Financial Aid Specialist

Job Posting : Financial Aid Specialist

Location : Flint, MI 48503

Pay Rate : $17.65 / hr

Schedule : Full-time, Contract / Temporary

Overview :

Entech Staffing is seeking a Financial Aid Specialist to support a local educational institution in Flint, MI. This is a full-time, temporary contract role focused on student financial aid processing, verification, and compliance with federal and institutional policies.

Key Responsibilities :

1. Financial Aid Verification & Packaging (Title IV : Pell Grants, Direct Loans, SEOG, Work Study) :

• Use federal, state, and institutional systems to determine aid eligibility (packaging / needs analysis).
• Review and verify financial aid documents, including tax returns, transcripts, and verification forms.
• Identify and resolve data inconsistencies; request additional documentation as needed.
• Communicate with students and parents to clarify or correct conflicting information.
• Ensure accurate awarding based on grade level and borrowing history.
• Troubleshoot issues related to awards, defaults, student / lender concerns, etc.
• Process Financial Aid Change Forms and track pending file corrections.
• Manually calculate or repackage aid when auto-packaging is unavailable.

2. Consortium Program Support :

3. Regulatory Monitoring :

4. Liaison Duties :

Qualifications : Required :

Preferred :