Financial Aid Specialist - Toronto, Canada - Computek College

Computek College

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Toronto, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Do you want to be a part of a long-established and reputed post-secondary educational institution serving new Canadians? Are you a dedicated team player who is a smart self-starter with a strong work ethic and exceptional time management and project coordination skills? We are looking for savvy professionals to enhance our team as we expand our scope and delivery of innovative learning outcomes for our students.

Celebrating our remarkable 30th year anniversary in 2021, Computek College is one of Ontario's leading private career colleges dedicated to providing practical learning for newcomers to become employed.

Our students learn from industry proven instructors, access special workshops that give them a competitive edge in the job market, and effectively leverage financial aid and career services.

We offer several diploma and certification programs in business, healthcare, and technology with additional weeknight and weekend classes.

Our Values

We fundamentally believe that newcomers to Canada bring with them, knowledge and skills that affords them the right to decent work. We acknowledge their inherent dignity, wisdom, and agency.
We are committed, therefore, to providing a nurturing learning environment that is equitable and inclusive where our newcomer students can realize their full potential.
By facilitating the free expression of diverse perspectives in a respectful manner on campus, we create conditions for our diverse student body and staff to make a positive difference in all aspects of our college.

We are looking for an exceptional
Financial Aid Specialist to join our Financial Aid Office department.

Duties:

Perform all studentrelated finance and accounting functions on student databases to allow for timely follow up and completion in accordance with government and college policies and procedures.
Monitor and follow up on the status of all pending student loan documents.
Monitor student academic progress as per the OSAP Academic Guidelines.
Track student funding on Campus Login.
Liaise with OSAP and CCO for funding approval

Handle overdue balance

Midway session (OSAP & Self-Pay)
Conduct workshops on empowering students.
Provide exceptional customer service and answer student inquiries regarding financial status and information, advice and clarification to student questions regarding OSAP policies and procedures.
Check One-Key Portal before CCO Submission.
Check the files for the processing funds.
Handle students' objections.
Monitor attendance and Grades during Mid way
Follow up with the required documents, MSFAA and update in Campus Login.
Check files are complete before disbursement (Attendance, progress marks, midway, OSAP status)
Income verification update, tracking and update in Campus Login.
Send an OSAP reminder to the students prior 60 days of program end date
Maintain and provide all the update information to the students for Financial Exit interview
Be personally accountable for maintaining knowledge of all current government programs, policies, and revisions.
Be personally accountable for keeping all student files incompliant for OSAP inspection.

Qualifications:

Minimum 2 years of experience in a similar role, preferably in a private career college.
Postsecondary education in accounting or finance or related fields such as business administration.
Previous experience working with the Ontario Student Assistance Program and Federal government loan programs an asset.
Advanced knowledge of Office 36
Proven ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
Detailoriented with highly developed followup skills.
Demonstrated ability to work independently and as well as part of a team.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Compensation:
Competitive salary and benefits.

Computek College is an inclusive work environment and as such has a workplace accommodation policy in place. Accommodations are available, upon request, for the interview process and other selection stages for job applicants with accessibility needs._

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
$40,000.00-$45,000.00 per year

Benefits: