Finance Specialist - Trainee | Carnival Cruise Line

OSM's Recruitment team is looking for experienced Finance Specialists to join Carnival Cruise Line for unique career opportunities.

Set sail on a new career with Carnival, and help Carnival bring the FUN to life aboard one of their fantastic vessels! Carnival is looking for dedicated individuals to join as Finance Specialists!

Carnival's Finance Specialists have a head for numbers! As a Finance Specialist you will be joining a small specialized FUN team who for executing efficient and effective transaction processing and providing an expert financial point of view, contributing to proactively driving business results. The Finance specialist supports the finance team by recording on board coats and revenue data performing audits and providing financial data and analysis to the operating departments.

As with all of Carnival's team members, you’ll be a highly visible member of the team, and will constantly interact with guests and helping them with questions. The vacation experience Carnival promises their guests will start with you!

Position Functions:

• Oversees the automated revenue accounting processes.
• Activates and closes revenue voyages in relevant systems
• Ensures sales data from the Point of Sales system balances with the Sail & Sign payment system. Identifies, researches and corrects all discrepancies on a daily basis
• Monitors and manages guest and crew payment accounts, ensuring a form of payment is available at all times.
• Processes the ordering and receiving of goods on board via the designated on board inventory management system and reports variances to shipboard and shore side management.
• Conducts periodic audits of inventories in various storage locations.
• Performs end of voyage posting to close the period in the on-board inventory management system.
• Serves as administrator of all on board financial systems, provides end user support and performs tests during new deployments and special projects. Troubleshoots system issues, coordinates with the shipboard and shoreside I/S teams to resolve these issues
• Trains new Finance Specialists in all job functions and generates training performance evaluations.

Reporting and Analysis

• Provides various cost and revenue related financial reports to operating departments and shoreside management.
• Performs the analysis of item activity and pricing fluctuations and submits findings to shipboard management and Corporate Procurement.
• Provides financial support to various on board departments by responding to queries and providing reports and analysis upon request.
• Analyses impact of new initiatives and gives recommendations towards new procedures

On-board Safety Responsibility:

• Participate in all drills and safety meetings as per ship’s command requirements.
• Ensure SMS and company safety regulations are enforced

Requirements:

• Preferred Education: High School Diploma and/or Bachelor's Degree in the the Accountancy area of study
• Degree/diploma in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration
• Minimum of one year experience in a finance related position
• Shipboard experience is a plus
• Comprehensive knowledge of the English language