Student Finance Specialist

Covista is America's largest healthcare educator, serving more than 97,000 students and supported by a community of 385,000 alumni across five accredited institutions. Through personalized, tech-enabled education powered by 10,000 faculty and colleagues, Covista expands access to healthcare careers and addresses the U.S. healthcare workforce shortage at scale. Our colleagues come from diverse backgrounds and are part of a culture where exceptional work and meaningful impact on students and society are intertwined.

About the role

This role promotes student success by delivering accurate, timely, and student-centered advisement in student finance. The position provides onsite support and advocacy for prospective students and applicants throughout the new student process, including financial aid guidance and education that builds financial literacy to help students achieve their educational goals. The role models Covista values and actively fosters a culture of CARE aligned with the organization's mission, vision, and purpose. Additionally, the position serves as a backup for enrollment events and provides support to continuing students as needed.

Responsibilities

• Supports prospective students and applicants throughout the new student process by working with enrollment to answer incoming student questions, provide a thorough review of program and student costs, and outline all possible options to fund their education.
• Creates and confirms an accurate financial plan by establishing timeframes to complete any application process to ensure students are financially prepared to start and stay in school.
• Maintains student satisfaction through facilitation of inbound and outbound phone calls, emails, and SMS communication with students and internal stakeholders.
• Attends and supports campus connection sessions in collaboration with the enrollment team and student support liaison.
• Accurately and thoroughly documents all interactions in the appropriate institutional systems.
• Educates students on financial responsibility, including cost of attendance, funding timelines, repayment considerations, and implications for continued enrollment.
• Assists and engages students through a variety of communication channels, including virtual advising appointments, inbound/outbound calls, email, SMS, and proactive outreach to deliver first-contact resolution.
• Identifies opportunities and solutions that improve current methods and actively participates in the evolution of a constantly changing organization.
• Promotes student self-service tools during advising sessions and new student orientation.
• Supports the new student intake process by partnering with enrollment to answer incoming questions, review program costs, and present funding options.
• Develops and confirms accurate financial plans by setting clear timelines for completing application processes.
• Meets established service level expectations for response time, quality, and student satisfaction across all communication channels.
• Actively manages follow-up tasks to ensure timely completion of financial requirements and minimizes barriers to student enrollment and persistence.
• Ensures accurate, compliant financial information is provided to students by adhering to institutional policies and Title IV, state, and federal regulations.
• Performs other duties as assigned and complies with all policies and standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (Required).
• 1+ years of experience in higher education, financial aid advising, customer service, or related experience (Required).
• Experience with Student Financial Aid software applications (Preferred).
• Ability to work a variety of office hours including evenings and weekends.
• High level of interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrates the ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team, while effectively interacting with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrates strong self-motivation with the ability to take ownership of complex issues, prioritize effectively, and resolve concerns efficiently.
• Exposure to software and tools (Microsoft Word, Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, Copilot).
• Experience with Student Information Systems (a plus).
• Eligible to obtain and maintain systems access to the NSLDS system (must not be in default of Title IV Federal aid).
• This role works on-site at a Covista campus location.

Pay

The expected salary range for this position is between $18.70 and $33.84 per hour. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training, geographic location, licensure and certifications, market factors, departmental budgets, and responsibility.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match.
• 15 Days of Paid Vacation each Calendar Year.
• 12 Paid Holidays + 2 floating holidays.

For more information related to benefits, visit: https://careers.covista.com/benefits.