Financial Aid Systems Consultant – Technical Focus

🕒 May 24

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Financial Aid Services, LLC

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1991

📚 Education

🤝 B2B

📋 Compliance

💰 Private equity on 2021-07

Education • B2B • Compliance

Financial Aid Services, LLC is a higher-education services firm that strengthens colleges' financial aid and student business operations through consulting, training, interim staffing, and outsourced processing. Serving institutions since 1991, FAS focuses on optimizing enrollment, ensuring Title IV and regulatory compliance, improving operational efficiency, and enhancing the student experience. The company provides managed financial aid operations, thought leadership, research resources, and staffing solutions to colleges and universities.

📋 Description

• Advise higher education clients on financial aid systems configuration, optimization, and integration • Translate regulatory and operational requirements into scalable technical solutions • Analyze, diagnose and resolve system, data, and workflow issues • Improve workflows, reduce manual efforts, and help institutions modernize financial aid operations through smart system use and automations • Configure, test, and validate system enhancements • Support data reconciliation, controls, and reporting improvements • Develop clear and actionable documentation, playbooks, and recommendations tailored to client environments • Serve as a trusted technical partner to financial aid and institutional stakeholders

🎯 Requirements

• Extensive experience with PowerFAIDS and Jenzabar • Extensive experience with other enterprise systems in higher education (Banner, PeopleSoft, Workday, Colleague, etc.) a plus • Strong system thinking, troubleshooting, and analytical skills • Thought leadership to look beyond the current state and make recommendations to elevate systems • Ability to explain technical concepts to functional and executive audiences • Strong organizational and communication skills • Project management experience a plus • Ideal background in system administration, strong data analysis and problem-solving skills

🏖️ Benefits

• Direct impact across multiple institutions • Focus on value partnership, not just deliverables • Exposure to diverse systems and operating models • Opportunity to shape best practices at scale