Financial Aid Graduate Assistant
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
If you are a current Barnard College employee please use the internal career site to apply for this position.
Job:
Financial Aid Graduate AssistantThe Financial Services Graduate Assistant position provides a current graduate student with hands-on professional experience in higher education administration. They will contribute to the Financial Aid Offices efforts in assisting students and families through the financial aid lifecycle including application review award communication financing options and billing support. This role offers practical exposure to data operations administrative technologies and cross-functional collaboration within a student-centered environment.Job Description:
This role will focus on these key areas:
Administrative:
Serve as a primary point of contact for students and families by responding to a high volume of telephone and email inquiries related to financial aid and billing processes
Support the management of online financial aid application systems (Slate and PowerFAIDS) ensuring accurate document tracking and data entry
Tech and Data Operations:
Support the Data Team with data processes and workflow coordination including data collection and reconciliation to ensure accuracy and consistency across systems and reports
Assist with routine reporting documentation preparation and maintenance of organized digital records
Projects
Contribute to special projects including support for specialized application processes such as the HEOP and communications and other projects as assigned.
Skills Qualifications & Requirements:
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Excellent writing communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Strong attention to detail and organization skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel including knowledge of formatting formulas filters pivot tables and basic analysis
Maintaining confidentiality
Qualifications:
Currently enrolled in a Graduate Program preferably within a higher education field.
Salary Range: $22/hr @ approximately 20 hours per week
Please submit a Cover Letter and Resume with your application
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors including but not limited to departmental budgets qualifications experience education licenses specialty and training. The above hiring range represents the Colleges good faith and reasonable estimateof the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.
Company:
Barnard CollegeTime Type:
Part timeRequired Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- Financial Services
- Financial Models
- Account Management
- General Ledger Accounts
- ERP
- Payroll
- External Auditors
- Customer Relationships
- Credit Card
- Financial Statements
- Business Units
- Annual Budget
- Income
- New Clients
- Financial Management
About Company
Barnard offers a singular combination of: Excellence across the arts and sciences; World-class faculty dedicated to teaching; Tight-knit community with the academic resources of a research university; New York City’s infinite opportunities.
