Analyst, Tax Operations

This position is on – site in our Royal Caribbean Miami 1050 Building

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Royal Caribbean team has an exciting career opportunity for a full-time Analyst, Tax Operations reporting to the Manager, Global Tax Operations.

Position Summary

Supporting the Directors and Managers of Global Tax Strategy and Tax Operations with the global tax compliance of the RCL Group of companies and related projects. The functions include monthly and quarterly forecast of global tax expense and business plan tax projections; BEPS Action 13 and Pillar II – Global Minimum Tax (“GMT”) implementation. assist in the maintenance of global tax compliance calendar and protocols. This is a hands-on role which requires attention to detail, as well as ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously in a dynamic and fast paced environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Support Director and Managers of Global Tax Operations in overseeing global tax compliance, provision, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Support in collaborating with international finance teams to ensure the timely and accurate filing of foreign tax returns, including tie out of tax returns and adherence to Company Global Tax Compliance Protocols.
• Assist in the maintenance of global tax compliance calendar, including ensuring new entities are added on a timely basis and ensuring roll-over from year-to-year information in a tool.
• Support in the preparation and/or review of quarterly balance sheet reconciliations for assigned companies/accounts on a quarterly basis. This includes retrieving information from the ERP and presented in the reconciliation.  
• Support on the preparation of monthly and quarterly tax provision workpapers and journal entries. 
• Support in the preparation of the calculation of assigned companies’ income tax forecast and perform variance analysis monthly.  
• Support, as needed, in the preparation of GMT tax returns workpapers and upload it in the tool.
• On a monthly and quarterly basis consolidate the tax expense forecast for GMT purposes and reports variances analysis.
• Support in maintaining and supporting documentation or data necessary for global tax audits.
• Alignment with Tax Strategy team to ensure tax positions or new business initiatives / structures are correctly reported on timely filed tax returns and income tax provisions. 
• Perform research with respect to tax law changes and monitor legislative updates.
• Support with the update on Tax calculation of ASC 740.10 (FIN 48) tax positions, and FAS 5 and assist with required footnotes and disclosures.
• Assist in forecasting income tax expense for select companies, as well as variance analysis.

This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employee will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor or management.

Qualifications, Knowledge & Skills

• Experience: Minimum (2yrs) experience and/or internship in a tax department preferred.
• Degrees: Accounting or Finance bachelor’s degree.
• Certifications: Chartered Accountant, Chartered Tax Adviser, CPA 
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and independently toward multiple deadlines and competing priorities simultaneously with little supervision.
• Ability to effectively communicate, including the ability to simplify technical jargon, public speaking ability. Ability to write reports and business correspondence in English.
• Strong research, analytical and reasoning skills.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Must be detail oriented, self-motivated and organized.
• Team player with a positive attitude and strong work ethic
• Strong Excel skills and software skills include Word, PowerPoint, and on-line research tools.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions given in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodical, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

Physical Requirement

The physical demands described here are representative of those requirements employees must meet to perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodations. While performing job functions the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, write, review and type reports, compile data, operate a pc, communicate, listen, and assess information. The employee may move about the office complex, may travel to other office locations and may lift, push, pull or move 10 - 15 pounds. Visual requirements include distant, close and color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions

Miami based position with some travel. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations. The environment includes office locations, and/or moving inside/outside the office.

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!

It is the policy of the Company to ensure equal employment and promotion opportunity to qualified candidates without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, sexuality, gender identity or expression, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Royal Caribbean Group and each of its subsidiaries prohibit and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment.

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