Sr. Analyst, Financial Planning and Analysis
About The Position
Royal Caribbean Group’s Destination Development team is seeking a senior analyst to support financial analysis, reporting, and protocols for its destination and infrastructure joint venture investments around the globe. The group pursues investments that serve the company’s growing fleet and markets, improve guest satisfaction, and generate long-term returns. The role works closely with Destination Development business owners to help advance projects and manage internal financial reporting. The analyst analyzes financial plans and operating forecasts and reviews financial reports for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with procedures and regulations. The role manages the team’s expense activity and approvals and presents leadership with updates on financial activity and forecasts. It also supports portfolio forecasting and actuals, budget management, financial communications and approvals, audit coordination, and vendor and transaction processing.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a quantitative discipline.
- Six years of experience in a financial role.
- Strong accounting, analytical, and financial analysis skills.
- Detail-oriented and well organized, with keen attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to communicate with all levels of management, employees, coworkers, and vendors.
- Proactive work style and ability to work independently with limited direction.
- Ability to adapt to new challenges in a dynamic, fast-paced environment while handling multiple projects.
- Ability to prioritize deliverables and meet demanding deadlines.
- Ability to work well in a team-oriented environment or individually.
- Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in accounting, asset management, or real estate investments.
- Previous valuation experience and experience working with joint venture investments.
- Previous experience with equity method accounting.
Responsibilities
- Update actuals and forecasts for the portfolio of joint venture investment financials and capital expenditure budgets, and conduct ad hoc analyses for portfolio investments.
- Manage project liquidity needs and communicate recommendations based on investment circumstances.
- Manage port berthing agreements and minimum guarantees, and identify ways to optimize financials for specific joint venture needs.
- Provide forecasts, actuals, and variance reporting on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
- Serve as a key liaison between the Assets Management Office and the joint ventures in the portfolio.
- Act as the Destination Development group’s key contact with Capital, Internal and External Financial Reporting, Corporate Finance, Technical Accounting Group, Grand Finance, and Cash Management Office.
- Coordinate internal and external approvals, submit required SOX compliance and financial reports, and oversee accurate accounting of joint venture investments and transactions.
- Monitor and close audit requests and help coordinate updates on open issues and remediation.
- Manage the Destination Development team’s budget by optimizing group spending, maintaining the expense tracker, and updating the group forecast.
- Manage vendors and relevant transactions for the group, review contracts and partner and vendor terms for financial impact, and ensure transactions are accurately paid and reflected in systems.
- Present leadership with updates on the group’s financial activity and forecasts.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits package.
- Career development opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
