Carnival Cruise Line · 9 hours ago
Sr. Loyalty Accounting Manager
Miami, FL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expCarnival Cruise Line is the world’s most popular cruise line, dedicated to delivering safe and memorable vacations. The Senior Manager, Loyalty Accounting will oversee the accurate reporting of loyalty-related revenue and costs, manage a team, and ensure compliance with US GAAP in relation to loyalty accounting.
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Responsibilities
Manages a team of direct and indirect reports including day to day oversight, providing professional development opportunities and annual performance evaluation
Maintain and update underlying schedules and workpapers used to determine loyalty accounting balances for period-end reporting
Coordinate with co-branding partners that utilize CCL loyalty brands for the Company’s portion of revenue share, bounties, etc., as well as the amount of point liability to be accrued each reporting period
On an as-needed basis, perform all technical research related to loyalty accounting and US GAAP, including the impact of any pronouncements issued by the FASB and their potential impact on CCL’s loyalty accounting and all general financial reporting issues
Collaborate with CCL FP&A, the Loyalty Program Team, and other departments within the Company that will require a loyalty accounting viewpoint for planning, forecasting, etc., including the maintenance of internal models used for these purposes
Take ownership and manage all policy memos regarding CCL’s technical accounting positions related to the application of loyalty accounting and general accounting issues in the Revenue Accounting group under US GAAP
Provide the financial reporting team with all loyalty-related balances and disclosures required for regulatory filings
Serve as the external auditor’s point-of-contact for all questions and requests related to loyalty accounting and general accounting issues related to Revenue Accounting
Work on Special and Ad-hoc Projects are required to support the Loyalty Accounting and Revenue Accounting function
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related field
Master's Degree in Accounting/Business Administration combined with a CPA
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
6 – 8 years of public accounting experience, preferably from a “Big 4” firm in the audit line of service or in a consulting capacity that advises on technical accounting matters
10 years of overall accounting experience with a mix of public accounting and loyalty accounting
The ability to perform technical accounting research through use and direct referencing of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, not developing research solely through interpretive guides, manuals, and other nonauthoritative sources
A comprehensive understanding of FASB ASC Topic 606, especially as it relates to loyalty accounting (i.e., allocation of a material right, accounting for breakage, accounting for loyalty brand IP (symbolic IP) and the application of the sales-based royalty scope exception, estimating SSP for loyalty points, updating estimates of constrained variable consideration and breakage, etc.)
Benefits
Cost-effective medical, dental and vision plans
Employee Assistance Program and other mental health resources
Additional programs include company paid term life insurance and disability coverage
401(k) plan that includes a company match
Employee Stock Purchase plan
Holidays – All full-time and part-time with benefits employees receive days off for 8 company-wide holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays to be taken at the employee’s discretion.
Vacation Time – All full-time employees at the manager and below level start with 14 days/year; director and above level start with 19 days/year. Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work, with a minimum of 84 hours/year. All employees gain additional vacation time with further tenure.
Sick Time – All full-time employees receive 80 hours of sick time each year. Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work, with a minimum of 60 hours each year.
Complementary stand-by cruises, employee discounts on confirmed cruises, plus special rates for family and friends
Personal and professional learning and development resources including tuition reimbursement
On-site Fitness center at our Miami campus
Company
Carnival Cruise Line
Carnival Cruise Line offers an online platform that enables travelers to plan and book cruise tours from a range of packages.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$7.5M2022-08-08Series Unknown· $7.5M
1987-07-31IPO
Leadership Team
David K. Dingle
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
Michael Thamm
Chief Executive Officer , Costa Crociere S.p.A.
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