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Financial Aid Consultants/Financial Aid Director

Remote: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Full time
Work from: 
Canada

Offer summary

Qualifications:

5+ years of experience in college student financial aid administration, Deep understanding of Title IV programs and regulatory compliance, Experience in leadership roles such as Director or Associate Director in higher education, Proficiency with financial aid management systems and ERP software..

Key responsabilities:

  • Serve as Interim Financial Aid Director and lead the financial aid department staff
  • Provide oversight and guidance on financial aid projects and priorities
  • Consult with clients on financial aid regulatory issues and best practices
  • Design and deliver training to enhance client operations and compliance.

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CampusWorks Information Technology & Services SME https://campusworksinc.com/
51 - 200 Employees
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Job description

CampusWorks is looking for Financial Aid Consultants to assist our higher education clients in strengthening their financial aid operations and enhancing the student experience.  These individuals will use their subject matter expertise in financial aid to guide clients in adopting best practices and maximize the use of the technology to support the financial aid operations and help clients achieve their goals.  The consulting engagements may be remote or on-site and can include serving as an interim Financial Aid Director, leading a Business Process Review project, or optimizing the institution’s financial aid system.
This individual will work collaboratively with our clients to streamline the financial aid operations and ensure compliance, train new users, and/or ensure the operations are leveraging fully the financial aid ERP functionality.  These roles can be full-time or contract consultant (1099) opportunities. Please specify your preference in the application.
 
CampusWorks consultants engage with our clients in higher education to assist them in fully leveraging their people, processes, policies, and technologies. We work collaboratively with clients’ functional and technical teams and our CampusWorks colleagues to evaluate current processes, design future-state optimal processes, and to architect, develop, test, train, and rollout process and technical solutions that delight our clients.

A hybrid presence may be required with frequent travel to client locations.

Responsibilities
  • Serving as Interim Financial Aid Director and providing day-to-day leadership of the financial aid department staff
  • Providing oversight, direction, guidance, and coordination of the current financial aid projects and priorities
  • Assessing the efficiency of the financial aid/student accounts department
  • Providing financial aid consulting to higher education clients on a variety of financial aid topics/challenges
  • Guiding clients through financial aid regulatory issues
  • Designing and delivering training
  • Assisting clients in how to best align policy, process, procedures, and personnel to effectively leverage financial aid solutions

    • Requirements
  • Demonstrated ability to lead organizational change and the full adoption of technology to enable organizational operations and efficiency
  • 5+ years’ experience in all aspects of college student financial aid is required with a deep understanding of financial aid administration, Title IV programs, and regulatory compliance
  • Experience as a Director, Associate, or Assistant Director of a program at a college or university
  • Experience with highly automated financial aid management systems and Financial Aid ERP software, including hands-on experience and the ability to configure and set up the features and functions the software provides and training end users in the appropriate use
  • Solid leadership skills, including facilitating diverse groups, creating consensus building and preparing the organization and individuals for change and ongoing continuous improvement
  • Financial Aid business process and operations review experience, including reviewing and recommending policy changes, staffing, and organizational alignment changes, and realignment of roles and responsibilities when appropriate
  • Demonstration of superior communication skills and the ability to provide a consultative approach to end clients


    • What You Can Expect from Us
    At CampusWorks, we don't just help our clients succeed; we help our employees succeed. Competitive pay, robust benefits for full-time employees, and professional development opportunities are a few of the many reasons that CampusWorks is a great place to build your career.

    Our employees enjoy:
    Meaningful work. Our employees often tell us that their work gives them a sense of purpose because it makes a difference in the lives of students and educators. CampusWorks Inc., as a large consulting firm,  provides its employees with an opportunity to work both onsite and remotely with our clients across the United States and in Canada.  With the nature of our clients’ work evolving quickly,  we’re all being asked to support larger CampusWorks initiatives. Upon joining CampusWorks in a consulting role, your talent and expertise may be applied to a range of projects, assignments, and clients. 
    A CEO who cares. Chairman and CEO Liz Murphy has made it her mission to create a culture that appreciates and takes good care of its people. As a result, being an employee of CampusWorks feels like being a member of a big family.
    A virtual and onsite workplace. In an effort to reduce our environmental footprint, CampusWorks became a virtual company in 2012. As such, our team members are located across the U.S. and Canada, where they work from their home offices and at client sites.
    Flexibility. We value work-life balance because we know that happy employees create happy customers. That's why CampusWorks offers both full-time and part-time 1099 consulting career opportunities to fit life's unique demands.
    A company that gives back. Every year CampusWorks proudly supports numerous charitable fundraising initiatives that align with our vision to make higher education accessible to everyone.

     At CampusWorks, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives each CampusWorker (we call ourselves CampusWorkers) brings to our workplace each day. We believe everyone deserves a fair shot at success and appreciate the experiences each person brings beyond the traditional job requirements. If you are passionate about higher education and creating Happy Campuses, let's talk!  If you’re a close but not exact match with the description, we hope you’ll still consider applying.  

     
    About CampusWorks
    Founded in 1999, CampusWorks is dedicated to helping higher education overcome business and technological challenges that stand in the way of student success and completion. We work with community colleges, technical colleges, four-year public and private institutions, multi-college districts, and statewide higher education systems to tackle problems big and small. Our services are rooted in systems thinking and reach across the institution—from Student Services to Human Resources to Finance to Academics—to achieve transformative results.

    Want to learn more about life at CampusWorks? Visit https://www.campusworksinc.com/about/ to see how we empower Higher Education to reach its full potential

    Friendly Note to External Agencies:
    At CampusWorks, we kindly request that you please refrain from submitting blind submissions or resumes/CVs on behalf of recruitment agencies. To ensure a smooth and effective collaboration, we would like to inform you that any candidates sent to us without a signed agreement in place will regrettably not be accepted or considered as a submission.

    CampusWorks, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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    Experience

    Industry :
    Information Technology & Services
    Spoken language(s):
    English
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    Other Skills

    • Teamwork
    • Communication
    • Problem Solving
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