Student Financial Aid Administrator - Office of Student Financial Aid
University of Illinois System
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- Location
- Urbana, United States
- Work style
- On-site
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 16
- 4 days ago
Career path
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About the company
University of Illinois System
E-learning · 2 to 10 employees
What you'll do
- Advise students and other clients, provide outreach and training, and represent the office with university and external groups.
- Administer financial aid programs, including awarding, disbursement, reconciliation, accounting, record maintenance, application processing, verification, and scholarships.
Key skills
student financial aid programsfederal needs analysis methodologyprofessional judgment
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Duties & Responsibilities
Customer Service/Outreach Training
Provide advice and counsel to clients of the Office of Student Financial Aid, either in-person, by telephone or through written correspondence (including e-mail).
Be knowledgeable of all student financial aid programs and services.
Serve as liaison with University offices and other related financial aid agencies.
Utilize available resources and provide presentations to large groups as well as work one-on-one with students and their families.
Represent OSFA on institutional, state and federal committees and at professional conferences and workshops.
Develop a thorough knowledge of legislation governing financial aid programs and federal needs analysis methodology.
Exercise professional judgment when financial aid program guidelines do not seem to adequately address a specific situation.
Program Administration
Coordinate the staff efforts required to carry out program responsibilities and educate/train other office staff regarding the programs for which they are responsible.
Responsible for the administration of programs and execution of procedures specified on the Office of Student Financial Aid Program Responsibilities list.
Responsible for:
student awarding
disbursement and reconciliation of federal, state and institutional financial aid
accounting and funds management
maintenance of student record
application in-take and processing
verification of student records
scholarship administration