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Financial Affairs:
Financial Affairs partners with our UCF community to continuously improve and deliver outstanding administrative and financial services through innovative business and technological solutions and sound fiscal stewardship.
The Opportunity:
As a key member of UCF's Financial Affairs team, the Assistant Controller plays a central role in safeguarding the financial integrity of one of the nation's largest and most dynamic public research universities. This is an opportunity to lead meaningful accounting operations at scale — overseeing general ledger activities, driving financial reporting for University and Board-level audiences, and helping shape the systems and processes that keep UCF's financial operations running at their best. If you're ready to bring your expertise to an institution that values innovation, partnership, and impact — we'd love to hear from you.
Responsibilities:
Financial Reporting & Accounting Operations
- Assist with financial statement preparation, disclosures, MD&A, internal reporting, BOT materials, and BOG submissions.
- Manage assigned general ledger activities, including journal entries, accruals, adjustments, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
- Prepare and review audit workpapers, schedules, reconciliations, and confirmations while supporting compliance with applicable requirements.
- Research GASB/GAAP guidance and support implementation of new accounting standards, related templates, disclosures, and workpapers.
Team Leadership & Internal Controls
- Supervise and develop University Accountant III staff by assigning work, reviewing deliverables, setting goals, and providing technical guidance.
- Maintain internal controls, procedures, process documentation, and support Workday Finance ERP testing and process improvements.
Collaboration & Special Projects
- Provide backup coverage, participate in committees or workgroups, communicate outcomes, and complete assigned follow-up items.
- Support special projects, ad hoc analyses, process improvements, system implementations, and other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's or Master's degree and 4+ years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience pursuant to Fla. Stat. 112.219(6).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree in Accounting and/or active CPA licensure.
- Experience preparing and/or reviewing a full set of audited financial statements, footnote disclosures, and MD&A in compliance with either GASB or FASB.
- At least 1 year of experience directly supervising, leading, or mentoring professional accounting staff, with a track record of supporting team development and providing technical guidance.
- Advanced proficiency with Excel functions and financial analysis tools, with working knowledge of or exposure to AI-enabled automation or reconciliation tools.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze financial data, identify trends and variances, and communicate findings clearly to leadership through dashboards, written summaries, and presentations.
- Experience working within a large, decentralized, or complex organizational environment, with a track record of effective stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration.
- Experience using an enterprise financial system (e.g., Workday Finance, PeopleSoft, Oracle, or SAP) for general ledger management, journal entries, account reconciliation, or financial reporting.
Special Instructions to the Applicants:
The anticipated salary for this position is $100,000. The final salary will be determined based on the candidate's qualifications, experience, and internal equity considerations.
All applicants must be authorized to work for any U.S. employer. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position, and the university cannot accommodate H‑1B transfers or employment-based visa processing for individuals currently sponsored by another employer.
Are you ready to unleash YOUR potential?
As a next-generation public research university and Forbes-ranked top employer in Florida, we are a community of thinkers, doers, creators, innovators, healers, and leaders striving to create broader prosperity and help shape a better future. No matter what your role is, when you join Knight Nation, you’ll play an integral role at one of the most impactful universities in the country. You’ll be met with opportunities to connect and collaborate with talented faculty, staff, and students across 12 colleges and multiple campuses, engaging in impactful work that makes a positive difference. Your time at UCF will provide you with many meaningful opportunities to grow, you’ll work alongside talented colleagues on complex projects that will challenge you and help you gain new skills, and you’ll have countless rewarding experiences that go well beyond a paycheck.
Working at UCF has its perks! UCF offers:
- Benefit packages, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, and Employee Assistance Program
- Paid time off, including annual and sick time off and paid holidays
- Retirement savings options
- Employee discounts, including tickets to many Orlando attractions
- Education assistance
- And more…For more benefits information, view the UCF Employee Benefits Guide.
Dive into our Total Rewards Calculator to discover the diverse selection available to you, giving you a glimpse into the benefits that together shape your comprehensive rewards package at UCF.
Unless explicitly stated on the job posting, it is UCF’s expectation that an employee of UCF will reside in Florida as of the date the employment begins.
Department
Financial Affairs - Financial Reporting and General AccountingWork Schedule
Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PMType of Appointment
RegularExpected Salary
$89,076.00 to NegotiableJob Posting End Date
10-08-2026-12-00-AMThe University of Central Florida is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on any characteristic protected by law. The University maintains programs for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities in accordance with all applicable federal and state laws.
As a Florida public university, the University of Central Florida makes all application materials and selection procedures available to the public upon request.
UCF is proud to be a smoke-free campus and an E-Verify employer.
For general application or posting questions, please email [email protected].
If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please email [email protected].
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree
- 4 or more years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Master's degree in Accounting
- Active CPA licensure
- Experience preparing or reviewing audited financial statements, footnote disclosures, and MD&A under GASB or FASB
- At least 1 year of experience directly supervising, leading, or mentoring professional accounting staff
- Advanced proficiency with Excel functions and financial analysis tools
- Working knowledge of or exposure to AI-enabled automation or reconciliation tools
- Ability to analyze financial data, identify trends and variances, and communicate findings to leadership
- Experience in a large, decentralized, or complex organizational environment
- Experience using an enterprise financial system such as Workday Finance, PeopleSoft, Oracle, or SAP
- Authorization to work for any U.S. employer
University of Central Florida Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about University of Central Florida and has not been reviewed or approved by University of Central Florida.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is provided through the State of Florida Group Insurance Program, including medical, dental, vision, basic life, and optional supplemental plans administered via People First. Enrollment timing is clearly defined for new hires, with coverage able to start as soon as the month after hire.
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Retirement Support — Retirement options include the FRS Pension Plan, FRS Investment Plan, and the State University System Optional Retirement Program for eligible roles, plus voluntary 403(b) and 457(b) plans. Reemployment rules and continuation of health/life coverage in retirement are also outlined.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Nine paid holidays are recognized annually, with the possibility of additional paid personal leave days at the President’s discretion, and certain employees receive a personal holiday each year. Faculty also have access to leave programs such as sabbaticals and professional development leave.
University of Central Florida Insights
What We Do
Founded in 1963 to provide talent for Central Florida and the growing U.S. space program, UCF has been making an impact on the state, the nation — and outer space — ever since. With 13 colleges and more than 230 degree programs, your passion lies at one of our campus locations designed to help you succeed. From the main campus in east Orlando to UCF Downtown and Rosen College of Hospitality Management to the Academic Health Sciences Campus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn in the heart of your industry. UCF also has multiple regional locations and fully online programs — including online bachelor’s degrees, online graduate degrees, online certificates and more — to ensure that you can achieve your dreams whenever and wherever you want. Being part of the UCF alumni family means... being a community. A group of people who have a UCF experience, who care about the university and who want to stay connected to it. Being the voice of UCF alumni. Upholding and creating the traditions of UCF. We began with 423, and now we are over 340,000 strong. Our UCF experience has altered us. It has stuck with us. It has changed us. We engage the world with spirit and pride. We are passionate. We are enthusiastic. We are dedicated. We inform, educate and inspire. We embrace our inner Knights. We love our alma mater. We bleed black and gold. We are UCF.
