Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary ยท 3 months ago
External Financial Aid Coordinator
Wake Forest, NC, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$32K/yr - $32K/yrSoutheastern Baptist Theological Seminary is seeking an External Financial Aid Coordinator responsible for overseeing and maintaining all external aid. The role involves assisting students, processing aid, updating scholarship information, and awarding funds.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Administer External Financial Aid, which includes confirming student eligibility, adding student awards, and disbursing funds; reconciling funds; and processing student loans
Use information systems to input data, maintain databases, and generate reports
Develop and maintain relationships with external scholarship organizations
Maintain and update external scholarship information for office use and student-facing communication
Work with Accounting Services in processing checks from external scholarship organizations
Communicate key information to students and institutional offices
Maintain a friendly, welcoming work environment that fosters in person engagement with students and allows for quick responses to email and phone calls
Identify and prioritize problems; perform research and offer solutions, options/scholarships, and strategies
Represent the Financial Aid team in a professional, knowledgeable, and welcoming manner
Gain a general knowledge of institutional and government financial aid
Assist in the development of overall office strategy and culture
Participate in all assigned meetings; provide new ideas and support
Complete training as required and assist in the training of staff as requested
Share oversight of an office assistant, including training, delegating, and assisting
Qualification
Required
Administer External Financial Aid, which includes confirming student eligibility, adding student awards, and disbursing funds; reconciling funds; and processing student loans
Use information systems to input data, maintain databases, and generate reports
Develop and maintain relationships with external scholarship organizations
Maintain and update external scholarship information for office use and student-facing communication
Work with Accounting Services in processing checks from external scholarship organizations
Communicate key information to students and institutional offices
Maintain a friendly, welcoming work environment that fosters in person engagement with students and allows for quick responses to email and phone calls
Identify and prioritize problems; perform research and offer solutions, options/scholarships, and strategies
Represent the Financial Aid team in a professional, knowledgeable, and welcoming manner
Gain a general knowledge of institutional and government financial aid
Assist in the development of overall office strategy and culture
Participate in all assigned meetings; provide new ideas and support
Complete training as required and assist in the training of staff as requested
Share oversight of an office assistant, including training, delegating, and assisting
Acting with Empathy and Compassion
Adaptability
Attention to Detail
Collaborating with Others
Communicating Clearly
Continuous Learning
Exemplifying Integrity
Flexibility
Humility
Problem-Solving
Using Information Technology/Resources
Responsible for performing reconciliation of external scholarships in conjunction with Accounting Services
Work with Accounting Services on processing checks from external scholarship organizations
Maintain relationship with external scholarship organizations and represent Southeastern at Seminary and College Preview Days
Company
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is a school in Wake Forest.
Founded in 1950
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Ryan Hutchinson
Executive VP for Operations (COO)
Chris Allen
Liaison To Associational Partnerships
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