Financial Aid Advisor

Fully Remote • Only in, MA • Accounting **Job Type** Full\-time **Description** **Work from Home (WFH)** \- ***Remote work must be performed while residing in California, New Mexico, Florida or Massachusetts*****CIAT Location:** San Diego, CA and Albuquerque, NM**Reports to:** Financial Aid Advising Manager**Status:** Non\-exempt**Employment Type:** Full\-time **Summary** Evaluates, approves, and awards financial aid to students in accordance with federal, state, and school regulations, policies, and operating guidelines. Assesses financial needs of students and advises students and/or parents regarding financial aid options, processes, and requirements. This position will also evolve into processing other funding types. **Responsibilities*** Analyzes and evaluates financial viability of students and families and provides advice and counsel regarding available financial aid opportunities, eligibility requirements, and the application process * Work closely with admission advisors to complete new enrollment packets each term * Maintains historic documents and data regarding financial aid files according to federal guidelines * Adheres to and is knowledgeable of appropriate guidelines relating to FERPA and CIAT policy on the release of records and information to a third party * Reviews and assesses eligibility of applications for financial aid; exercises professional judgment to determine whether adjustments should be made * Reviews for accuracy and provides signature approval/disapproval of loan applications, promissory notes, and other financial documents * Develop, modify, implement, and maintain the application intake and tracking process for proper documentation of all awards for audit trail * Prove, and/or revise all financial aid packaging for all qualified applicants in accordance with federal, state, institutional and other policies, and procedures * Provide information on the telephone, video calls and through electronic chat, to students, prospective students, and families regarding student financial aid, and account balance * Conduct workshops and/or presentations to students, parents, and/or other interested parties on financial aid policy and procedural issues * Utilize the student management system to record all student account information * Review the Finance section in ISIR and ensure documentation for all standards is complete, accurate and well written * Identify areas of deficiency and bring creative solutions * Work to financially clear all new student files before the start of the term by collecting documents to clear verifications/c\-codes * Provide financial projections within the school guidelines that are most favorable to students * Upload documents and work with FAS (third party agency) to ensure all files are cleared and ready to be disbursed within a maximum of 45 days from the start of the program * Adhere to CIAT’s compliance requirements to ensure all Federal, State, accreditation, and institutional policie