Financial Aid Specialist

Posting Details

Position Information


Posting Number
100-2024


Position Title
Financial Aid Specialist


Department
Financial Aid


Employee Group
Professional/Technical


Status
Full-time


Starting Salary Range
Low 40's to Mid 50's


Compensation Details


Excellent benefits package. Click here to view our benefits summary.

Position Summary Information


Position Summary

Who we are:

Mott Community College is student-centered and mission-driven to ensure that all our students thrive and reach their fullest potential. As an institution, we are action-oriented and intentional in dismantling every systemic barrier that prevents the excellence of students from underrepresented communities.

As Mott Community College deepens its commitment to equity, it is of the highest priority that we focus our hiring process to seek individuals with the expertise to lead our institution in serving students from underrepresented communities. This is an opportunity for the college community to continue to act upon our values but more importantly for the empowering of our students' self-efficacy, for cultivating a sense of belonging, and for the diversity of our entire student body being reflected in a position of power in the classroom.

Purpose:

This is one of eight (8) full time positions that operates as a team to administer all of the student financial aid programs for the College. The Financial Aid Office (FAO) supports the College by helping students access available and appropriate sources of financial aid to attain their educational goals, while at the same time, enabling the College to reach its enrollment goals. All staff in the FAO are responsible for assisting students and parents and processing Financial Aid applications. Staff members may be assigned to focus on a specific area of responsibility and may be asked to take on special projects.

Scope:

This position has five key areas of accountability:

1. Providing high quality customer service to students who visit the FAO.
2. Verifying and Packaging of Title IV Funding
3. Contributing as a team member to the success of the FAO.
4. Maintaining the confidentiality of information submitted by students and their families.
5. Ensuring completeness and accuracy of student records.

Minimum Requirements

1. Bachelor degree or equivalent education and experience.
2. One (1) to three (3) years of financial aid experience or equivalent experience (finance, mortgage, retail management or similar).
3. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations and provide recommendations to apply appropriate changes to methods, procedures and processes.
4. Ability to calculate figures and amounts using basic algebraic concepts.

Additional Desirable Qualifications

1. Experience Administering Title IV funds
2. Experience with Excel including creating reports.
3. Audit and/or analytical work paper preparation experience
4. Experience with income tax preparation and an understanding of the tax code
5. Completion of NASFAA University credentials
6. Experience with collection of accounts
7. Colleague experience
8. Prior financial aid experience in the community college environment
9. Prior default management experience

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions

1. Must be able to remain in a stationary position to process files
2. Needs to occasionally move about inside the office
3. Constantly operates a computer
4. Constantly converses with students and their families regarding the financial aid process
5. Frequently carries items up to 10 pounds in weight; occasionally carries items up to 25 pounds
6. Requires close vision and ability to adjust focus while processing aid forms in hard copy and on computer
7. Able to concentrate on task while surrounded by multitude of distractions and noise

Work Schedule


Full-time, 40 hours per week/52 weeks per year. In order to meet operational needs, position requires the ability to work a schedule that includes some evening hours and occasional weekends.

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Additional Information


First consideration given to internal candidates

Degree must be conferred by offer date.

Visa sponsorship is not available.

The College is unable to assist with travel and/or relocation expenses.

Selected candidates must submit to a drug test and criminal background check.

The College reserves the right to cancel the search at any time.

Application Deadline
Internal Deadline July 30, 2026


Additional Application Deadline Information


The College reserves the right to close the recruitment process once a sufficient applicant pool has been identified.

Equal Opportunity Statement


As an equal opportunity institution, the College encourages diversity and provides equal opportunity in education, employment, all of its programs, and the use of its facilities. The College does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran's status, age, disability unrelated to an individual's ability to perform adequately, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. Title IX Coordinator Contact Information: 1401 E. Court St., Prahl College Center (PCC- 2030G), Flint, MI 48503, View phone number on click.appcast.io. Title II, ADA, Coordinator Contact Information: 1401 E. Court St., Curtice-Mott Complex (CM-1024), Flint, MI 48503, View phone number on click.appcast.io. Section 504 Coordinator Contact Information: 1401 E. Court St., Prahl College Center (PCC- 1130), Flint, MI 48503, View phone number on click.appcast.io.