Financial Aid Specialist

Administers scholarship and/or financial aid activities, which includes: tracking budgets to ensure compliance with specified awards; coordinating the dissemination of awards; determining program eligibility based on established criteria; monitoring academic progress to ensure compliance with specified requirements; preparing and issuing award letters; keeping abreast of applicable program criteria and requirements; drafting and recommending procedures for accepting, processing, and disseminating awards; and, performing other related activities. Provides assistance, information, and guidance to students regarding financial aid and/or scholarship programs and information. Prepares and/or administers a variety of required reports and/or databases and disseminates information to appropriate internal and external constituencies. Audits and monitors compliance with specified guidelines and requirements for financial aid and/or scholarship programs; researches and resolves problematic issues. Maintains applicable web site information, ensuring information is current, accurate, and up-to-date. Performs other duties of a similar nature or level. Knowledge Of Scholarship and/or financial aid processes, applications, and procedures; Database management principles; Basic budgeting principles; Basic website maintenance principles; Applicable Federal, State, and Local laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines; Customer service principles. #J-18808-Ljbffr Wyoming Life Resource Center