Financial Aid Counselor I - 996196

Nova Southeastern University; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition waiver

Retirement plan

Medical and dental plans

Job summary

Nova Southwestern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL is seeking a Financial Aid Advisor to support students and families. You will interview applicants for loans, grants, or scholarships to determine eligibility and provide counseling on financial aid, registration, and payment plans.

The role requires knowledge of federal and state regulations, strong customer service, and the ability to conduct workshops, work evenings/weekends, and travel to outreach locations.

Qualifications

• Four years of experience in business, finance, or an academic environment.
• Knowledge of federal and state financial aid regulations.
• Ability to counsel students and families on aid options.

Responsibilities

• Review student accounts for accuracy and compliance with aid rules.
• Counsel students and parents on financial aid, registration, and costs.
• Conduct financial aid workshops for prospective students.
• Ensure students maintain aid eligibility per federal requirements.
• Liaise with admissions and housing on aid matters.
• Communicate with academic units on registration issues.
• Attend meetings and workshops related to financial aid.
• Provide outreach to First Time-In-College students and families.
• Access federal/state platforms to review student information.
• Work evenings and weekends as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Travel as needed.

Skills

Financial aid

Customer service

MS Office

Time management

Communication

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

We are excited that you are considering joining Nova Southwestern University!

Nova Southwestern University (NSU) was founded in 1964, and is a not-for-profit, independent university with a reputation for academic excellence and innovation. Nova Southwestern University offers competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package including tuition waiver, retirement plan, excellent medical and dental plans and much more. NSU cares about the health and welfare of its students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors and is a tobacco-free university.

We appreciate your support in making NSU the preeminent place to live, work, study and grow. Thank you for your interest in a career with Nova Southwestern University.

Primary Purpose:

Contributes to NSU success by providing advise to student and families regarding financial aid; interviews students applying for financial aid such as loans, grants-in-aid, or scholarships to determine eligibility for financial assistance.

Job Category:

Exempt

Hiring Range:

$50,000.00 Annually

Pay Basis:

Annually

Subject to Grant Funding?

No

Essential Job Functions:

• 1. Reviews student accounts for completion, accuracy and adjustments in accordance with federal financial aid regulations, state statutes, and institutional guidelines.
• 2. Provides counseling and advisement services to prospective and current students and parents relative to financial aid, registration, student accounts, recruitment, admissions and transfer credits.
• 3. Conducts financial aid presentations and workshops for prospective and current students. Financial aid workshops are held at both local and out of area locations, both in person and via tele or video conference, and may be held in the evenings and weekends.
• 4. Performs a variety of financial aid duties to ensure that students maintain financial aid eligibility, as required by the United States Department of Education.
• 5. Serves as a key liaison with undergraduate and graduate admission offices regarding recruitment, housing and residential life, cost of attendance, scholarships, student employment, payment plans and other financial aid matters.
• 6. Communicates directly with academic units regarding registration issues for students requesting financial aid.
• 7. Attends and participates in workshops and meetings as it relates to financial aid.
• 8. Participates in annual undergraduate student housing initiative providing one on one counseling to First Time-In-College students and parents that includes student outreach and an educational overview of financial obligations.
• 9. Accesses federal, state and/or private platforms to review and report student information.
• 10. Works evening and weekends as requested.
• 11. Completes other projects as required.
• 12. Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

• Prior to submitting your application:
  • Ensure your application is accurate and up to date
  • Complete the entire application
  • Provide only professional references

Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

Knowledge:

• 1. Financial Aid - Through knowledge of federal and state financial aid regulations.
• Clerical - Thorough knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
• 2. Customer and Personal Service - Working knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of user satisfaction.
• 3. General knowledge of MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Skills:

• 1. Critical Thinking - Proficient skills in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• 2. Service Orientation - Proficient skills in actively looking for ways to help people.
• 3. Self-Direction - Proficient skills in motivating oneself to work independently, as well as working well within teams.
• 4. Complex Problem Solving - Proficient skills in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• 5. Time Management - Proficient skills in managing one's own time and the time of others.
• 6. Judgment and Decision Making - Proficient skills in considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the appropriate one.

Abilities:

• 1. Detail Oriented - The ability to pay attention to details, understand underlying cause/effect relationships, and account for those details and relationships.
• 2. Oral Comprehension & Expression - The ability to listen to, understand, and communicate information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences so others will understand.
• 3. Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• 4. Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• 5. Ability to maintain confidential information.
• 6. Ability to work flexible hours in the evenings and weekends.

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions

• 1. Speech Recognition - Must be able to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• 2. Speech Clarity - Must be able to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• 3. Near Vision - Must be able to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• 4. May be required to work nights or weekends.
• 5. Travel - Must be able to travel on a daily and/or overnight basis.
• 6. May be exposed to short, intermittent, and/or prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties.
• 7. May be required to accomplish job duties using various types of equipment/supplies, to include but not limited to pens, pencils, mobile devices, and computer keyboards.

Required Certifications/Licensures:

Required Education:

High School Diploma

Major (if required:

Required Experience:

• High School Diploma and four (4) years of experience in a business, finance, or academic environment, OR
• Associate’s Degree or 60 college credits and three (3) years of relevant business experience, OR
• Bachelor’s Degree and one (1) year of relevant business experience,

Preferred Qualifications:

Financial aid work experience.

Is this a safety sensitive position?

No

Background Screening Required?

Yes

Pre-Employment Conditions:

Sensitivity Disclaimer:

Nova Southwestern University is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate with regard to applicants or employees with disabilities and will make reasonable accommodation when necessary.

NSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status.