Finance aid counselor vs finance aid coordinator

Differences between finance aid counselor and finance aid coordinator duties and responsibilities

Finance aid counselor example responsibilities.

• Manage project for the development and implementation of a university-wide scholarship database, STAARS.
• Utilize the PeopleSoft student administration financial aid module to determine loan eligibility.
• Assist patients with Medi-Cal applications as well as facility payment assistance applications.
• Provide assistance to uninsure patients and families in completing and filing Medicaid or assistance program applications with the appropriate agency.
• Document all enrolling activities in CampusVue.
• Originate loans, create disbursements, and print miscellaneous reports and financial aid information in EdExpress database.

Finance aid coordinator example responsibilities.

• Manage patient and insurance account receivables, perform patient account reconciliations, account audits, process insurance billing/correspondence.
• Administer quality financial aid consulting to parents and students to ensure accurate completion of all necessary FAFSA documents.
• Review, verify, and determine eligibility for FAFSA applications, distributing financial aid and award letters as necessary.
• Work with disbursements, Pell over awards, and default management.
• Post loan, Pell grant and SEOG grant payments to the student account summaries.
• Add newly enroll students to NSLDS and to check for prior loans and/or defaults, prior to start.
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