Job Title: Financial Aid Counselor

Job Description

As a Financial Aid Counselor, you will manage the Federal Work Study (FWS) program, including hiring students, setting up the FWS yearly process, running payroll, and conducting bi-weekly reconciliations between university payroll and FWS records. You will monitor student earnings to ensure they do not exceed their award amounts and perform end-of-year reconciliations with payroll to ensure accurate earnings. Additionally, you will assist in federal reporting to the Department of Education, communicate with hiring departments, colleges, and the payroll department, and conduct training sessions for both students and hiring departments/colleges on the responsibilities of holding an FWS position.

You will also handle loan packaging and processing by analyzing and evaluating the eligibility of graduate financial aid applicants for awarding, loan creations, disbursements, budget increases, and loan adjustments.

In your counseling services role, you will provide critical and diverse counseling to financial aid applicants, students, families, and the community in an accurate, timely, and professional manner. This includes counseling on budgeting, student loans, repayment options, professional judgment, and exit counseling. You will also be responsible for conducting oral presentations such as entrance and exit presentations, webinars, TEAMS and Zoom presentations, and miscellaneous workshops.

Hard Skills

• Higher Education Background

• Financial Aid

• Reconciliations

• BA Degree

Soft Skills

• Customer Service Skills

• Clear Communication

Job Type

This is a Contract-to-Hire position with a duration of 6 Week(s).

Work Site

This is a fully on-site position in Pomona, California.

Work Environment

M-F onsite, 8-5 with hybrid opportunity, 5 other counselors, report to Dr.

About Aston Carter:

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Aston Carter, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent

• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com (%20astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com) for other accommodation options.