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Oakland University

Financial Aid Adviser

🇺🇸 Rochester, MI

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $48K

💻 Financial Aid

🗓️ December 13th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Oakland University is hiring a Financial Aid Adviser. The role involves counseling students and parents on financial aid and related services, processing financial aid applications, and conducting workshops to promote financial aid programs while maintaining confidentiality and ethical standards.

Highlights
  • Provide counseling and advice on financial services, aid, literacy, student accounts, billing, payment plans, and employment.
  • Process financial aid applications including budgeting, packaging awards, revising awards, verification, and resolving discrepancies.
  • Deliver customer service through multiple communication channels.
  • Conduct workshops, seminars, and presentations to explain financial aid programs.
  • Maintain confidentiality and demonstrate ethical behavior with sensitive information.
  • Required skills include superior customer service, technical database proficiency, communication, organizational, time management, and analytical abilities.
  • Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, one year in higher education financial aid advising, and working knowledge of financial assistance programs.
  • Preferred qualification: Master's degree.
  • Salary: $48,265 annually.
  • Position is full-time, Monday through Friday with occasional evenings and weekends.