New

Budget Director I

University of Central Florida
life insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, sick time
United States, Florida, Orlando
Jan 18, 2025
A&F Finance Business Center: The Administration and Finance (A&F) division's Finance Business Center supports the following units: Office of the CFO, Financial Affairs, Human Resources, and Public Safety & UCF Police. Our team serves as trusted advisors to the CFO and the division's leadership team. The Opportunity: Unleash YOUR potential with us! Reporting to the A&F division's Assistant Vice President for Budget Operations and Strategic Initiatives, this position directs and oversees accounting and budget management for the A&F division's $45M+ operating budget including the CFO's Office, Financial Affairs, Human Resources, Public Safety, and division-led university special projects (i.e., ERP Finance and HR implementation). It also provides guidance and leadership to the division's Finance Business Center (FBC) and assists the A&F CFO and Senior Vice President and the senior leadership team in planning, development, and decision-making to execute the division's financial strategies and goals. Position requires significant experience analyzing budget data and preparing reports for diverse audiences and levels of financial acumen. Responsibilities: Formulates, implements, and administers the annual operating budget for the division's units and performs long-term, multi-year budget planning and forecasting. Monitors and analyzes performance against budgets on a monthly basis and provides financial guidance to unit leadership and personnel as it relates to the planning, preparation, and execution of their budgets. Responsible for implementing, managing, and ensuring the fiscal integrity of all division expense and revenue transactions. This includes overseeing and/or approving funding requests/transfers, requisitions, journal entries, payment of invoices, cost center creation and/or close out, etc. The frequency and volume of transactions within the division is high, particularly in the Public Safety area. Develops, implements, and maintains accounting and budgeting guidelines and standard operating procedures to ensure the division's FBC staff is properly trained and is serving its units effectively and efficiently. This includes establishing and maintaining internal controls to ensure division funds are managed and utilized in accordance with applicable laws and university and/or State of Florida contracts, guidelines, policies, procedures, and regulations. Develops, implements, and maintains budget tools and reports utilizing Adaptive Planning, Excel, Power BI, Workday, etc. to support planning, forecasting, monitoring, and decision support. This may include budget data for presentation to university budget committees, division senor management, Board of Trustees (BOT), and BOT Budget and Finance Committee. Leads process improvement efforts to automate/streamline division financial business processes, create efficiencies, and remove obstacles and/or duplication of effort. As a leading FBC in the continuing evolution of UCF's SET model, this may encompass working with the Finance Center of Expertise and Knights Experience Team (kNEXT) to provide feedback on central business processes, reports, and systems and assist with developing standard reports and other templates to be used across the university. Attends Office of Budget Planning and Analysis (BPA) Budget Director meetings, Financial Affairs Financial Focus Group (FFG) meetings, and other finance-related regular and ad hoc meetings to stay abreast of evolving and new processes and guidelines/policies/procedures/regulations. May also serve on search and other university committees, as needed. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's or Master's degree and 8+ years of relevant experience, including 3+ years of leadership experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience pursuant to Fla. Stat. 112.219. Click here for more information. Preferred Qualifications: 10+ years of experience in finance, accounting, or a related field including 5+ years leading, developing, and training teams. Hands-on experience creating financial reports for different audiences and levels of acumen to support effective decision making and planning. Advanced proficiency in financial analysis tools such as Microsoft Excel, including formulas, pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, charts, and macros. General experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) software (e.g. Oracle Cloud, PeopleSoft, SAP, Workday), and budget planning and reporting software (e.g. Anaplan, Axiom, Workday Adaptive planning). Demonstrated ability developing recommendations from data, creating reports and visualizations that drive strategic decision-making and business outcomes. Strong understanding of analytics techniques to provide comprehensive data insights for long-term budget planning and forecasting. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a track record of successful stakeholder engagement. Strong negotiation and persuasion skills with the ability to work collaboratively across departments. Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field (e.g., Business, Economics, Finance, etc.) is desirable. Additional Application Materials Required: In addition to your application, please submit a Cover Letter and Resume. 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 13 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 Flexible work environment 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. #LI-HYBRID Department Administration and Finance Finance Business Center Work Schedule Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 5:00PM Hybrid work schedule available Type of Appointment Regular Expected Salary $89,076.00 to Negotiable Job Posting End Date 01-31-2025-12-00-AM Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: The University of Central Florida is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including Disabled/Vets. Click on UCF's Equal Opportunity Statement to view the President's Statement. The UCF affirmative action plans for qualified individuals with disabilities and protected Veterans are available for inspection in the Office of Institutional Equity, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., upon request. As a Florida public university, UCF makes all application materials and selection procedures available to the public upon request. The University of Central Florida is proud to be a smoke-free campus and an E-Verify employer.