Alamo Colleges District · 21 hours ago
Lead Financial Aid Advisor - DIS
San Antonio, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years expAlamo Colleges District is seeking a Lead Financial Aid Advisor to manage daily financial aid operations and provide expert advice to students and families on funding a college education. The role involves training staff, ensuring regulatory compliance, and serving as a key point person for complex inquiries related to financial aid packaging and disbursement.
ComplianceEducationHigher Education
Responsibilities
Manages daily financial aid operations
Provides expert advice to students/families on funding a college education
Trains specific staff members
Handles complex cases (like professional judgments/verification)
Ensures regulatory compliance with federal (Title IV) and state regulations
Coordinates with campus partners (Admissions, Registrar, Advising, Business Office)
May oversee specific programs like Work-Study
Evaluates financial aid applications
Processes documents
Resolves escalated issues
Promotes access, student success, and student retention
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or a combination of relevant experience, education and training that equates to the required degree
Four years of professional work experience as a Financial Aid Advisor or related experience
Preferred
Master's degree
Five years of professional work experience as a Financial Aid Advisor or related experience
Bilingual
Company
Alamo Colleges District
The Alamo Colleges serve an eight-county region in beautiful Central and South Texas. The five colleges – St. Philip's (est. 1898), San Antonio (est.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.08MKey Investors
Texas Workforce Commision
2022-07-07Grant· $0.08M
Leadership Team
Dr. Eric Castillo
Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
Luke Dowden
Chief Online Learning Officer / Associate Vice Chancellor
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