Financial Aid Advisor
Salary
$37,290.00 - $44,561.00 Annually
Location
Ottumwa Main Campus, IA
Job Type
Full Time
Job Number
202400213
Department
Financial Aid
Division
Ottumwa Campus
Opening Date
10/29/2026
FLSA
Exempt
Description
Responsible for the effectiveness and efficient delivery of student grants, scholarships, and loan opportunities.
Vision:
Indian Hills Community College is dedicated to empowering students and enriching communities, preparing leaders who are ready to tackle the challenges of tomorrow.
Mission:
Indian Hills Community College changes lives by inspiring learning, diversity, social enrichment and regional economic advancement.
Core Values:
Indian Hills Community College is committed to belonging, community, diversity, excellence, innovation, integrity, service and success.
Minimum Job Requirements
- Associate Degree required; Bachelors degree preferred.
- Advising and/or financial assistance experience preferred.
- Must be able to communicate effectively with students, prospective students and their parents, area agency representatives, high school personnel, and IHCC staff members.
- Must have the ability to work with various internal computer systems, and understand external systems at the Federal and State level.
Work Performed
- Be willing and able to answer questions for students and their parents on all aspects of financial aid application process.
- Advise community agency personnel, high school counselors, and institutional staff members of financial assistance policies and regulations.
- Participate in FAFSA completion workshops and other after-hours events at high schools, community centers, and on campus, as needed, to support prospective and current students.
- Review applicant information in accordance with federal and state documentation policies.
- Complete assigned financial aid processes and procedures in an accurate and timely manner.
- Complete the federal verification edits for each selected applicant to ensure regulatory compliance.
- Coordinate the notification of each eligible applicant relative to the amount of the applicant's award for all federal Title IV and state programs.
- Coordinate document-tracking process for all federal and state student applicants.
- Control all student correspondence relative to file review and completion.
- Coordinate electronic transmissions of federal student aid data (loan adjustment requests, FAFSA downloads, corrections, over award reports, etc.).
- Advise student grant/scholarship/loan recipients of their rights and responsibilities as federal/state grantees.
- Act as liaison between student aid recipients and agency personnel to ensure the timely delivery of grants and scholarships.
- Communicate with students and staff relative to the students ability to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP), per federal and state regulations.
- Maintain ongoing communication with the Iowa Department of Education and related agencies with respect to students eligibility/ineligibility for such programs.
- Maintain accurate information and knowledge of regulatory changes, updates, and revisions.
- Assist with internal system set-up annually to assure that awards are packaged and transmitted accurately.
- Participate in conferences and training opportunities to ensure institutional compliance relative to the Title IV programs.
- Provide additional support to Enrollment Services.
- Maintain regular and consistent attendance at work.
- Provide financial literary education to students.
- Perform monthly and yearly reconciliations of Federal Title IV funds using Ellucian reconciliation reports, Business Office GL accounts and COD records.
- Other duties as may be assigned.
Supplemental Information
Responsible To:
Director, Financial Aid
Position Level:
Para Professional I - Exempt - Traditional Funding, at will employment on a letter of employment
Employment Length:
4 term, full-time, benefits
Schedule:
9 hrs/day, Monday through Thursday
Indian Hills Community College offers a complete benefits package to full-time employees including group health insurance, dental, vision, retirement (IPERS/TIAA), deferred compensation plans (403B/457), flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short and long-term disability, paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.
View our complete list of Employee Benefits.
Employer Indian Hills Community College
Address 525 Grandview Ave
Bldg 1
Ottumwa, Iowa, 52501
Phone (641) 683-5175
Website https://www.indianhills.edu/