Financial Aid Specialist
5 days ago
We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Financial Aid Awarding Specialist to join our team at the Art Institute of Chicago. As a key member of our financial aid operations team, you will be responsible for awarding, adjusting, and canceling financial aid, as well as managing federal and institutional verification, certification of loan applications, and processing refunds.
Key Responsibilities- Financial Aid Award Processing: Manage all aspects of financial aid award processing through disbursement, including packaging, completing verification, adjusting, and canceling of student awards.
- Verification and Certification: Close files and manage Authorization Failure reports to ensure disbursement of all aid according to federal, state, and institutional regulations.
- Student Outreach: Conduct outreach to students and/or borrowers to ensure accurate documents and/or actions are taken to ensure accurate and timely disbursement of funds to students.
- Award Package Review: Review award packages for accuracy, prepare award letters for mailing, and manage any correspondence related to the award and verification.
- Loan Certification: Certify student and parent loan eligibility for loan disbursement.
- Advance and Refund Processing: Process advance and refund requests for all students.
- Reporting and Compliance: Manage assigned weekly reports and submit them to the team, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and institutional regulations.
- Professional Judgment: Submit Professional Judgment information in accordance with appeal findings and update award packages as necessary.
- Counseling and Training: Counsel students, parents, and other staff on federal financial aid regulations, awarding practices, student loans, basic budgeting, and financial literacy information, as well as SAIC policies.
- Team Support: Assist other staff as needed, including training new staff members.
- Education: Associate's degree required.
- Experience: Minimum 3-5 years of related student account and/or financial aid experience preferred.
- Skills: Excellent communication skills and attention to detail required. PeopleSoft experience preferred.
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