Job Profile:
Student Support Specialist 2
Job Family:
Student Support Services
Time Type:
Full time
Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree and three (3) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
Job Profile Summary:
Connects students to a variety of academic, professional, and personal support services to overcome academic and non-academic barriers and enhance their skills to increase persistence and graduation rates.
Job Description:
This position is only open to current employees of the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) system, which includes Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and the University of Arizona.
Are you passionate about empowering students to achieve their goals as an empathetic communicator and problem solver? Do you have experience working with re-entry students or higher education financial processes? Then check out the EdPlus Re-Entry Finance Specialist opportunity below!
ASU EdPlus is a dynamic unit of Arizona State University focused on the design and scalable delivery of digital teaching and learning models to increase student success and reduce barriers to achievement in higher education. We advance the economic, social, cultural, and overall health of the local, national, and international communities served by ASU.
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We're seeking a detail-oriented, solutions-driven Re-Entry Finance Specialist to join our Re-Entry team in the Success Coaching Center. Every day you'll make a meaningful difference by providing dedicated financial case management for former ASU students striving to return to their education. You will help students move past complex financial and administrative barriers that stand between them and enrollment, including financial aid, satisfactory academic progress, outstanding balances, holds, collections, payment arrangements, and scholarship eligibility.
As the Re-Entry team's primary point of coordination, you will partner with offices across the university to guide time-sensitive cases from identification through resolution, building trusting, collaborative relationships with students and colleagues along the way. Your work will directly support ASU's broader re-entry strategy across digital and campus immersion populations, all while adhering to established policies and guidelines.
Essential Duties:
Owns and manages complex financial re-entry cases from identification through resolution, including outstanding balances, financial holds, collections, late fees, in-house payment plans, cost-of-attendance issues, and other financial barriers to enrollment. Provides individualized coordination for students regardless of scholarship eligibility.
Serves as the Re-Entry team's primary financial liaison, coordinating cases across Financial Aid Support Services (FASS), Student Business Services (SBS), Enrollment Services, academic units, and other university partners. Processes include time-sensitive SAP reviews, financial aid questions and documentation, all while maintaining continuity and clear next steps for the student.
Reviews student accounts and financial circumstances to identify barriers, applicable resources, required actions, and appropriate escalation pathways; communicates complex financial information to students in a clear and supportive manner.
Manages scholarship and financial-support processes for returning students, including applications, eligibility review, fund coordination, corporate-partner benefits, and related enrollment agreements or requirements.
Supports specialized re-entry transactions and administrative actions, including program reactivations, graduation audits, and other…