University of Florida

Management Analyst

University of Florida$85K — $95K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field with 2 years of experience or equivalent.
  • Preferred degree in finance, accounting, or related area.
  • Strong analytical skills, proficient in Excel and experience with data visualization tools like PowerBI.
  • Ability to interpret and apply financial regulations and policies.
  • Effective written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Provide advanced analysis for CFO leadership to support strategic decisions.
  • Respond to ad hoc analytical requests from leadership and stakeholders.
  • Translate findings into actionable insights for strategic questions.
  • Lead and coordinate special projects for the CFO Division.
  • Facilitate collaboration across departments and communicate project outcomes to leadership.
  • Develop strong partnerships with data owners and business process leaders.
  • Act as a key contact to ensure accurate data governance for decision-making.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on strategic initiatives for the CFO Division.
  • Engagement with diverse stakeholders across the campus community.
  • Autonomy in leading projects from concept to execution.
  • Exposure to high-level financial operations and decision-making processes.
Full Job Description
Management Analyst

Job no: 541086
Work type: Staff Full-Time
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Business/Accounting/Finance, Office/Administrative/Fiscal Support
Department:21010000 - CFO-VP OFFICE

Classification Title:
Management Analyst

Classification Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in an appropriate area and two years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Description:
This role will focus primarily on special projects and ad hoc requests to support the CFO Division leadership and operational decisions.

Ad Hoc Requests & Strategic Decision Support

  • Provides advanced analysis for CFO Division leadership to support strategic decision-making.
  • Responds to ad hoc analytical requests from CFO Division leadership and other stakeholders by researching questions, fathering and validating relevant information, performing analysis, and communicating findings.
  • Translates findings into actionable insights.
  • Provides timely decision support on emerging issues, operational needs, and strategic questions.

Special Projects

  • Leads and coordinates special projects and strategic initiatives on behalf of the CFO Division and Finance Intelligence & Controls team.
  • Provides leadership in defining project objectives, establishing priorities, coordinating stakeholders, and guiding initiatives from concept through implementation.
  • Facilitates collaboration across departments and campus partners, communicates project status and outcomes to leadership, and helps ensure initiatives are aligned with organizational priorities and achieve intended results.

Collaboration and Liaison

  • Develops and sustains strong partnerships with data owners and business process leaders across the CFO Division and the broader campus community, with a particular focus on those whose data impacts financial operations.
  • Acts as a key point of contact to ensure that data is accurately represented, appropriately governed, and effectively leveraged for decision-making.


Expected Salary:
85,000 - 95,000; Commensurate with experience

Preferred:
EDUCATION & TRAINING:

- Degree in finance, accounting, or another relevant field.

- College/unit-level financial operations experience at the University of Florida.

- Strong analytical skills. Must be proficient in Excel. Demonstrated skills in PowerBI and other data visualization tools are highly valuable.

- Ability to work and maintain effective working relationships with others;

- Ability to understand, interpret, and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures

- Effective communication skills, both written and oral;

- Complete work according to scheduled deadlines

- Work with limited supervision

- Utilize problem solving techniques and work independently.

Special Instructions to Applicants:
In order to be considered, you must upload your cover letter and resume.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.

Health Assessment Required:No

Advertised: 24 Aug 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 24 Sep 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

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About University of Florida

The University of Florida (UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and traces its origins to 1853 and has operated continuously on its Gainesville campus since September 1906. The University of Florida is one of sixty-two elected member institutions of the Association of American Universities (AAU), the association of preeminent North American research universities, and the only AAU member university in Florida. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities ? Very high research activity".
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