Financial Aid Manager, Full-time

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Job Type: Financial Aid, Management
Date Posted: Jul 2, 2025
Location: Sacramento, CA
Start Date: TBD
Duration: TBD

Gurnick Academy is a leading Bay Area private healthcare college offering an extensive variety of nursing and allied healthcare programs such as: Vocational Nurse, and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN pathway) as well as healthcare programs: Associate of Science in Physical Therapist Assistant,  Associate of Science in Occupational Therapy Assistant, Ultrasound Technology, MRI, Radiologic Technology, and Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Imaging.

 Gurnick Academy is currently seeking an Financial Aid Manager to work On-Ground at our Sacramento, CA Campus

Core Responsibilities

The Financial Aid Manager [FAM] assists the DFA, as the DFA is the primary interface with the USDOE for Pell and loan originations, disbursement approvals, and reconciling all financial aid accounts on behalf of Gurnick. The FAM’s primary role is to assist with ensuring that the financial aid policies and procedures at Gurnick are in compliance with the regulatory agencies guidelines, regulations, and requirements and that the policies and procedures used within the FA department are also in compliance at all times through periodic review and internal file audits.

The FAM will assist the DFA with ensuring that the FAAs are getting the appropriate training through direct interface, meetings, internal training sessions, or through external sources (such as the DOE). The FAM will be specifically assisting with ensuring that the FAAs are properly determining student’s eligibility for financial aid, calculation of tuition amounts / adjustments, packaging accuracy, reviewing overall progress by assessing each FAA’s tracking worksheet in GEGI, ensuring all desk reference books are up to date at each campus, processing Return to Title IV (R2TIV) funds for any students withdrawing or not returning from an LOA.

Minimum Qualifications

• 2 years of direct management experience
• 4 year college degree preferred
• 2 years prior work experience in financial aid, collections and lending
• Organizational knowledge of educational institutions
• Registrar experience/exposure preferred
• Must be computer literate and proficient in Google Suite

Salary Range, Full-time: $70,000 – $80,000