What are the responsibilities and job description for the Financial Aid Manager position at Morehouse School Of Medicine?
Under the supervision of the Director of Student Fiscal Affairs the Financial Aid and Scholarship Manager will assist and support the Office of Student Fiscal Affairs with the administration of Institutional and private scholarship funding. The individual will assume a level of responsibility to ensure the office complies with federal, state, institutional, and scholarship regulations in the administration of all financial aid programs and services. Service as primary contact and coordinator for all Institutional and external scholarships. Award and disburse funds, track, and monitor student eligibility. The Financial Aid and Scholarship Manager will also aid in the modification and documentation of electronic workflows/business processes for the Financial Aid Banner System. This includes, but is not limited to, system testing, developing, and updating queries, data groups, tables.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree, Degree must be from a regionally accredited college or university.
Experience:
- Three years of relevant experience in student financial aid directly related to financial aid counseling, eligibility determination, need analysis, verification and packaging requirements.
- Experience with ERP systems in processing financial aid.
- Must be able to obtain approval for access to the U.S. DOE Financial Aid websites.
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Student financial aid counseling experience preferred
Closing Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants
Quick Link
https://careers.msm.edu/postings/19723
EEO Statement Summary
Morehouse School of Medicine is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce and complies with all Federal and Georgia State laws, regulations, and executive orders regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action. Morehouse School of Medicine does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression.
Job Duties
Description of Job Duty
- Excellent communication skills, customer service, and organizational skills
- Compiles and analyze data, maintain monthly statistical data reports for all scholarships
- Provides financial aid advising services to prospective and current students, and parents covering all aspects of the financial aid process.
- Responsible for handling sensitive and confidential financial data for students and parents
- Provide customer service, communication, and manage data for all scholarship awards
- Responsible for formulating both individualized correspondence and form letters in response to students’ inquiries regarding all aspects of the scholarship and financial aid process
- Interacts with various departments to provide scholarship and financial aid information pertaining to award processing issues.
- Serve as back-up or transmitting student loan data to various lenders/DOE and provide electronic receipt and return of loan data and funds
- Review the accuracy of financial aid data and verify information with supporting documentation
- Assist with Direct Loan processing (check and validate accuracy of federal and private loans certification/ processing/ payments)
- Performs review of financial aid and packaging awards and update student accounts with scholarship awards and tracking data.
- Assist in coordinating, awarding, and processing of federal, state, institutional and external student aid programs including grants, scholarships, and loans
- Assist in the implementation of the SAPP financial aid and academic process electronic process
- Troubleshoot/correct missing information
- Assist in resolution of any direct loan and/or private aid issues (i.e., ISIR records, MPN, entrance/exit counseling)
- Other duties as assigned by Director and Assistant Director
- Monitor enrollment during drop/add periods and adjust budgets and financial aid awards accordingly to avoid over awards.
- Serves as primary contact for processing external scholarship checks and awards.
- Works closely with Institutional Advancement to apply scholarship funds based on each donor’s terms and conditions.
- Educate scholarship recipients on the financial aid process, policies and procedures that may result in adverse decisions should they not meet scholarship requirements.
- Responsible for decision making process (in conjunction with the Director) that requires initiative and judgement related to financial aid and scholarship processing.
- Assist in Staff training.
Pre-Employment/Employment Requirements
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.
Immunization
Immunization Requirements
It is MSM’s Immunization policy that all Prospective Employees are required to provide proof that they are vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to commencement of employment. If employment will commence during Flu Season, MSM requires all individuals to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless granted an exemption. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain an exemption from MSM will result in rescission of a candidate’s offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.
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Applicant Documents
Required Documents
Optional Documents
- Curriculum Vitae or Resume
- Cover Letter
