Financial Aid Specialist

🇺🇸 Manhattan, Kansas 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $18 - $23 per Hour 💻 Financial Aid 🗓️ October 8th, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

Kansas State University is hiring a Financial Aid Specialist to administer federal and institutional aid programs for the Office of Student Financial Assistance processing team. The role reviews student eligibility, awards aid, and manages complex Return to Title IV calculations while keeping the office in line with Federal Student Aid regulations.

Highlights

Administer Federal Work-Study, Kansas Career Work-Study, and tuition assistance programs.
Award federal aid and review student eligibility for federal, state, and institutional programs.
Process Return to Title IV (R2T4) calculations, which are complex and time sensitive.
Meet mandated task timeframes to maintain compliance with Federal Student Aid regulations.
Communicate with students, employees, employers, and university partners about program requirements.
Analyze student and financial aid data to support aid administration throughout the academic year.
High school diploma or equivalent plus 3 years of relevant experience, which education and experience can combine to meet.
Preferred associate degree or higher and 9 or more months in a student financial aid office.
Preferred 12 or more months of accounting, budgeting, finance, or banking work.
Anticipated hiring pay of $18.04 - $23.00 per hour.