Financial Aid Analyst

Salary
:$78,168.00 - $96,136.00 Annually

Closing Date
: 10/20/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Location
:
Clovis, CA

Under general supervision, assists with planning, coordination, implementation and delivery of financial aid services and programs; leads and performs specialized technical duties related to the distribution of financial aid awards; leads, monitors and performs the most complex follow up and verification duties; monitors and audits student records to ensure awards meet appropriate regulations and guidelines; packages awards and oversees disbursement of funds in accordance with District policies and federal, state and local requirements;

and performs related duties as assigned.

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this class.

• Provides input in selecting, training and providing day-to-day lead work guidance and direction to other staff and student aides; assigns, schedules and monitors work for completeness, accuracy and conformance with District, department and legal/regulatory requirements and standards; monitors workflow to ensure that mandated deadlines are being met in an optimal manner; provides information, instruction and training on work procedures and technical, legal and regulatory requirements.
• Provides input to the manager and director on employee work performance and behaviors; assists in ensuring a fair, open and inclusive work environment in accordance with the District’s mission, goals and values.
• Oversees and participates in the day-to-day operation and service delivery of the Financial Aid department; schedules and coordinates front counter operations; ensures students, parents and the public understand and complete financial aid applications and forms; interviews and assists students as needed and personally manages the more complex eligibility, dependency and appeal cases; investigates and resolves complex technical issues encountered by lower level staff;
  
  responds to complex inquiries from staff, counselors and faculty regarding financial aid policies and procedures.
• Audits and participates in eligibility analysis and needs analysis processes used to determine Expected Family Contribution (EFC) in each case; determines initial and ongoing eligibility for financial aid programs; packages financial aid and scholarships, including state aid programs, Pell Grants, direct student loans, work study and supplemental educational opportunity grants and other awards; develops and maintains appropriate documentation for training and audit purposes utilizes third-party portals and databases to research and track student information..
• Monitors Federal Work Study,Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant and other allocations to ensure accuracy of student work hours, payments, reimbursements and all available funds are distributed; notifies the college business office to initiate the drawdown of financial aid funds; submits disbursement records to Common Origination and Disbursement (COD) and coordinates rejections with originating staff member; runs reconciliation reports and works with the Business Office to reconcile funds, awards and payments.
• Notifies students of continued eligibility or disqualification for financial aid awards; advises students of appeal processes.
  Coordinates and serves on committees to evaluate student financial aid appeals on a case-by-case basis; interviews students, reviews, evaluates and approves or denies eligibility in event of special conditions, dependency overrides and student appeals; processes verification documentation and confirms timely and accurate delivery of funds to students.
• Coordinates scholarships and major financial aid programs, including Dream Act, Federal Work Study, CalWORKs Work Study, Direct Student Loans, Cal Grants, Chafee grants and other grant programs; stays abreast of changes in financial aid regulations to ensure compliance; disseminates changes to procedural requirements; determines eligibility and award amounts; resolves issues related to awards and funding.
• Writes, modifies, evaluates and runs SQL queries and reports, audits files and performs quality assurance of data and program operations; identifies and assists in resolving academic progress issues that may affect aid; places…