Program Analyst Senior; Specially Funded

Program Analyst Senior (Specially Funded)

Job : 322064

Location: Rio Salado Community College

Full/Part Time: Regular

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Hiring Salary Range $60,136.00 - $78,176.50 annually, DOE

Grade 116

Work Schedule Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm; some evenings and weekends may be required

Summer Hours Monday - Thursday, 7am-6pm

Work Calendar 12 Months

Funding Information This is a grant funded assignment with a projected end date of 06/30/2026 with renewal based on available funds and the needs of MCCCD.

• Nationwide Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Paid Time Off:
  Vacation, Sick Leave, and Personal Time
• 20 Paid Observed Holidays
• Company-paid Life Insurance, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability plans, with the option to purchase supplemental coverage
• Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) Pension, including Long Term Disability and Retiree Health Insurance with 100% employer-matching contributions
• Optional Retirement Plans: 403(b), 457(b), Roth 403(b), Roth 457(b)
• Tuition Reimbursement for employees and dependents
• Annual Professional Development Funding
• Flexible Work Schedules

• District-Wide Wellness Program with Workshops and Webinars
• Monthly Health & Wellness Calendar and Newsletter
• Virta Diabetes Reversal Program, Support Groups, and Diabetes Empowerment Education Programs
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Sight-On-Site Eye Care Services
• Mobile On-Site Mammography Screenings
• Pre-Retirement Planning Events
• Qualifying Employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (potential loan forgiveness for federal Direct Loans after meeting repayment requirements and working full-time for an eligible employer)

The Program Analyst Senior reviews student applications, identifies suspicious patterns or anomalies, evaluates extensive student data, and takes appropriate actions to prevent financial losses. Additionally, the position collaborates with cross functional teams to facilitate appropriate action to maintain the College's compliance with Title IV regulations.

• 60%- Detects and prevents alleged financial aid fraud: Meticulous review of multiple data points, reports, and documents to identify and prevent suspected financial aid fraud. Maintains and manages databases. Analyzes data from various systems and departments to find patterns, flag student accounts, prevent class enrollment or financial aid processing. Prepares related reporting with close attention to detail, ensuring that all data, tasks, processes, and reports are accurate and complete, and assists with potential referrals to the Department of Education and Office of Inspector General.
• 30% - Serves as subject matter expert: Leads college efforts on student fraud detection and prevention, particularly for financial aid. Engages in ongoing research of industry standards, trends, best practices, compliance and emerging technologies. Maintains professional knowledge by reading publications, attending workshops and conferences, and joining professional organizations. Participates on committees, task forces, councils and/or with other stakeholder groups. Develops and delivers presentations, correspondence and other communication materials.
  
  Collaborates on thorough document authentication reviews.
• 10% - Collaborates for improvements: Collaborates with internal stakeholders and recommends ways to enhance fraud analytics to cross functional teams and college leadership. Performs other duties as assigned.

Bachelor's Degree from a regionally accredited institution in education, business or public administration, or directly related field and four years of related program management experience, preferably in an educational setting.

OR an equivalent combination of the conferred degree and directly related full‑time work experience as described above sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above, unless otherwise subject to any other requirements set forth in law or regulation, may be considered.

• Two (2) or more years of experience in financial fraud investigations, and/or financial fraud data analytics
• Two (2) or more years of experience in database…