Senior Financial Aid Clerk
Position Category: Full-Time Staff Position
Location: 3111 Saunders Settlement Rd, Sanborn, Niagara
General Description:
A fantastic opportunity awaits a dynamic and detail oriented individual at SUNY Niagara. We are recruiting for a Senior Financial Aid Clerk to join our bustling Financial Aid Office. This position reports directly to the Director of Financial Aid.
This position is responsible for maintaining, monitoring, and certifying grant and scholarship records; maintaining contact with students to provide information and status updates regarding grants and scholarships; and for the reconciliation and accounting of grant and scholarship funds. Work is performed in accordance with established policies and objectives with limited leeway allowed for the exercise of independent judgment in applying policy to specific areas. The incumbent exercises general direction over subordinate staff. Does related work as required.
This position is conditional as the previous incumbent has a hold on this position and may return pending the successful completion of their probationary period.
SUNY Niagara provides phenomenal benefits for our employees. These benefits are part of a total compensation package comprised of more than just a salary which includes participation in the NYS Retirement System as well as benefits that not only cover you and your family’s health but also your well-being as we understand the importance of allowing our employees to have a healthy work life balance. In addition to vacation, personal and sick days, our college is also closed for 14 holidays per year as well as Winter break from late December through early January and a week in March for Spring recess. Our college also observes 4-day work weeks in the summer. Please visit https://www.niagaracc.suny.edu/hr/benefits/ to view our benefit offerings.
Required Qualifications:
1. Graduation from a regionally accredited college or university or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents to grant degrees with a Bachelor’s Degree in a Business related field and one (1) year of paid office clerical experience in a financial institution, an institution of higher education, or with an agency providing student financial aid; OR
2. Graduation from a regionally accredited college or university or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents to grant degrees with a Bachelor’s Degree and two (2) years of paid office clerical experience in a financial institution, an institution of higher education, or with an agency providing student financial aid; OR
3. Graduation from a regionally accredited college or university or one accredited by the New York State Board of Regents to grant degrees with an Associate’s Degree in a Business related field and four (4) years of paid office clerical experience in a financial institution, an institution of higher education, or with an agency providing student financial aid. This experience must have involved customer service and maintenance of data in a computer system; OR
4. Six (6) years of paid office clerical experience in a financial institution, an institution of higher education, or with an agency providing student financial aid. This experience must have involved customer service and maintenance of data in a computer system.