Financial Aid Analyst (Student Financial Services) - Moreno Valley College

Financial Aid Analyst (Student Financial Services) - Moreno

Valley College

Riverside Community College District

Application Deadline. Interested candidates must apply by the

deadline listed below by 8:00 p.m., Pacific Standard

Time

2/18/2026

Application Deadline

Interested candidates must apply by the deadline listed below by

8:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time.02/18/2026

Position Title: Financial Aid Analyst (Student Financial Services)

• Moreno Valley College

Job listing number

Department: Student Financial Svcs (M)

Position Type: Support Staff (Classified / Confidential)

Student Position Type

Student Employment Location/Department

College/Campus: Moreno Valley

Physical location of the position: Moreno Valley

If off-site, please specify location.

Employment Type: Full-Time

If Part-Time, indicate the number of hours per week

Position Length: 12-month

Salary Range: Grade M

Salary Amount: $6,897 - $8,393

Salary Type: Monthly

Is this position categorically (grant) funded? No

If categorically (grant) funded, date funded through:

Department Specific Needs

Job Description

Basic Function

Provides specialized support to a diverse population of students

and their families for the final and auditable award of all

federal, state, and institutional aid funds; coordinates and meets

critical dates and deadlines, ensuring accurate disbursement of all

grants, loans, waivers, scholarships, and miscellaneous awards;

interprets and applies changing rules in compliance with all

mandated regulations for financial and institutional awards.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives general supervision from assigned area supervisor. May

provide lead direction to temporary staff and/or student

workers.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS

This classification in the Financial Aid series is responsible for

performing specialized services in the final determination of

auditable awards of all federal, state, and institutional aid

funds; incumbents regularly work on tasks which are varied and

complex, requiring considerable discretion and independent

judgment. Employees in the classification rely on experience and

judgment to perform assigned duties and ensure efficient and

effective services are provided to students seeking financial aid.

Assignments are given with general guidelines. Work is typically

reviewed upon completion for soundness, appropriateness, and

conformity to policy and requirements.

Education

Education and Experience

An associate's degree in business, accounting, or a related field

and three (3) years of increasingly responsible experience

supporting a financial aid program in an educational institution;

or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or

experience.

Experience

Knowledge of

1. Multiple sources of financial aid and the processes through

which they are available.

2. Applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations,

ordinances, and organizational policies and procedures relevant to

assigned area of responsibility.

3. Eligibility criteria for a diverse range of student funding

sources.

4. Purpose, intent, and guidelines of the SAP program.

5. Methods and techniques of interviewing students and eliciting

relevant information.

6. Methods and techniques of evaluating student awards based on

specific funding program criteria.

7. Diverse academic, socio-economic, cultural, disability, and

ethnic backgrounds of community college students, staff, and the

community.

8. General office and business administrative processes.

9. Mathematical principles.

10. Principles and practices of quality control.

11. Operational characteristics of multiple databases from funding

agencies to ensure data is properly retrieved, entered, and

submitted.

12. Methods and techniques of preparing reports and business

documents.

13. Principles and practices of recordkeeping.

14. Methods and techniques of developing program information and

materials.

Ability to

1. Interpret and apply a wide variety of changing federal, state,

and institutional policies and procedures.

2. Examine and evaluate applications and award appropriate funding

to students based on specific funding criteria.

3. Administer, monitor, and maintain the SAP appeal program.

4. Interpret and apply rules and regulations from multiple funding

sources including student loans and adjust funding based on

same.

5. Exercise sound interviewing skills when discussing personal and

sensitive issues with students.

6. Use adequate documentation in conformity with federal

regulations to make appropriate adjustments to FAFSA or California

Dream Act Application (CADAA) elements to override dependency or

other criteria that affects students' eligibility for aid.

7. Deliver financial aid presentations to students and others in

the financial aid application process.

8. Be thorough, organized, consistent, and accurate in processing

diverse and complex financial aid files.

9. Prepare business documents and reports on program services and

operations.

10. Serve as a liaison for financial aid programs with internal and

external organizations.

11. Perform accurate mathematical calculations and

computations.

12. Stay current on changing funding policies, procedures, and

requirements.

13. Maintain confidentiality of information received during

work.

14. Plan and organize clear and concise student records for audit

and oversight purposes.

