About the Role
We are recruiting for a Student Finance Officer on a permanent basis. The role will be hybrid and the successful candidate will ideally have experience working in the Education sector and have experience chasing student debt.
Responsibilities
- Provide accurate and up to date financial guidance to students and potential students regarding student loans.
- Support students on their Student Finance application.
- Administer the payment of Student Support Funds and keep up to date records of the resulting financial transactions.
- Work to resolve any queries students may have with their student loan accounts.
- Deal with various SLC change of circumstances.
- Reconcile all funds distributed and provide management information as requested.
- Support the delivery of an efficient and effective administrative, financial systems and procedures for the student financial administration to ensure the accurate, complete and timely processing of applications and payments.
- Publicise student finance systems and procedures with curriculum and other support staff to ensure correct guidance is given on funding available.
- Produce regular reports for the management on the distribution and effectiveness of funds and to advice on development and resource needs.
- Ensure the smooth running of the student finances within the best practice of customer care.
Requirements
- Must be able to work flexibly in a team.
- Experience working in a busy office or experience working in administration.
- Provide excellent customer care for the department, including advice to internal and external customers.
- Experience of managing, presenting and maintaining complex data.
- Significant experience of working with the public in an environment where good customer care is a guiding principle.
- Experience of liaison with colleagues in various departments and levels across an organisation.
- Excellent organisational skills and time management.
- Highly numerate.
- Ability to supervise staff.
- Experience.
- Will need to be able to work under pressure and resilient.
- Experience of project work.
- Wants to pursuit a long-term career in Student Finance.
- Successful applicants will be required to complete pre-employment checks, including a criminal records check, two references, ID and Right to Work verification, and education confirmation.
Skills
- Experience in the Education sector
- Experience chasing student debt
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Permanent
Education Level
- Must have at least 5 GCSE’s including Math's & English
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion, selection for employment is based solely on an individual’s skills, qualifications, and experience relevant to the role.
