Financial Aid Consultant, Financial Aid Director

Summary

Join CampusWorks as a Financial Aid Consultant to help higher education clients improve their financial aid operations and student experience. You will leverage your expertise to guide clients in best practices, technology utilization, and achieving their goals. Engagements can be remote or on-site, including roles like Interim Financial Aid Director or leading process review projects. Collaborate with clients to streamline operations, ensure compliance, train users, and optimize ERP functionality. Full-time and contract (1099) opportunities are available. A hybrid presence with travel may be required.

Requirements

• Demonstrate the 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

Responsibilities

• Serve as Interim Financial Aid Director and provide day-to-day leadership of the financial aid department staff
• Provide oversight, direction, guidance, and coordination of the current financial aid projects and priorities
• Assess the efficiency of the financial aid/student accounts department
• Provide financial aid consulting to higher education clients on a variety of financial aid topics/challenges
• Guide clients through financial aid regulatory issues
• Design and deliver training
• Assist clients in how to best align policy, process, procedures, and personnel to effectively leverage financial aid solutions

Benefits

• Collaboration: CampusWorks fosters a collaborative environment where you can work with other talented professionals on projects that align with your interests and expertise
• Flexibility: Whether you have your own business, prefer selective work periods, or seek work-from-home opportunities, we offer flexible assignments to suit your needs and goals
• Impactful Projects: As a partner in our HappyCampus community, you will have access to dynamic and challenging projects, making positive changes for the clients we serve
• Variety: The needs of our clients are likely to vary, adding some diversity to your daily tasks while allowing you to grow a variety of different skills