Alamo Colleges District · 14 hours ago
Lead Financial Aid Advisor - DIS - req13320
San Antonio, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
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. The role involves overseeing staff, ensuring regulatory compliance, and handling complex financial aid cases while promoting student success and retention.
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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