Senior Financial Aid Counselor
Job Description
Under general guidance, assists with leading and supporting a professional, efficient, and service-oriented operation that provides full-range financial aid services. This role is also responsible for the automated financial aid system.
Job Responsibilities
- Determine financial aid eligibility and award students aid in accordance with federal and institutional policies and regulations; assign estimated cost of attendance budgets, perform accurate FM and IM need analysis calculations.
- Make aid eligibility determinations, package aid in compliance with all applicable rules and policies, and effectively managing an annual caseload of student files.
- Responsible for private loan certification, disbursement, and reconciliation.
- Administer the college’s scholarship programs in collaboration with the Medical College, External Affairs, and the Budget Office.
- Develops a scholarship/financial resources database for students.
- Liaise with Cornell University Itaca’s Registrar Office to certify Veteran Benefit and Yellow Ribbon Scholarship.
- Assist in creating a service-oriented environment committed to supporting student educational goals by providing high quality financial aid counseling and support and providing a comprehensive approach to financial aid and student accounts advisements.
- Discuss personalized aid offers, eligibility criteria, terms and conditions, adjustments, special or unusual circumstances, long-term financial success and student debt, WCM’s payment options, how external resources are incorporated into aid offers.
- Test and implement technologies to support and enhance office.
- Attend/host workshops, orientation, and open house events for prospective and accepted students.
- Other duties and projects as required.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree required
Experience
At least 2 years experience working with federal financial aid programs and regulations.
Demonstrated experience or exposure in Student Financial Services.
Knowledge of PowerFAIDs and Jenzabar preferred.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of award management systems.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonalskills.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a diverse dynamic team of professionals
- Ability to meet deadlines.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
Licenses and Certifications
Working Conditions/Physical Demands
Weekend and evening hours required.
Weill Cornell Medicine is a comprehensive academic medical center that is committed to excellence in patient care, scientific discovery, and the education of future physicians and scientists in New York City and around the world. Our doctors and scientists - faculty from Weill Cornell Medical College, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and the Weill Cornell Physician Organization - are engaged in world-class clinical care and cutting-edge research that connect patients to the latest treatment innovations and prevention strategies. Located in the heart of the Upper East Side's scientific corridor, Weill Cornell Medicine's powerful network of collaborators extends to its parent university Cornell University; to Qatar, where an international campus offers a U.S. medical degree; and to programs in Tanzania, Haiti, Brazil, Austria and Turkey. Our medical practices serve communities throughout New York City, and our faculty provide comprehensive care at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Behavioral Health Center, and NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens. At Weill Cornell Medicine, we work together to treat each individual, not just their conditions or illnesses, as we strive to deliver the finest possible care for our patients - the center of everything we do. Weill Cornell Medicine is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Weill Cornell Medicine provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to protected status, including race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information.
Nearest Major Market: Manhattan
Nearest Secondary Market: New York City
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