FINANCIAL AID COUNSELOR, Enrollment & Student Administration, Financial Assistance

1 day ago
Boston, Massachusetts$55K - $58,656Full TimeHigher Education Administration
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join Boston University as a Financial Aid Counselor – Early Career in United States. Boston University Financial Assistance seeks a Financial Aid Counselor. This is an early-career level professional position, responsible for the review of financial aid applications for undergraduate student populations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide guidance and support to our front
  • line customer service colleagues by answering questions about financial aid policies, regulations, and the application process.
  • Analyzing and resolving conflicting information on student financial aid applications to facilitate the awarding of federal, state, and institutional financial aid.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $55K - $58,656

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Boston University as a Financial Aid Counselor – Early Career.

Key Skills

Financial Aid Application ReviewFederal Aid AwardingState Aid AwardingInstitutional Aid AwardingCustomer ServicePolicy GuidanceRegulatory ComplianceApplication AnalysisProblem-SolvingOrganizational SkillsCommunicationTeamwork

Requirements

A bachelor's degree is required, along with at least one year of experience in a service- and detail-oriented role. Candidates must possess strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills, be effective communicators, and be able to work well in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
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Position Insights

WeekdayDoc rates FINANCIAL AID COUNSELOR, Enrollment & Student Administration, Financial Assistance at Boston University a 4.0/10 for work-life balance — below average.

This position offers no on-call requirements, no weekend shifts.

Compensation ranges from $55k to $58k annually.

Key skills for this role include Financial Aid Application Review, Federal Aid Awarding, State Aid Awarding, Institutional Aid Awarding, Customer Service.

4.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Below Average

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

yesterday