Financial Aid Systems & Data Specialist

Socket.dev; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 63,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a Financial Aid & Scholarships Systems Specialist at Auburn, Alabama. This role provides technical, operational, and analytical support for the systems used within Financial Aid and Scholarships to ensure accurate processing and data integrity.

The position supports system operations, reporting, data exchanges, testing, and process improvements, collaborating with leadership to modernize and document data-driven decisions across student aid operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree- no specific discipline.
• 5 years of experience in supporting administrative systems, data analysis, reporting, or student services operations in a compliance-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Execute awarding processes, packaging logic, and student communications per rules and timelines.
• Review, validate, and analyze system data, reports, and processes to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement.
• Support development and validation of SQL queries, data rules, and dashboards for operations and decision-making.
• Assist with day-to-day functionality of departmental systems and workflows to meet campus partner needs.
• Assist in resolving system-related questions by gathering information and tracking outcomes with stakeholders and vendors.
• Maintain Financial Aid and Scholarships website content and forms for student access.
• Use Excel and other tools to review and analyze data with formulas, filters, pivots, and data validation.
• Support system implementations, upgrades, testing, and issue reporting and tracking.

Skills

Data analysis

Administrative systems support

Reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree (any discipline)

Tools

SQL

Excel

Dashboards

Job description

Socket.dev is seeking a Financial Aid & Scholarships Systems Specialist at Auburn, Alabama. This role provides technical, operational, and analytical support for the systems used within Financial Aid and Scholarships to ensure accurate processing and data integrity.

The position supports system operations, reporting, data exchanges, testing, and process improvements, collaborating with leadership to modernize and document data-driven decisions across student aid operations.