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Student Financial Services Counselor

Hyde Park, NY · On-site

$62K/yr

Presents at and participates in team meetings and student forums as required to disseminate information. * Assist students and families in developing a financial plan to cover any unmet financial ...

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Student Financial Services Counselor

Boston, MA

$53K - $64K/yr

Advise and monitor payment plans, coordinate with students on outstanding balances. Assist in the development, implementation and execution of policies for collections, account holds, and financial ...

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Student financial assistants are individuals who help students navigate financial matters related to their education, such as applying for financial aid, scholarships, grants, and managing tuition payments. They may work in college or university financial aid offices, providing support and guidance to students and families. Their responsibilities often include answering questions about financial aid forms, assisting with budgeting, and ensuring students understand their financial responsibilities. Student financial assistants play a key role in making higher education more accessible by helping students secure funding and stay informed about their options.

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Assistant Director, Financial Assistant and Student Financial Services

Boston University

Boston, MA

Full-time

Posted 2 days ago

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7.9

Company rating: 7.9 out of 10

Based on 51 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

208th of 617 rated colleges and universities

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About the Role

 

Student Financial Support seeks an Assistant Director for Awarding. This position will help Boston University Student Financial Support achieve Boston University’s goals for recruitment, retention, and superior service by assisting students and parents in financing their education through financial analysis, planning, and advisement for students on the medical campus. This Assistant Director ensures a timely and accurate review of financial aid applications, evaluate student eligibility for financial assistance using both federal and institutional methodology, award financial aid funds, and provide counseling to students and families. Additionally, this position will conduct loan entrance and exit counseling, debt management, and personal budget advising to students.

The Assistant Director for Awarding works closely various offices within the School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Science, School of Dental Medicine, and School of Public Health. Additionally, the position will work closely with Student Financials, and the Office of Financial Assistance.

The Assistant Director’s primary duties include:

  • Advising students and their families within a caseload over the phone, e-mail, and in-person.
  • Organizing, prioritizing, and using effective judgement using reporting management students to assist with financial aid application reviews.
  • Serving as primary contact for internal colleagues on the medical campus related to financial aid eligibility and awarding student financial aid.
  • Serving as an administrative liaison for service and non-service stipends.
  • Reconciling and evaluating confidential data provided on student financial aid applications.
  • Determining student’s eligibility.
  • Awarding and certifying Federal Graduate PLUS and private credit-based loans and;
  • Analyzing reports.

About the Organization

Boston University Student Financial Support is part of the Enrollment & Student Administration unit (ENSA). BU Student Financial Support plays a critical role in ENSA’s mission by providing important services through timely and accurate review of BUMC financial aid applications, awarding of financial aid funds, processing of loans, and by providing counseling to students and parents on the financial aid process, programs and related issues.

Across the 11 departments of ENSA, we are dedicated to ensuring that our policies, practices, and services meet the needs of an increasingly diverse University community of students, families, faculty, staff, and alumni. We do so through a lens of respect, and a commitment to encouraging the personal success and productivity of all employees.


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A cover letter is required for consideration.

 

About the Candidate

  • A bachelor’s degree is required for this position. Ideally, we are seeking a candidate who: 
  • Has at least three to five years of experience.
  • Demonstrates strong analytical skills.
  • Is an effective problem solver.
  • Displays excellent interpersonal and written/oral communication skills.
  • Has the ability to manage multiple and competing deadlines.
  • Work well independently and in a fast-paced and team-oriented environment and;
  • Is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • Working knowledge of federal and state financial aid policies, procedures, and regulations are preferred but not required. 
  • Experience using PeopleSoft Campus Solutions is a plus.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. 


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Boston University is an international, comprehensive, private research university, committed to educating students to be reflective, resourceful individuals ready to live, adapt, and lead in an interconnected world. Boston University is committed to generating new knowledge to benefit society. We remain dedicated to our founding principles: that higher education should be accessible to all and that research, scholarship, artistic creation, and professional practice should be conducted in the service of the wider community—local and international. These principles endure in the University’s insistence on the value of diversity, in its tradition and standards of excellence, and in its dynamic engagement with the City of Boston and the world. Boston University comprises a remarkable range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs built on a strong foundation of the liberal arts and sciences. With the support and oversight of the Board of Trustees, the University, through our faculty, continually innovates in education and research to ensure that we meet the needs of students and an ever-changing world.

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