Senior Operations Accountant

Great Vacations Begin With Great Employees!

Combine your experience and sense of adventure by joining our exciting team of employees in Miami, Fl.  Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is pleased to offer a competitive compensation & benefits package, and excellent career development opportunities, each offering unique ways to explore the world.  

As Senior Operations Accountant, you will be required to perform minimal supervisory responsibility, having controllership-like accountability over all shipboard revenues and expenses for assigned ships or requiring a specialized skill set for specific multi-million dollar revenue and / or expense categories of the Royal Caribbean Brands. You will be partly responsible for ensuring compliance with accounting policies and principles as well as departmental procedures. In addition, you will need knowledge of MS Excel, VBA coding and MS Access databases development and maintenance for recording and analysis of financial information. You will be required to interact with shipboard financial personnel, Operating and Financial groups, Information Technology, Purchasing, Treasury, and Accounting Management.

Career Snapshot:

• In most cases, will supervise two or three Staff Accountants and/or Clerks to ensure adherence to Sarbanes Oxley internal controls, procedural / accounting policies and achievement of departmental goals.
• May require development and maintenance of Access databases and VB coding designed for compilation of financial information to record and analyze shipboard related financial transactions for use by shore-side and/or shipboard personnel, which is essential for the timely and efficient recording and analysis of financial information.
• Assists in the development of processes, queries, complex (VB intensive) workbooks, training / instructional manuals and other tools, for use by shore-side and/or shipboard personnel, which is essential for the timely and efficient recording of financial information.
• Is a key participant in determining proper accounting and providing instructions on recording hotel or vessel related transactions to shore-side and shipboard staff.
• May work in conjunction with Accounting Management, Operations, and Legal with respect to accounting and financial transactions during Revenue Partner contract negotiations.
• Applies accounting concepts and policies in the preparation and review of shipboard related financial transactions which may include but are not limited to voyage processing, high volume complex accruals and prepaid expenses across a large number of accounts and monthly reclasses.
• Prepares and/or reviews monthly balance sheet reconciliations and ensures timely resolution on outstanding items.
• Assists in the review of balance sheet and profit & loss financial statements to identify and resolve Accounting issues/errors during the month-end closing process.
• May collaborate with shipboard and shore-side operational groups in order to analyze hotel and/or vessel monthly financial results and identify variance drivers for management.
• May assist management in the analysis and identification of significant Year over Year or Month over Month flux drivers relating to Balance Sheet accounts.
• May assist management in generating financial schedules, Sarbanes Oxley documentation, and other items for external and internal auditors, as needed.
• Compiles / reviews financial and statistical data and generates reports used by the upper management of various shore-side groups in evaluating the financial and operational performance of shipboard personnel.
• May assist management in hiring, evaluating performance and conducting performance reviews for direct reports.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and/or Finance from an accredited university.
• 3-5 years experience in Accounting and/or Finance. CPA preferred.
• Must have knowledge of, and be able to apply, U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Requires strong analytical skills.
• Must have strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be capable of supervising / managing other professionals.
• Must work effectively with all levels of management.
• Must be literate in Windows operating system, Excel, Access, Word and Power Point. Must have knowledge of financial and inventory control systems.

Preferences:

• Experience with Excel VBA programming preferred.
• Knowledge of Access database design, query and report creation preferred.
• JD Edwards and CrunchTime experience preferred.

Thank you for your interest in this role. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is the world's second largest cruise company, operating under Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Club Cruises brands. These brands offer an array of onboard activities, services and amenities, including simulated surfing, swimming pools, sun decks, beauty salons, exercise and spa facilities, ice skating rinks, in-line skating, basketball courts, rock climbing walls, miniature golf courses, gaming facilities, lounges, bars, Las Vegas-style entertainment, cinemas and Royal Promenades, which include interior shopping, dining and an entertainment boulevard.

Join our team as our Senior Operations Accountant.  Once you click to apply below, it will take you 10-15 mins to complete our application, which will help us better qualify your candidacy.   If you are being considered for this position you will hear back from us within the next 30-60 days.  During this time, you can view your application status on our career site. 

Join us at Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., where great vacations begin with great employees!

RCL is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Job: Accounting
Primary Location: United States-Florida-Miami
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Employee Status: Regular