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Oakland University

Financial Aid Adviser

🇺🇸 Rochester, MI

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $48K

💻 Financial Aid

🗓️ November 8th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Oakland University is hiring a Financial Aid Adviser. The role involves providing counseling and advising students and parents on financial aid, services, and literacy while managing financial aid applications, award packaging, and verification. The adviser also conducts presentations and workshops to explain financial aid programs and maintains confidentiality with sensitive information.

Highlights

  • Provide counseling and advice on financial services, financial aid, billing, payment plans, and student employment.

  • Process financial aid applications including budgeting, packaging, revising awards, and verification.

  • Conduct workshops, seminars, and presentations to promote and explain financial aid programs.

  • Deliver exceptional customer service using various communication methods.

  • Maintain high confidentiality and ethical handling of sensitive information.

  • Requires bachelor's degree or equivalent education/experience; master’s degree preferred.

  • Minimum one year experience in higher education financial aid advising and processing.

  • Superior customer service, excellent communication, organizational, time management, analytical, and technical database skills required.

  • Knowledge of current financial assistance programs and student account/billing preferred.

  • Annual salary of $48,265; full-time, Monday to Friday with occasional evenings/weekends.