Pioneer Academics Looking for Financial Support Specialist Full Time

Company: Pioneer Academics

Position: Financial Support
Specialist

Location: Jenkintown, PA

Company Description:

Pioneer Academics is a
growing, privately held global organization that offers transformative co-curricular educational programming to students from around the
world. Based in the Philadelphia region, Pioneer has employees working in multiple countries in roles ranging from business development to
instructional design. High performance is a must in every role in the organization regardless of level and colleagues who struggle with
meeting performance standards will be offered a respectful exit from the organization. Culture in this team is prioritized and celebrated
and key aspects of that culture include integrity, accountability, and the keen ability to solve AND seek problems to spark innovation.

Mission:

The Financial Support Specialist will report to the Director of Admissions. The purpose of the
role is to oversee the processing of need-based scholarship applications to ensure comprehensive and timely evaluation and to recommend
appropriate amounts of funding. The Financial Support Specialist will ensure the perception of Pioneer Academics as committed to
transformative educational experiences and to supporting the financial needs of admitted applicants. This team member will establish
relationships with high school financial aid counselors and other partners referred by students applying for need-based scholarships to
ensure they are clear about Pioneer’s dedication to serving disadvantaged students. The Financial Support Specialist is responsible
for thoroughly understanding Pioneer’s existing non-profit partnership models and being a key liaison to these organizations. This
role is also responsible for maintaining current data and statistics related to the scholarship applicant pool.

Key
Criteria/Requirements

This role requires detail orientation, strong analytical skills, and the ability to consider the many
factors that affect funding decisions. The Financial Support Specialist must maintain a strong focus on data management that is critical to
meeting targets. This team member must consistently coordinate with team members and leadership, keeping open and clear communication in a
fast-paced environment with quickly evolving metrics.

• Graduate of a prominent American university with a bachelor’s degree or
  higher
• A successful Financial Support Specialist will bring 3+ years of experience with financial aid analysis and processing in an
  admissions environment, preferably on a global scale
• Established record of driving and owning scholarship funding decisions and
  allocation
• Previous experience in heavy communication and relationship management with internal and external stakeholders
• Preference for non-profit relationship management
• Confident management and organization of heavy datasets and tracking systems
  accessed and monitored by multiple users
• Proven mastery of technical skills relating to telecommunications and data management
  systems (Zoom, Slate, Excel, Google Suite, etc.)