15. Exercise independent judgment within general policy and

procedural guidelines.

16. Effectively use computer systems, software applications

relevant to work performed, and business equipment to perform a

variety of work tasks.

17. Communicate effectively in the course of performing work

tasks.

18. Establish, maintain, and foster effective working relationships

with those contacted in the course of work.

19. Demonstrate clear evidence of sensitivity and understanding of

the diverse academic, socio-economic, disability, and ethnic

backgrounds of students, staff, and the community.

20. Provide efficient, high-level customer service to the public,

vendors, contractors, and District personnel.

Licenses/Certifications

None.

Other:PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use

standard office equipment, including a computer; vision to read

printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to

communicate in person and over the telephone. This classification

primarily works in an office and standing in and walking between

work areas is occasionally required. Finger dexterity is needed to

access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or

calculator and to operate standard office equipment. Employees in

this classification occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push,

and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and file information.

Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull

materials and objects up to 20 pounds.

The essential functions of this classification must be performed by

the incumbents with or without reasonable accommodations.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

Employees work in an office environment with moderate noise levels,

controlled temperature conditions, and no direct exposure to

hazardous physical substances. Employees may interact with upset

individuals in interpreting and enforcing departmental policies and

procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities

EXAMPLES OF TYPICAL JOB FUNCTIONS

1. Reviews student documentation and information in compliance with

federal methodology, published regulations, and institutional

policies and procedures; utilizes independent judgment to

investigate and resolve any conflicting information.

2. Accepts and determines the accuracy and validity of financial

aid documents, including tax returns, legal documents, citizenship

documents, specialized program forms, agency verification requests,

and related materials.

3. Verifies, reviews, and calculates eligibility for appropriate

aid programs; packages and awards aid for federal and state grant

and loan funds for all applicants through automated and manual

packaging procedures; audits and adjusts awards, as

necessary.

4. Applies Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) standards for each

student applying for financial assistance according to federal and

institutional regulations; reviews and evaluates SAP reports to

determine eligibility for financial assistance; calculates and

adjusts awards based on SAP results; monitors continued aid

eligibility; notifies, interprets, and explains results to

students.

5. Responsible for processing, packaging, and awarding funding for

students through multiple funding program options; monitors student

funding on a continuous basis; conducts tasks specific to each

funding source, such as counseling students on debt management,

processing change of information forms, submitting disbursement

authorizations, or related matters; audits and adjusts awards and

reconciles disbursements as needed; and prepares and submits

reports.

6. Coordinates the SAP Appeal program; monitors regulations;

intakes appeal packets; prepares packets for review and

examination; approves or denies SAP appeals; prepares

communications to students and tracks information on a

semester-by-semester basis.

7. Interprets current Student Educational Plans (SEP); develops and

monitors academic plans for students approved for an SAP appeal

through creation of an Approved Class List (ACL); monitors

students' compliance with the ACL list; adjusts award packages

based on eligibility. 8. Meets with students to discuss decisions

on appeal packets, changes to their ACL, award updates, and

disbursement information.

9. Conducts end of semester reviews of all appeal-approved students

to determine continued eligibility or loss of appeal status;

assumes responsibility for student and staff communication, data

entry, and award package updates for this group.

Duties and Responsibilities - Continued:10. Coordinates the

scholarship program for students by marketing, providing workshops,

screening, verifying eligibility, monitoring and adjusting awards,

authorizing disbursements, auditing records, and compiling reports;

acts as liaison to the RCCD Foundation and external partners.

11. Reports and maintains the process of notifying and monitoring

students who are in overpayment status; reports students who failed

to make payment on the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) by

verifying information from the Department of Education with respect

to grant and loan overpayments and/or defaults; completes hold

process for students who fail to repay Cal Grant.

12. Reviews reports received from the Department of Education to

determine impact on previous student eligibility based on changes

to their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and

related records; communicates to students and staff regarding

changes to eligibility; requests supporting documentation to

resolve conflicting information and places holds on financial aid

disbursements until conflicts are resolved.

13. Identifies and analyzes strengths and improvement areas within

the Student Financial Services Department; creates objectives and

goals based on the improvement areas to strengthen the performance

level for the office and for student success; conducts statistical

analyses to measure data collected via surveys, workshops,

attendance reports, student participation, and other evaluative

tools to determine outcomes; prepares improvement recommendations

based on these outcomes.

