Audits-Ready Compliance & Performance Analyst

University of Central Florida; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 51,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Pegasus Research Institute (PRI), part of the University of Central Florida, seeks an experienced Compliance & Reporting Analyst to monitor adherence to institutional requirements, sponsor agreements, and policies. You will maintain documentation, support audits, and develop reporting tools for informed decision-making.

The role collaborates with program, project, finance, and operations teams to improve reporting quality and ensure audit readiness. Hours are full-time on-site in Florida.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with 5-8 years in compliance, audit, sponsored research, quality assurance, internal controls, or performance reporting.
• Preferred qualifications include agreement/procedure alignment, evidence-quality testing, audit readiness, and document control, plus KPI definitions and control schedules.
• Experience in risk, corrective action, exception, and issue tracking, and analytical reconciliation across programmatic, project, and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Monitor compliance with institutional policies, sponsor requirements, agreements, and established procedures.
• Maintain documentation, records, and evidence necessary to support audits, reviews, and compliance assessments.
• Perform evidence-quality testing and document-control activities to ensure reporting accuracy and audit readiness.
• Develop and maintain reporting calendars, KPIs, compliance checklists, and control schedules.
• Track risks, exceptions, corrective actions, and compliance issues, ensuring appropriate follow-up and resolution.
• Conduct analytical reviews and reconciliations across programmatic, project, operational, and financial reports.
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc reports that communicate performance, compliance status, trends, and risks to leadership.
• Identify reporting discrepancies, process gaps, and control weaknesses and recommend corrective actions.
• Support internal and external audits by gathering documentation, coordinating responses, and tracking remediation efforts.
• Assist with policy interpretation and provide guidance on compliance-related processes and requirements.
• Collaborate with program, project, finance, and operational teams to improve reporting quality and process efficiency.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen compliance controls and operational effectiveness.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Pegasus Research Institute (PRI), part of the University of Central Florida, seeks an experienced Compliance & Reporting Analyst to monitor adherence to institutional requirements, sponsor agreements, and policies. You will maintain documentation, support audits, and develop reporting tools for informed decision-making.

The role collaborates with program, project, finance, and operations teams to improve reporting quality and ensure audit readiness. Hours are full-time on-site in Florida.