Sr. Manager Silversea Accounting

Position Summary:

In this capacity, this individual will oversee all accounting aspects related to the non-U.S. entities including, but not limited to, the proper establishment of internal controls, consistent/correct application of RCL accounting policies/procedures and hiring/training of key accounting personnel. This person has above-average technical accounting skills, a strong basis in systems of internal controls, business analysis and a thorough understanding of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. In addition, this person must possess strong managerial skills/experience particularly in operations of foreign offices and/or general ledger system integrations.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead centralization efforts of routine accounting processes, from foreign offices into shared services centers located in US. Additionally, this role will support the non-centralized foreign offices such as Brazil, and China.  This effort includes the re-design of current processes to accomplish efficiencies, as well as the implementation of systems to accomplish automation. After the completion of this centralization project, job responsibilities will change.
• Maintain and expand global accounting policy/procedure guidelines used by our non-U.S. entities ¿ these guidelines serve as the ¿how to¿ resource for existing and new non-U.S. entities and cover subjects including, but not limited to, our monthly closing process, balance sheet reconciliations, vendor set up, credit risk, proper review/approval of journal entries, revenue/expense recognition, opening of general ledger accounts, etc.;
• Ensure existing non-U.S. entities have proper accounting resources to perform day-to-day responsibilities ¿ this requires assessing the skill sets of accounting/finance managers of each non-U.S. office and determining whether they are capable of handling their expanded responsibilities and/or if additional resources are necessary;
• Opening of new offices, from an accounting perspective: general ledger set-up including feeder systems (E2K/accounting, AP, etc.), creation of a chart of accounts and ¿roll-up¿ into our reporting structure, interview key accounting/finance personnel, establishment of proper internal controls, and ensure proper training of accounting employees of new offices ¿ as part of this effort, this individual will ensure proper communication of tax/treasury related issues to the Corporate Tax and Treasury departments (VAT, banking needs, etc.) during the start-up phase of the new office;
• Ensure proper application of RCL accounting policies among non-U.S. entities;
• Monitor performance of each non-U.S. entity, including but not limited to integrity of financial data, compliance with local requirements, etc.;
• Perform periodic balance sheet reviews of non-U.S. entities (this would include, but not limited to, review of receivables/collections);
• Actively participate in transfer pricing discussions and agreements, ensuring proper accounting of such agreements.
• Coordinate statutory audits for non-U.S. entities ¿ as part of this effort, this individual is responsible for the appointment of local auditors, approval of audit fees and scheduling of board meetings for the approval of financial statements;
• Establish proper/periodic communication protocol between non-U.S. entities and the corporate office to ensure timely dissemination of accounting information (policy changes, reporting requirements, etc.) ¿ as part of this effort, this individual will ensure that the non-U.S. finance managers/controllers are adequately trained on the application of RCL accounting policies & procedures on a timely basis;
• Serve as the Accounting Department resource/representative on corporate related matters/projects involving international operations (for example, tax/legal structuring of international operations, treasury-related initiatives involving cash management/liquidity, IT sponsored projects, potential ship transfers, etc.)
• Performs other duties as required.  This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.  Employees will be  required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor or management.

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FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Preparation and oversight of annual budget and monthly/quarterly forecasts for International Accounting and Corporate Accounting groups.
• Actively participate in the preparation and subsequent monitoring/adjustment of annual budget and monthly/quarterly forecasts for the Accounting Department.

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QUALIFICATIONS:

• An undergraduate business degree in Accounting. Advanced educational degrees (i.e. MBA) will be considered a plus.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), preferred
• 10+ years work experience with a track record of managerial responsibility including achieving the level of Senior Manager with a Big 4 public accounting firm.
• 8+ years¿ experience working for/with SEC registrant companies in an accounting/financial reporting or external audit capacity.
• Experience in establishing/monitoring internal controls as part of complying with the laws/regulations of the Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002.
• International Accounting experience preferred.

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KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• A strong leader with an open and direct style, one who practices participative management and team building.
• Highly organized and experienced in managing diverse groups;
• Possess strong analytic and communication skills (both written and verbal) with experience in presenting complex ideas/concepts to senior-level management.
• Possesses strong technical accounting skills. Effective use of common sense and ability to relate to and consult to/with senior management will be imperative.

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