[Hiring] Financial Aid Systems Consultant @Financial Aid Services

Role Description

Financial Aid Services (FAS) is seeking experienced higher education technology professionals to partner with colleges and universities nationwide. This opportunity is ideal for individuals with deep expertise in:

• Student information systems (SIS)
• Financial aid management systems (FAMS)
• Financial aid operations
• Systems administration
• Implementation or consulting

As a trusted advisor, you will work directly with institutional leaders, financial aid professionals, and technical teams to:

• Optimize systems
• Modernize processes
• Solve complex challenges
• Support the evolving needs of higher education

This role combines technical expertise, strategic thinking, and client partnership. You'll work across multiple institutions, helping clients implement practical solutions that improve operations, enhance compliance, and create better experiences for students and staff.

What You'll Do

• Advise colleges and universities on financial aid system configuration, optimization, and integration strategies.
• Provide functional leadership for financial aid technology workflows, reporting processes, and data exchanges.
• Translate regulatory and operational requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Analyze, diagnose, and resolve system, workflow, and data-related challenges.
• Identify opportunities to automate processes, reduce manual effort, and improve operational efficiency.
• Support system implementations, upgrades, testing, validation, and modernization initiatives.
• Improve data controls, reconciliations, reporting capabilities, and overall system effectiveness.
• Develop documentation, playbooks, recommendations, and best-practice guidance tailored to institutional needs.
• Serve as a trusted technical partner to financial aid offices, information technology teams, enrollment leaders, and executive stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Have served as a Financial Aid Systems Administrator, Functional Analyst, Director of Financial Aid Technology, ERP Lead, SIS Administrator, IT Analyst, Solutions Consultant, or similar role.
• Enjoy solving complex system and operational challenges.
• Like bridging the gap between technical teams and functional users.
• Have a passion for helping institutions use technology more effectively.
• Enjoy consulting, advising, and building relationships across diverse campus environments.
• Want to influence solutions across multiple institutions rather than supporting a single campus.
• Are energized by improving the student experience through better systems and processes.

Preferred Background

• Significant experience with one or more higher education enterprise systems, including Banner, PeopleSoft, Workday, PowerFAIDS, Colleague, or comparable platforms.
• Strong understanding of financial aid operations and the systems that support compliance and student services.
• Experience with system configuration, implementation, integration, testing, and optimization.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to assess current-state processes and recommend future-state improvements.
• Experience communicating technical concepts to functional staff, institutional leaders, and executive stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational, project management, and client relationship skills.
• Experience working in higher education technology, financial aid administration, ERP environments, consulting, or systems implementation projects.

Benefits

• Direct impact across multiple institutions.
• Opportunity to become a trusted advisor to higher education leaders.
• Exposure to a wide range of systems, technologies, and operating models.
• Ability to influence best practices across the profession.
• Meaningful work that supports access, compliance, and student success.

Company Description

The systems that support financial aid are critical to institutional success and student access. Join Financial Aid Services and help colleges and universities strengthen their technology environments, improve operational effectiveness, and deliver exceptional service to students through innovative solutions and trusted partnership.

Apply today and help shape the future of financial aid technology in higher education.