Compliance Analyst

Job no: 496294
Position type: Fulltime Staff
Location: Richmond Campus
Division/Equivalent: 5R0000 - Student Success,Opportunity&Engage
School/Unit: 30R002 - Institutional Effectiveness & Rsch
Department/Office: 380000 - Institutional Effectiveness & Rsch
Categories: Administrative Support Positions

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Title: Compliance Analyst

Position Type: Fulltime Staff

Search Type: External - minimum 7 days

Department: 30R002 - Institutional Effectiveness & Rsch

Division: 5R0000 - Student Success,Opportunity&Engage

Position Location: Richmond Campus

Driver Classification: Non-Driver

FLSA: Exempt

Schedule Type:  Full Time (37.5 hrs per week or more)

Hours Per Week: 37.5

Additional Schedule Details: This is a Richmond, on-campus position.

Posted Salary Grade: Exempt - 47

Retirement:   KTRS 

Contact Person: Bethany Miller

 

 

Job Summary/Basic Functions

The Foundation Compliance Analyst is responsible for ensuring the compliant, efficient, and systematic awarding of endowment and donor-funded operational and scholarship funds. This role is focused on managing Memoranda of Agreements (MOA) for endowed and donor awards, ensuring the criteria are measurable, can be automated in financial systems, and are adhered to for awarding.

The analyst will collaborate with Academic Affairs, Finance, Student Success, the Development Office, and University Counsel to ensure that funds are distributed in accordance with donor intent, legal requirements, and institutional policies.

Strong technical and analytical skills are critical to automate the awarding processes while maintaining compliance with complex donor agreements.

This is a Richmond, on-campus position. Sponsorship is not available.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's Degree required

Experience: One - two years experience preferred

Licensure & Certifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

Strong technical and analytical skills are critical to automate the awarding processes while maintaining compliance with complex donor agreements.

Must demonstrate excellent skills in communication and collaboration.

Job Duties:

  • 45% - Endowment and Donor MOA Management: Track, review, and maintain MOAs for endowments and donor-funded scholarships and funds, ensuring that the criteria are trackable, tangible, measurable, and systematically actionable. Collaborate with Academic Affairs, Finance, University Counsel and the Development Office to interpret and refine complex donor criteria, ensuring they can be integrated into the scholarship and fund management systems for awarding. Work closely with the Development Office and University Counsel to revise MOA language as necessary to meet donor intent while adhering to institutional and financial policies. - (Essential)
  • 30% - Fund Awarding, Systems Integration, and Compliance: Work with Financial Aid, IT, and Finance to integrate endowment and donor scholarship and fund criteria into financial systems, ensuring the process is automated where possible and aligned with donor agreements. Ensure that all scholarships are awarded in strict compliance with MOA terms, donor intent, and financial aid regulations, minimizing manual processing where possible. Collaborate with Academic Affairs to ensure scholarship awarding aligns with academic program needs, student eligibility, and institutional priorities. - (Essential)
  • 25% - Collaboration, Reporting, and Systems Oversight: Act as a liaison between Financial Aid, Academic Affairs, Finance, Student Success, Development, and University Counsel to ensure seamless communication and compliance in the awarding of foundation funds. Maintain accurate records of fund distribution, system functionality, and compliance with donor criteria, providing reports for audits and reviews. Regularly communicate updates to stakeholders regarding the awarding process, system performance, and compliance status. - (Essential)

Sponsorship: Visa sponsorship will be considered on a case-by-case basis, depending upon the needs of the unit, available sponsorship budget, and the qualifications of the candidate.

Funding Source: Institutional

Open Until Filled: No

Special Instructions:

 

AA/EEO Statement

Eastern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age (40 and over), race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information in the admission to, or participation in, any educational program or activity (e.g., athletics, academics and housing) which it conducts or any employment policy or practice.

 

Background Check Statement

Offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory background check.

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