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Reporting to the Director of Financial Aid, the financial aid assistant is responsible for providing daily financial aid support and counseling to current and prospective students and their families and assisting them in determining their need and eligibility for aid programs. This includes the interpretation and application of regulations on state, federal, and institutional financial aid programs administered by SUNY Poly. The financial aid assistant is a member of the enrollment management team and is expected to foster a culture of quality service that maximizes access, student support and student success.

+ Administer and oversee all activities as they pertain to student and parent loan programs including: Federal Direct Loan program, Parent PLUS loan program, Graduate PLUS loan program, private loans. Activities include determination of eligibility, entrance and promissory note completion, origination, disbursement, certification, reconciliation and exit counseling. This also includes: the facilitation of relevant data file transfers as needed with multiple external agencies (federal and state); working with admissions to review aid packages and modify loan levels as needed upon completion of transfer credit evaluations. Perform transfer monitoring of transfer students for the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS). Continued cross-training on vital areas within the financial aid office.

+ Provide financial aid support and counseling to current and prospective students and their families in-person, by phone, by email and virtually.

+ Develop and maintain a thorough, up-to-date working knowledge of federal, state and institutional financial aid regulations, policies and procedures.

+ Administer the financial aspects of the Opportunity Programs; Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) and Advancing Completion through Engagement (ACE) including review of applicant financial information, renewals, troubleshooting and compliance with the EOP and ACE program guidelines.

+ Oversee and administer all aspects of the College Work Study program in conjunction with the Offices of Career Services and Human Resources.

+ Represent the Financial Aid Office at both on and off-campus recruitment events and programs. Other reasonable duties as assigned.

+ May supervise student assistants and/ or college work study students

Benefits: https://www.suny.edu/media/suny/content-assets/documents/benefits/benefit-summaries/UUP-FT-Benefits-at-a-Glance-Jan-2025.pdf

Salary Range: $51,000 - $55,000

Job Requirements:

Minimum Requirements:

+ A Bachelor's degree from college or University accredited by the US Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization.

+ One to three years of experience working in higher education or a related field.

+ Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.

+ Detail oriented with the ability to accurately follow multi-sequenced task instructions.

+ Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Additional Information:

Initial review of applications will begin 2 weeks after posting. Posting will remain open until filled

SUNY Polytechnic Institute offers exceptional benefits such as healthcare, dental, vision, pension plans, competitive pay, generous paid time off, tuition assistance, life insurance and long-term disability insurance.

As an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, SUNY Polytechnic Institute will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, creed, religion, color, citizenship, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, predisposing genetic characteristics, gender identification or expression, genetic information, familial status, marital status, pregnancy, status as a domestic violence victim, criminal conviction, disability, military status, disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, Armed Forces Service Medal veteran, active duty or wartime campaign badge veteran, or other characteristic as protected by law. Please feel free to review your equal employment opportunities protections and laws pertaining to these protections at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IV institutions, without exception, prepare, publish and distribute an Annual Security Report. This report consists of two basic parts: disclosure of the College's crime statistics for the past three years; and disclosures regarding the College's current campus security policies. The SUNY Polytechnic Institute Annual Security Report is available in portable document format [PDF] by clicking this link:

https://sunypoly.edu/sites/default/files/Clery Report 2024 - Uticaw covers.pdf (https://sunypoly.edu/sites/default/files/Clery%20Report%202024%20-%20Uticaw%20covers.pdf)

Inquiries regarding the application of Title IX and other laws, regulations and policies prohibiting discrimination may be directed to the Title IX Coordinator [email protected] at SUNY Polytechnic Institute. Inquiries may also be directed to the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, 32 Old Slip 26th Floor, New York, NY 10005-2500; Tel. (646) 428-3800; Email [email protected] (%[email protected]) .

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at [email protected].