Manager, Financial Technology

Carnival Corporation • Miami, FL

4h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Financial Technology Manager will be responsible for overseeing efforts to
support financial standardization, operational excellence, and governance
maturity across Finance. This role partners with Payroll, Finance, FP&A,
Treasury, Technology, and Compliance teams to design and operationalize
harmonized processes, implement policies and deliver scalable frameworks that
support the financial processes.  The Manager will be responsible for
documenting and ensuring appropriate financial data access between all Carnival
finance applications, systems, and user access.  The Manager is responsible for
following up on all data quality management, data quality assurance, data
governance and reporting excellence.  The manager will manage, oversee, and
develop the work on several onshore and offshore contractual resources and
define a strategic plan for the department. 

Responsible for leading, organizing, planning and multiple efforts in any
function or process as needed by Finance and work closely with the Financial
Systems Leadership team consisting of 6 Managers and various departments
including Oracle Financials, Inventory Systems, Payroll, Shipboard Financial
Applications, Financial Analytics, Capital/Financial Planning, Revenue, and
Corporate Legal applications.  They will lead the design of the future strategic
technology roadmap while providing guidance and support to Managers and Business
Systems Analysts throughout the organization. 

The Financial Technology Manager will assess and design technical solution
enhancements for our reporting and planning teams. They will transform business
processes, practices, and tools to deliver end‑to‑end reporting and planning
applications. This role combines strategic planning with hands-on implementation
across various aspects of digital transformation within financial planning,
emphasizing both technical expertise and leadership in change management and
process improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Bachelor’s degree in information systems, IT, Accounting, Finance, or related field of study; or any combination of relevant background, skills, and experience. 
• Project Management and previous Management Experience
• Ability to manage time and engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously at a fast pace. 
• Ability to problem solve and excellent communication skills.
• Experience managing business/financial planning and analysis processes. 
• Working knowledge in accounting principles and issues.
• Knowledge of infrastructure requirements, data governance and finance.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication, planning and problem-solving skills.
• Strong understanding of financial data analysis tools and systems such as Oracle Financials, BI analytics, cloud and local data warehouses, etc. 
• Contractual resources on/offshore.  The ideal candidate brings strong experience in project management, policy governance, process harmonization, and standardization, with a proven ability to execute complex, multi-region initiatives in diverse environments.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree Preferred

Responsibilities

• Support the development of a Financial Technology roadmap by partnering with business stakeholders. This role collaborates with teams across CCL Finance, Purchasing, Corporate, and Information Technology to ensure alignment with corporate goals and initiatives. Maintain and contribute to a unified finance operating model across international regions, business units, and entities.
• Lead and drive change with the team by embracing and communicating the vision, assisting management with implementation of methods that ensures organizational buy-in and support and prioritizes and integrates the changes into business practice. Design and produce executive project management reporting, management capital and expense funding and resource management.
• Provide direction, guidance, and support to Project Managers and Business Analysts, collaborating with cross functional teams to identify, document, and communicate opportunities for improving security and governance across processes, technology, and resources.
• Support oversight of the teams in the reviews all I/S provided System Development Methodology documentation prior to sign-off.  Proactively understands and manages risks by developing, testing, and/or implementing controls that are in support of Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) regulations. 
• Implement and provide training and structure for standard of technologies within the finance area. (Project tools standards, SharePoint sites, Teams, Outlook, Interface Diagrams, etc.)
• Proactively seek opportunities to partner with business initiatives.  Partner and provide leadership to stakeholders taking into consideration corporate strategy and initiatives.  Develop strategy to determine priority and types of projects. Facilitate multiple projects and balance the resources, timelines, priority, and scope/objectives of projects. Prepare ROI and business objectives to obtain funding.  Review and coordinate high level project plans.  Oversee communication of status and results to business groups. 
• Staff Support – Assist with leading team objectives and day‑to‑day activities, including helping define role expectations and supporting recruiting efforts within the Financial Systems team. Contribute to training and development by identifying strengths, areas for improvement, and cross‑training needs. Work with team members and SMEs to ensure project business requirements are well understood and documented. Help identify risks, business needs, and opportunities that align with broader departmental objectives.

Benefits

• Health Benefits: Cost-effective medical, dental and vision plans Employee Assistance Program and other mental health resources Additional programs include company paid term life insurance and disability coverage
• Financial Benefits: 401(k) plan that includes a company match Employee Stock Purchase plan
• Paid Time Off Holidays – All full-time and part-time with benefits employees receive days off for 8 company-wide holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays to be taken at the employee’s discretion.
• Vacation Time – All full-time employees at the manager and below level start with 14 days/year; director and above level start with 19 days/year.  Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work, with a minimum of 84 hours/year.  All employees gain additional vacation time with further tenure.
• Sick Time – All full-time employees receive 80 hours of sick time each year.  Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work, with a minimum of 60 hours each year.
• Complementary stand-by cruises, employee discounts on confirmed cruises, plus special rates for family and friends
• Personal and professional learning and development resources including tuition reimbursement
• On-site Fitness center at our Miami campus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager