments for students who withdraw from school.
- Stay current and in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations to ensure smooth audits and program reviews.
- Maintain precise Financial Aid data for prompt and compliant submission of necessary reports at federal, state, and local levels.
- Formulate financial aid strategies in accordance with federal and state regulations to align with enrollment objectives, overseeing programs that foster student recruitment and retention.
- Elevate student satisfaction through the provision of excellent customer service across all facets of financial aid administration.
- Communicate students’ financial aid eligibility by implementing a system to collect and evaluate applications, ensuring timely and effective awarding.
Qualifications:
- 5-10 years of proven experience in a Financial Aid role.
- Some college education preferred.
- Intermediate-level proficiency in Excel and overall tech-savvy skills.
- Previous experience working with NSLDS and the Federal Department of Education.
- Familiarity with student record keeping systems.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Hands-on leadership skills with a positive attitude, capable of thriving in a dynamic and busy atmosphere.
*Located in Portland, the Specialized Recruitment Group is an esteemed, niche-based professional recruitment firm that thrives in partnering with companies at the local, regional, and national levels to identify exceptional talent across diverse industries. Our expertise spans across Engineering, Accounting/Finance, Executive positions (Managers, Directors, Vice Presidents, and C-Suite), Human Resources, Logistics, Manufacturing and Industrial Leadership, Marketing/Advertising, Creative, Sales, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Legal, and Information Technology. We are committed to excellence by providing clients with customized and professional recruitment solutions.*
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