Financial Aid Specialist */**** - **/**** and */**22— Current
St Johns County School District @ First Coast Technical College
• Provide first class service to students receiving financial aid, to include reviewing financial aid applications, collecting student information, determining eligibility, answering student questions, and processing student aid awards
• Reporting of financial and procedural issues to the Financial Aid Director in efforts to resolve any issues within the financial aid process
• Perform Financial Aid functions, all while meeting regulatory Deadlines, to include but not limited to:
Assist students with processing Federal Financial Aid applications
Collect and/or review financial aid applications to determine completeness and eligibility for financial aid, and request additional information for incomplete and inconsistent applications to perform needs analysis
Coordinate tuition deferments with the business office
Calculate Pell awards for award letters
Verification of student grades and attendance, as well as processing of probations and terminations as per VA and Financial Aid policies
Assist with enrollment certifications and return of Title IV funds
Verify accuracy of documents and consistency of data from need analysis processor, federal tax returns, financial aid transcripts verification documents, and student information
• Interact with government institutions to ensure compliance
• Assist with preparation and resolve for government program reviews
• Annual reporting and submission of student handbook to the Veterans Administration for program approval
• Work in conjunction with other campus departments to counsel prospective and newly enrolled veterans and service members to help them optimize their financial aid and VA education benefits Athletic Secretary 07/2021—02/2023
St. Johns County School District @ Tocoi Creek High School
• Performs secretarial and clerical responsibilities as assigned by the Athletic Director
• Orders buses for athletic teams and coordinates all changes with the coaches and transportation department
• Verifies all invoices and charges for athletics
• Answers all incoming phone calls to the athletics department and answers questions pertaining to all athletics
• Deposits Sports participation fees and uniform fees
• Maintains and updates sports schedules for posting on the website and social media
• Coordinates and posts all athletic ticket sales
• Process all Supplement paperwork each sports season for Coaches to be paid
• Work with Coaches to be processed with the District for clearance as volunteers or Adjuncts
• Assist and coordinate seasonal awards banquets and athletic recognition ceremonies, to include preparing certificates, Agenda and programs
• Complete any other duties assigned by the Athletic Director or the WENDY L. LAY
FINANCIAL AID SPECIALIST
CONTACT
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5480 Mobile St.
St Augustine, FL 32092
NOTARY PUBLIC
State of Florida
CERTIFIED CHRISTIAN LIFE
COACH
International Board of
Christian Care
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
MINOR IN MARRIAGE AND
FAMILY STUDIES
Liberty University—Lynchburg,
VA
CERTIFICATIONS & EDUCATION
WORK EXPERIENCE
Substitute Teacher 8/2016 - 4/2018
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD, Saginaw, TX
Provide students with appropriate learning activities and experiences in the core academic subject area assigned to help them fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth. Enable students to develop competencies and skills to function successfully in society. In-Store Administrator/Accounting Staff 4/2013 - 4/2015 The MARCO Company, Fort Worth, TX
Assisted Wal-Mart with Remedy Ticket needs for small quantity product that needed to be replaced in store; attended Walmart brand stores pre- construction meetings, both locally and out of town; assessed store cases for items needing to be reskinned; wrote up scopes of work to be performed; created parts lists for each job; prepared quotes; reviewed scopes of work, parts orders, and quotes prepared by other employees; audited and balanced all credit card statements for payment; processed payment of all
“pay by credit card” accounts; assisted with weekly and bi-weekly payroll, tracking of all company vacation requests
Bookkeeper 7/2012– 3/2013
Rankin Construction, Fort Worth, TX
Detail-focused Bookkeeper that supported overall accounting activities; possessed knowledge of various account types and accounting transactions; independently carried out account and balance verification tasks; processed timesheets and payroll for labor force and office personnel; banking transfers and deposits; updated balance sheet and provided owner with accurate balance reporting on a weekly basis; created purchase orders; created subcontractors in contracting computer system; prepared and submitted business taxes
Bookkeeper / Office Manager 7/2012– 3/2013
PVF Supply Co., Inc., Columbus, GA
Detail-focused Bookkeeper that supported overall accounting activities; possessed knowledge of various account types and accounting transactions; independently carried out account and balance verification tasks; processed timesheets; received and maintained proper cash accountability; prepared and submitted daily deposits of customer payments; handled cash and credit card transactions; carried out customer care tasks; business tax responsibilities; responsible for the organization and maintenance of all A/P, A/R, and other documents as necessary; collections
COMPUTER SKILLS
National Society of Collegiate
Scholars
Christian National Church –
Ordained Minister
American Association of Christian
Counselors
International Christian Coaching
Association
Microsoft Office including Excel,
Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and
Teams
Accounting: AS400, Oracle,
Peachtree, Sage, Master Builder;
QuickBooks
Billing: IBS, Sales Journal, WINS,
MRO
Order Entry: MRO, WINS, OSB,
S.I.M.O.N.
Payroll: Sales Journal, SFC, manual
timecards
Educational: FOCUS, StudentPlus,
Skyward, SunGard Business Plus;
FOCUS School Software; VA Once;
NSLDS; COD; ESchoolPlus
• High Student Service Standards • Team Player
• Conflict Resolution • Quality management
• Communication • Motivated Team Player
• Time management • Cultural awareness
• Organization • Accuracy and efficiency
• Critical thinking • Identification and implementation of improvements
STRENGTHS
AFFILIATIONS