Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, or related field.
3-5 years of experience in Finance, Accounting, or budgeting functions.
Experience in high-level business analysis.
Proficiency in Microsoft Suite applications including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
Master's degree is preferred.
Responsibilities
Prepare financial analysis models for initiatives and evaluate test results.
Provide actionable recommendations based on financial analyses.
Build and maintain short- and long-term financial projections for leadership.
Implement process improvements and create documentation to streamline workflows.
Identify cost-reduction or revenue-generating opportunities.
Assist in monthly closing activities and prepare variance explanations.
Communicate variances to Senior Management effectively.
Benefits
Opportunities for professional development and learning.
Flexibility in supporting a variety of tasks.
Collaborative work environment with team engagement.
Ownership and independence in managing responsibilities.
Access to upper management for direct communication and influence.
Full Job Description
JOB SUMMARY:
Provides high level finance support to executive leadership, various corporate functions, operations finance, capital management, accounting, and/or other areas of the business.
This includes modeling short- and long-term financial results, budget and forecast preparation, financial results analysis and presentation to management.
Also assists the accounting department with month end close activities.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
Prepare financial analysis models for all potential initiatives and measure results while in test periods and also after a permanent fleet-wide implementation.
Provide recommendations as a result of the analysis performed.
Build and/or maintain short and long-term projections for use by NCLH leadership as well as various internal and external stakeholders.
Recommend and implement process improvements and standardization, creating and maintaining documentation, to streamline and improve the overall process flow of various functions.
Identify areas of opportunity for cost reducing or revenue generating initiatives/best practices.
Research and report on financial actual result variances against budget and forecast.
Assist in monthly closing activities such as journal entry preparation, review, research and preparation of monthly variance explanations, accruals, and analytical support to Management.
Communicate material variances to Senior Management in a concise and succinct manner.
Investigate and resolve accounting discrepancies and irregularities and suggest actionable and reasonable solutions.
Assist Operations or Administrative departments with contract reviews.
Develop reporting tools as needed to successfully run the business and make good decisions.
Assist various departments with the development, review and upload of all budgets and forecasts.
Communicate with a wider audience outside of Finance including department leadership.
Influence company leadership through the presentation of accurate and reliable data.
Perform other duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:
EDUCATION:
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance or related field of study.
Any equivalent combination of relevant background and work experience.
Master's degree preferred.
EXPERIENCE:
3 - 5 years experience in Finance, Accounting, and/or budgeting functions.
Experience performing various types of business analysis at a high level.
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:
Excellent quantitative and analytical skills for a senior level position.
Organized, detail-oriented individual fluent in Microsoft Suite applications including Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to support working directly with upper management and operations team members.
Flexible to support a variety of tasks and eager to learn new skills and concepts.
Willing to take ownership of areas of responsibility.
Team player who is able to work well with team members and outside contacts.
Willing to go the extra mile to ensure projects are completed on time.
Must demonstrate ability to work with the highest degree of accuracy.
