Lead, Financial Planning and Analysis

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The Royal Caribbean Group has an exciting career opportunity for a full time Lead, Financial Planning and Analysis reporting to the Director, Finance Shared Services .

Position is onsite and based in Miami, FL

This position will play a pivotal role in enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of the Shared Services Finance department. They are responsible for leading complex analyses, developing insights, and delivering solutions that will drive performance improvement across the enterprise.

They will also consolidate reporting, and analysis aimed at driving improved financial results in partnership with the Human Resource leaders and the various finance departments. They will also oversee the G&A budget for the Human resources SHS Shared Service team. This person will play a crucial role in the forecasting and analysis of our G&A costs. They must be in constant communication with the teams in Miami, the Philippines, UK, and all other international locations to incorporate the ever-changing business environment into our financial models and projections. Their primary objective is to support the Director of Finance with financial insight into the overall Human resources costs (opex, capex, payroll, and other G&A) as well as develop the materials for the AOP, Strat Plans and any other ad hoc deliverables. They will need strong work ethic, have a proficient level of diligence, outstanding analytical skills and have a solution-oriented approach to problems. Effective communication to management and the respective Executive groups is critical to the success of this position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serves as point person for Human Resource planning and analysis for all SHS Human Resource costs.
• Responsible for creating, developing, and packaging financial reports and presentations for monthly performance reviews, management reporting and strategic planning.
• Maintains and updates management reporting to clearly communicate actual results, trends, opportunities, and alternative scenarios.
• Prepares AOP, Plan and Strat Plan materials as well as any other ad hoc projects and reporting requests.
• Supports the strategic planning efforts for the SHS Finance
• Develops and maintains detailed budgets, forecasts, and financial models for G&A.
• Oversees preparation of month-end journal entries, including re-classes, accruals, and prepaid entries, ensuring that all expense recording is in compliance with Sarbanes Oxley, accounting and other company policies for the G&A accounts.
• Develops and maintains all SHS G&A financial reports and bridges for SHS leadership, corporate planning, and brand finance, to track G&A performance and KPIs, as well as to ensure visibility, transparency, and adherence to budget.
• Prepares financial reports and presentations to communicate performance to stakeholders.
• Supports brand initiatives and ad-projects as assigned.

Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills:

• B.A in Finance, or related field required.
• Master’s degree in business, finance or in a technical field preferred.
• 5-7 years of related financial or business analysis experience. Cruising industry experience preferred.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills are required. Dashboard analytic experience required.
• Hyperion, Oracle, Smartview experience.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and multitask in a demanding environment.
• Excellent project management skills, including the ability to lead, facilitate and organize.
• Must be an initiative-taker and highly motivated, with the ability to work both independently and in a team environment. 
• Desire to learn and deliver business decision aids to operational leaders.
• Must be detail oriented to ensure accuracy in analysis.
• Prior experience with Essbase a plus.
• Must work independently with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work under tight timelines, prioritizing responsibilities as needed.

We know there's a lot to consider. As you go through the application process, our recruiters will be glad to provide guidance, and more relevant details to answer any additional questions. Thank you again for your interest in Royal Caribbean Group. We'll hope to see you onboard soon!

The position is not eligible for work authorization sponsorship.

It is the policy of the Company to ensure equal employment and promotion opportunity to qualified candidates without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, sexuality, gender identity or expression, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Royal Caribbean Group and each of its subsidiaries prohibit and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment.