Financial Aid and Enrollment Insights Manager

Atlanta International School (AIS) brings together students, educators, and families from around the world and Atlanta with a shared goal: to develop courageous young leaders ready to make a positive impact.

Our community represents 90 nationalities and over 60 languages. Starting in August 2025, AIS’s Upper School will span two campuses: the Buckhead Campus for Grades 3K-12 day students and the Sandy Springs Campus for Grades 9-12 day and boarding students.

This dynamic, inclusive environment gives AIS its unique energy—a place where students, educators, and families thrive, innovate, and belong. As an International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum school from 3K to Grade 12, we offer the PYP, MYP, DP, and CP, with additional flexibility through AISx. This unique program is tailored for pre-professional students in athletics, entertainment, entrepreneurship, and more. AISx partners with Mouratoglou Tennis Academy and the Atlanta United Youth Team and holds Athlete Friendly Educational Center (AFEC) accreditation.

Our engaging and comprehensive academic programs develop internationally minded, critical thinkers who excel at connecting complex knowledge to create innovative solutions. At AIS, students experience a world-class education within a diverse, multicultural, and multilingual community that prepares them for meaningful, global impact.

Our school is committed to the safety and well-being of every child. We maintain rigorous safeguarding practices to ensure a secure, supportive, and nurturing environment where all students can thrive. JOB PURPOSE

We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of Financial Aid & Enrollment Insights Manager . This role is responsible for overseeing the full financial aid process as well as analyzing and reporting on financial aid and admissions data.

Key responsibilities include providing exceptional customer service to prospective and current families, maintaining accurate financial aid records and databases, analyzing data to identify trends and develop five-year projections, and managing the audit process to ensure accuracy and completeness of all financial aid documentation.

The Financial Aid and Data Insights Manager plays a critical role in advancing the school’s admissions strategy by transforming data into actionable insights. This role manages the collection, analysis, and visualization of admissions and enrollment data to support decision-making, forecasting, and strategic planning.

AIS CORE VALUES BASED COMPETENCIES

• C ommitment to Growth – Seeks continuous self-improvement.
• Collaborative Teamwork – Builds strong, supportive relationships.
• Adaptability – Maintains flexibility and openness to change.
• Inclusivity – Actively welcomes and engages diverse perspectives.
• Empathy – Shows compassion and understanding toward others.
• Intercultural Communication – Communicates effectively across cultures.
• Bias Awareness – Recognizes and mitigates personal biases.
• Task Prioritization – Manages time and tasks efficiently.
• Accountability – Takes responsibility for actions and outcomes.
• Constructive Conflict Resolution – Resolves conflicts in a restorative way.

Reports to : Director of Enrollment Management and Financial Aid
Start Date: July 1st 2026

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

The Financial Aid & Enrollment Insights Manager is responsible for the following tasks, including, but not limited to:

• Developing and managing meetings and communication schedule with future and current financial aid families about financial aid matters
• Building strong positive relationships with financial aid families
• Ensuring the team delivers accurate and timely responses to families regarding the application process, types of aid, and awards
• Oversee file audits to ensure all documents are present
• Overseeing verification of all Clarity files in preparation for awarding
• Identifying families not meeting deadlines, coordinating / managing responses to appeals or change in financial situations.
• Managing communication with current financial aid families and notifying of deadlines and changes of requirements for financial aid documents
• Represent Financial Aid during Orientation, Admission Events and Fairs
• Development of trend analysis of enrollment across the school taking into consideration factors driving historical data and future changes
• Prepare reports, spreadsheets and analysis for Senior Leadership Team and Financial Aid Committee of the Board
• Ensure data integrity, consistency, and accuracy across multiple platforms
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reporting tools to track key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Create regular admissions funnel reports (inquiry → application → enrollment) for enrollment managers, leadership and board.
• Analyze trends in applicant demographics, conversion rates, yield, and retention.
• Produce comparative year-over-year and campus-based data reports to identify patterns and opportunities.
• Translate data into actionable insights that inform admissions marketing strategies, outreach efforts, and financial aid modeling.
• Support goal setting and performance measurement for admissions and enrollment initiatives.
• Identify emerging trends (e.g., geographic reach, feeder schools, international markets).
• Develop predictive models and enrollment forecasts.
• Present data and insights in clear, visual, and compelling formats to leadership and in committee meetings.
• Train team members in data literacy and promote a data-informed culture within admissions.
• Other duties assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred
• 3–5 years of experience in data analysis, preferably within education, admissions, enrollment management, or institutional research.
• Prior professional experience working in financial aid or tax preparation
• Advanced skills in Excel
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to analyse data for predictive reporting
• Warm and approachable with excellent customer service skills
• The ability to really listen and empathize with families
• Able to handle multiple tasks in fast paced environment
• Ability to work with accuracy under tight deadlines
• Detail Oriented
• Organized
• Strong analytical, communication, and project management skills
• Solid written and verbal communication skills
• Bilingual and Clarity and Veracross software experience a plus
• This is a twelve-month position, including some weekends and evenings

TO BE CONSIDERED

To be considered for the above-mentioned position, please submit the following items through our online career site : a letter of interest, resume, and email and phone contact information for three professional references with at least one being supervisory in nature by the stipulated deadline. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. We will contact those applicants whose skills and experience best match our needs. Due to the high volume of applications, we regret that we are not able to take or return phone calls regarding employment.

EEO

AIS is an equal opportunity employer. We are a diverse community of professionals that broadly reflects the people of the metropolitan Atlanta area and the United States at large. We aim to align our hiring process with our mission and institutional goals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion or religious practices, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, citizenship status, national origin, age, ability status, military status, unemployment status or any other category protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. AIS takes affirmative action in support of its policy to employ and advance all qualified candidates.