14. Utilizes professional judgement in evaluating student's special

circumstances on a case-by-case basis, using documentation provided

in conformity with federal regulations.

15. Conducts financial aid presentations and facilitates online

workshops; participates in high school and community functions and

activities, including job and career fairs; develops specialized

marketing materials such as flyers, banners, and posters.

16. Manages communication management database to provide timely

communications through letters and emails throughout the

year.

17. Collaborates to assist students in determination of eligibility

for financial assistance; ensures accurate information is developed

and disseminated correctly to students and staff; determines

specific disbursement dates of grants, loans, or special

programs.

18. Participates in District-provided in-service training.

19. Performs other related duties as assigned; specific duties not

listed does not exclude them for this classification if the work is

similar or related.

Conditions of Employment

SALARY: Salary grades consist of nine steps. A new employee is

normally placed on Step 1 of the grade. Changes in step placement

take place on the first day of the first month following the

anniversary date of attaining permanent classified employee status

until the maximum of the grade is reached.

HOLIDAYS: There are 13 holidays observed each year. A pro-rata

reduction will be made for employees working less than full-time

and less than twelve months.

VACATION: Employees are granted 12 days of vacation per year

through the first five years of service to the District; 15 days

after completion of five continuous years of service to the

District; and 22 days after completion of 10 continuous years of

service to the District. This computation is based on full-time,

twelve-month employment. A pro-rata reduction will be made for

employees working less than full-time and less than twelve

months.

SICK LEAVE: One day of sick leave for each month of service is

granted. This is based on full-time, twelve-month employment. A

pro-rata reduction will be made for employees working less than

full-time and less than twelve months. There is no limit to the

number of days of sick leave which may be accrued.

FRINGE BENEFITS: The District provides a health and welfare benefit

package for employees and legal qualifying dependents. Those

employees working less than full-time and less than twelve months

will receive a pro-rata share of the benefit package. The dollar

value of the package is a subject of negotiation between the

District and the Bargaining Unit.

The work location and assignment within a job classification is

determined by the District and may be subject to change.

All offers of employment will be contingent upon the availability

of funds and approval by the Board of Trustees.

The Riverside Community College District (the District) fosters and

maintains a work environment free from discrimination harassment or

retaliation, where all persons are treated with dignity and

respect. The District is a proud equal opportunity employer and

does not discriminate against any person based on ethnic group

identification, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender

identity, gender expression, race, color, genetic information,

sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or any

characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government

Code or any characteristic that is contained in the prohibition of

hate crimes set forth in subdivision (1) of Section 422.6 of the

California Penal Code, or any other status protected by law. The

District adheres to these principles in all aspects of employment,

including, recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion,

benefits, discipline and termination. All employees share in the

responsibility for fulfilling the District's commitment to equal

employment opportunity.

In addition, it is the policy of the District to provide reasonable

accommodation to qualified applicants and employees. If you need

assistance or an accommodation due to a disability or have

inquiries regarding compliance or grievance procedures you may

contact the District Compliance Officer and Title IX, Section

504/ADA Coordinator Lorraine Jones as follows

Lorraine Jones, Ed.D., M.S.W.

District Compliance Officer and Title IX/ADA/504 Coordinator

3801 Market Street

Riverside, CA 92501

[email protected]

951-222-8039.

Work Hours/Work Days for Classified and Hourly Positions

Only:Monday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Tuesday: 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Thursday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Friday: 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Required Applicant Documents:Resume or Curriculum Vitae

Cover Letter

Letter of Recommendation 1

Associate or Equivalent Transcript

Other Document

Optional Applicant Documents

Other Document

Effective Employment Date:Anticipated Start Date: May 2026

Application Deadline:02-18-2026

Special Comments

IMPORTANT NOTICES

Only electronic, on-line applications are accepted. All supporting

materials, required or optional, must also be in electronic formats

and attached to the electronic, on-line application when applying.

Supporting materials are only accepted as Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) or

Microsoft Word files and must be less than 2 MB in size.

Interested candidates must apply by the deadline listed above by

8:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time.

Application Types Accepted

Classified/Management/Confidential Application

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