Financial Analyst - Newbuild

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

 

This position works on-site in Miami, Florida

 

Position Summary:

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.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Updates the cost tracking of the fleet modernization budget, covering detailed purchase orders, schedules of value, and turn-key contracts.
• Participate in 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.
• Participate in 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.
• Participate in the development of financial plans, ROI analysis, and proper investment vs. expense recognition.
• Coordinate meetings with Project Managers on a quarterly basis to perform a detail review of all capital expenses and prepare submission for quarterly SOX certification.
• Financial Control of Vessel Construction costs, Revitalizations and projects. The active portfolio is approximately $30B on a rolling 5-year cycle.
• Aids 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.
• 1 -3 years of work experience.
• Excel and financial modeling required, proficiency with Microsoft package.
• Working knowledge in Business Intelligence Visualization tools such as PowerBI or Tableau.
• 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 proj