Royal Caribbean Group · 1 day ago
Lead Financial Analyst, Newbuild
Royal Caribbean Group is a leader in the cruise industry, offering exciting career opportunities. The Lead Financial Analyst in Newbuild plays a critical role in managing the financial aspects of the newbuild portfolio, ensuring effective financial processes and reporting while collaborating with project leaders to manage financial risks and opportunities.
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Responsibilities
Own the financial management and cost tracking of the entire project budget, covering both yard and non-yard expenses
Serves as primary financial contact for the newbuild and brand leadership team
Lead and oversee meetings with key project and operational leaders to review budget status, monitor scope commitments, and proactively escalate risk to senior leadership
Supervise the continuous updates of all financial trackers and the Yellow Sheet (the primary budget document) to ensure they reflect the most current forecasts
Manage the identification, tracking & management of risk items and ensures items are addressed in each financial meeting with the project teams
Collaborate with the site office finance counterpart to keep the change order forecast current, finalize change orders, and manage the approval process for change order memos
Create financial presentations for monthly project team meetings, Newbuild executive meetings, and CFO meetings
Tasked with improving and evolving both new and existing process, systems and tools
Review all journal entries prior to Finance Manager / Sr. Manager approval to ensure compliance with company policies
Supervise analyst /Sr. analyst as they update the monthly capex file and review forecast and variance explanations for accuracy
Coordinate calls with the Owner’s Supply Teams and IT departments monthly to ensure capex updates are accurately reflected in submissions
Lead the tracking and reporting of foreign exchange and hedging activities, working closely with treasury teams to monitor the latest ECA financing developments
Oversee the monthly submittal of the (Non-Yard Cost) NYC file monthly to the Treasury team, ensuring it includes the latest forecasts for Change Orders and Non-Yard Costs
Support quarterly internal and external audit processes by preparing and providing required financial data
Provides support, guidance and training to the analysts/ Sr. analysts on the team
Aids in all ad-hoc financial analysis request within the department
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in business, finance or in a technical field at a minimum; or significant and recent direct experience in FP&A role
Excel and financial modeling required, proficiency with Microsoft package
Working knowledge in Business Intelligence Visualization tools such as PowerBI or Tableau
6-8 years related experience
Candidate must have strong written and oral communication skills and be able to work effectively with all levels of operational personnel
Positive attitude with proven history of success in project analysis, tracking & implementation
Ability to ask critical questions and translate business unit opportunities into clear financial models
Excellent organizational skills
Ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities with confidence and composure
Ability to succeed in a team environment
Ability to share information and work in a standardized environment
Understanding of accounting processes, procedure and internal controls
Benefits
Competitive compensation and benefits package
Excellent career development opportunities
Company
Royal Caribbean Group
Royal Caribbean Group is a cruise vacation company with a global fleet of 63 ships traveling around the world.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$15.43BKey Investors
RCI HoldingsMorgan Stanley
2025-09-22Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2025-05-14Post Ipo Debt· $2.28B
2024-09-16Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
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