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Ayanna Jones

Summary

Compassionate administrative and customer service professional knowledgeable about financial aid. Excellent problem-solving, relationship-building and communication skills. Offering 20+ years of related experience.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Financial Aid Counselor

VAUGHN COLLEGE
01.2019 - Current
  • Maintains extensive knowledge of Title IV regulations
  • Reviews ISIRS, maintains communication with students, process all types of verifications and package students
  • Provides financial aid counseling, for all students, while promoting responsible debt management
  • Certifies, processes, and reconciles alternative and Parent Plus loans using ELM, PowerFaids and Sonis
  • Ensures all guidelines of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) are thoroughly followed
  • Aids students in completion of the FAFSA, HESC, MPN and Exit Counseling
  • Attends Open House and registration events, both in person and online, for prospective students
  • Answers student's or parent's inquiries and process all clearances (flight, housing and graduate candidates)
  • Advises students responsibility at time of registrations, changing curriculums, or course withdrawals
  • Troubleshoots PowerFaids and COD to process Title IV funds
  • Works as liaison between Financial Aid and Bursar department to process both private scholarships and Veteran awards.
  • Manages Federal Work Study program


Financial Aid Customer Service Representative

VAUGHN COLLEGE
07.2017 - 01.2019
  • Aided students with the FAFSA, HESC, MPN, Exit and Entrance Counseling
  • Assisted during Open House and registrations
  • Answered phone and email inquiries
  • Prepares documentation mailing for students
  • Knowledge of Power Faids
  • COD: check for MPN/Entrance counseling, plus loans and credit check with the help from counselors and Senior Associate Director
  • Makes phone calls, email and send mail to students regarding verifications and processes
  • Checks student verification with the assistant of one of the Financial Aid counselors
  • Performs any additional duties assigned by the supervisor
  • Responsible for checking the IP status on Power Faids
  • Answers walk-in students, parents and employee inquiries
  • Receives and record student documents into Power Faids
  • Reviews SAP appeal documents before submitting to department
  • Documents scholarship awards as needed
  • Records and track team performance daily.
  • Actively listened to students, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor.

Administrative Assistant

NESTLE WATERS OF AMERICA
01.2015 - 01.2016
  • Assisted Operations team with daily activities for route support
  • Processed journal entries and support month end analysis
  • Provided reporting on all key indicators including Revenue and Expenses
  • Assisted Human Resources through direct contact with employees and HR in regard to employment issues and benefits
  • Assisted Payroll Administration in managing and processing exempt and non-exempt payrolls
  • Performed general Administrative office management duties.

Sales Operations Coordinator

MELA SCIENCES INC.
01.2012 - 01.2014
  • Performed administrative duties to support the sales team backing up the Marketing Coordinator and liaison for the Finance department when needed and works cross-functionally with internal stakeholders while maintaining a CRM database.

Customer Relations

STOKKE
01.2012 - 12.2012

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  • Communicated with customers to assess and address individual needs, providing timely and quality support via Salesforce systems.

Compliance Officer

AFFINITY HEALTH
01.2011 - 11.2011


  • Assisted with internal and external audits to confirm compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Team Leader Provider Services

ORTHONET
01.2005 - 01.2011
  • Coordinated service logistics for different health plans including Aetna, Anthem, Cigna, Empire, Healthnet, Humana, Oxford, and USFH
  • Supervised 30+ employees to ensure highly efficient response ratio; 90-95% of calls answered within 30 seconds and administration of operational procedures
  • Anticipated call volume trends via monitoring IPCC, Real time, and Historical reports
  • Oversaw implementation of key projects designed to improve efficiency of call tracking process
  • Prepared and recorded reports into spreadsheets for statistical analysis and performance tracking
  • Maintained records of stop payments and refund requests on checks sent to finance department, provide narratives for each file
  • Worked as a liaison with other departments; both internal and external for resolution of workflow for member and provider issues.

Provider Services Representative

ORTHONET
01.2002 - 01.2005
  • Communicated Orthonet's policies and procedures to providers
  • Complied with operational policies due to HIPAA guidelines for Cigna, Empire, Oxford and USFH
  • Responded to provider telephone inquiries pertaining to eligibility verification, therapy authorization protocols, and general medical management policies and procedures
  • Maintained department statistical standards during high volume calls.

Education

Bachelor of Arts-Liberal Arts/Communications -

College of New Rochelle
New Rochelle, NY
01.2011

Skills

  • Application Processes
  • Regulatory Understanding
  • Student Support
  • Scheduling
  • Information Security
  • Complaint Resolution
  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Conflict Mediation
  • Critical Thinking

References

Available Upon Request

Timeline

Financial Aid Counselor

VAUGHN COLLEGE
01.2019 - Current

Financial Aid Customer Service Representative

VAUGHN COLLEGE
07.2017 - 01.2019

Administrative Assistant

NESTLE WATERS OF AMERICA
01.2015 - 01.2016

Sales Operations Coordinator

MELA SCIENCES INC.
01.2012 - 01.2014

Customer Relations

STOKKE
01.2012 - 12.2012

Compliance Officer

AFFINITY HEALTH
01.2011 - 11.2011

Team Leader Provider Services

ORTHONET
01.2005 - 01.2011

Provider Services Representative

ORTHONET
01.2002 - 01.2005

Bachelor of Arts-Liberal Arts/Communications -

College of New Rochelle
Ayanna Jones