Senior Financial Analyst, Newbuild

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The Royal Caribbean Group has an exciting career opportunity for a full time Sr Financial Analyst - Newbuild reporting to the Manager, Newbuild Finance.

 

This position will work on-site in Miami, Florida.

 

This role offers the chance to work in a highly dynamic and innovative environment by providing critical financial support to RCG’s cutting-edge Newbuild and Innovation Organization.

 

The finance team is responsible for actively managing costs of the newbuild portfolio approximately $30B on a rolling 5-year cycle related to current and future projects. The finance team supports the Newbuild and Innovation Organization by providing support to its operational and strategic processes and plays a critical role in fostering strong relationships with the shipyards.

 

The finance team collaborates closely with the project and operational leaders to manage the project financials, risk, and opportunities. Additionally, the finance team is responsible for maintaining effective financial processes and controls across projects and creating and delivering effective financial reports that enable timely decision making and are compliant with RCG’s procedures.

 

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the cost tracking of the fleet modernization budget, covering detailed purchase orders, schedules of value, and turn-key contracts.
• Serves as primary financial contact for the project team.
• Organize and conduct meetings with key project and operational leaders to review budget status, monitor scope commitments, and escalate potential risks promptly.
• Maintain and continuously update all financial trackers and budget documents to reflect the most current forecasts.
• Oversee the identification, tracking, and management of risk items, ensuring items are addressed in each financial meeting with the project teams.
• Assist the Lead/Finance Manager in creating financial presentations for monthly project team meetings, Newbuild executive meetings, and Brand meetings.
• Prepare and submit to Manager necessary journal entries to ensure compliance with company policies.
• Update the monthly capex file, managing the forecasting process for assigned ship(s), and providing variance explanations to the Capital Planning team.
• Support quarterly internal and external audit processes by preparing and providing required financial data.
• Partner with Key Project Stakeholders to prepare required financial support for Capital Appropriation Request (CAR) submissions & CAR amendments.
• Manage the development of financial plans, ROI analysis, and proper investment vs. expense recognition.
• Lead meetings with Project Managers on a quarterly basis to perform a detail review of all capital expenses and prepare submission for quarterly SOX certification.
• Aid in all ad-hoc financial analysis request within the department

 

Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting or related field required. MBA is a plus.
• 4-6 years of work experience.
• Excel and financial modeling required, proficiency with Microsoft package.
• Experience with PowerBI or other Business Intelligence and Visualization tools a plus.
• Candidate must have strong written and oral communication skills and be able to work effectively with all levels of operational personnel.
• Must have the ability to think independently and explain complex solutions in a simple manner.
• Positive attitude with proven history of success in project analysis, tracking & implementation.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities with confidence and composure.
• Ability to succeed in a team environment.
• Embrace cross training as back-up for other team members.
• Ability to share information and work in a standardized environment.
• Understanding of accounting processes, procedure and internal control