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The Royal Caribbean Group’s Royal Caribbean International brand has an exciting career opportunity for a full time Senior Financial Analyst Product Development on the Finance Team reporting to the Senior Manager, Product Development Finance.

This position will work onsite in Miami, Florida

Position Summary:

The Senior Financial Analyst Product Development functions as an integral part of the Royal Caribbean Finance department, and more specifically the Product Development Finance team. This position is responsible for conducting and coordinating various analyses as determined by Senior Management in support of operations decision making, most specifically around capital projects. This role will support and assist in planning and reporting of capital projects and related forecast, including the preparation of detailed financial models for the Company’s capital projects. Effective communication of this information with Senior Management and the respective operational groups is critical to the success of this position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support Capital Project Budgeting/Forecasting, annual consolidation, and monthly forecasting of project status against plan.
• Responsible for working with Private Destinations Team to estimate and develop capital budgets for Private Destination projects, including port development projects.
• Build financial models for Private Destinations projects and ship revites. Will work cross-functionally with newbuild, hotel operations, revenue management, onboard revenue, deployment strategy, product development, and brand/corporate finance to develop, and consistently update, reasonable assumptions based on performance benchmarks.
• Collaborate with Product Development to develop and submit capital requests to secure funding for product development projects.
• Properly track existing capital requests, update forecasts based on reasonable assumptions and actual performance and initiatives, and track watch list projects and amendments to existing projects.
• Consolidate and report on Capital projects and forecasting monthly and quarterly. Execute on SOX and Company capital reporting requirements, including capital projects in process and timely certifications.
• Coordinate and report on Monthly and Quarterly SG&A variances from forecast and actuals. Liaise with appropriate departments to complete monthly/quarterly requirements

Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills:

• Four-year Bachelor's or equivalent required
• Three to five years of related business analysis experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Possess strong written and oral communication skills and be able to work effectively with all levels of personnel.
• Advanced Word, PowerPoint, and Excel - Including intricate knowledge not only of advanced formulas (such as index-match), but also Excel problem solving abilities to extract analysis and insights out of data dumps
• Strong knowledge of the cruise industry preferred.
• Financial Modeling: Evaluating data, determining optimal way to spend to accomplish company goals.
• Analytical: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and opportunities of alternative solutions and conclusions.
• Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop options and implement solutions.
• Presentation: Using computer skills and communication style to create, manipulate, edit, and communicate slide presentations. Understanding end-state and the best way to present a story in a logical and analytical fashion to achieve desired results.
• Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are communicating and taking time to understand points being made.
• Negotiating and Persuasion: Bringing others together to try to reconcile differences and persuading others to your point of view.
• Strong understanding of marketing principles to lead management on strategic initiatives and guide analysis.

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!

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