Staff Accountant, Cash Operations Reconciliations

This position is based in our Miramar Office

Journey with us! Combine your career goals and sense of adventure by joining our incredible team of employees at Royal Caribbean Group. We are proud to offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, and excellent career development opportunities, each offering unique ways to explore the world.

We are proud to be the vacation-industry leader with global brands — including Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises — the most innovative fleet and private destinations, and the best people. Together, we are dedicated to turning the vacation of a lifetime into a lifetime of vacations for our guests.

Royal Caribbean team has an exciting career opportunity for a full-time Staff Accountant, Cash Operations Reconciliations reporting to the Accountant II, Senior Cash Operations.

Position Summary

This is a staff accountant level position having responsibility for all aspects of the reconciliation process over the reservations and corporate accounting transactions for multi-million dollar revenue and/or expense categories of the global company (including the Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, and Azamara brands). This person performs duties that involve analyzing, validating and processing of related transactions. This person is responsible for adhering to Sarbanes-Oxley controls, accounting policies and principles as well as departmental procedures as determined by Management. It requires interaction with Operating and Financial groups, Corporate Accounting, Collections, Revenue Accounting, Information Technology, Treasury, International Accounting, independent and internal auditors, external vendors, revenue partners and Accounting Management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare daily reconciliations of cash receipts in all currencies for 45+ general ledger accounts and document discrepancies, when applicable, related to data interfaces between the AS400 reservation system and the JD Edwards general ledger system and bank statements for the processing of credit cards, gift certificates, checks, money orders, wire transfers, and other forms of payment received for cruise reservations and miscellaneous corporate receipts.
• Prepare daily reconciliations for credit card settlements to multiple credit card processors, ensuring successful transmissions of credit card submissions and receipts of funding. Work with Treasury to validate actual funding when there are forecast variances.
• Prepare daily reconciliations for ACH receipts from CruisePay online travel agent payment tool.
• Ensure accuracy of all payment transactions, works with rejections or non-posted items impacting the creation and execution of payments. Advise the respective department or personnel to process adjustments needed. Notify supervisor or management of any potential system issues identified through the reconciliation process that impacts the creation and execution of payments so that the appropriate course of action needed may be taken.
• Assist with audit requests from independent and/or internal auditors by providing support by required deadline. Meet with auditors as needed for any follow-up questions.
• Participate in User Acceptance Testing on financial systems or upgrades/modifications of existing systems.
• Assist in the documentation of departmental procedures related to accounting functions.
• Participate in projects and/or perform other job-related duties. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties performed by the employee occupying this position.  Employees will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor or management.
• Integral part of the department responsible for the proper accounting of reservation payments. 

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

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) or equivalent in Accounting or related business field from a four-year college or university.
• Three to four years’ experience and/or training in related field or equivalent combination of education and business experience.
• Working knowledge of IBM AS400 Reservation and AS400 Query applications and experience with JD Edwards or similar accounting system. Banking applications/portals experience preferred.
• Proficient in Windows Operating system, PC spreadsheets and word processing applications such as Word and Excel.
• Working knowledge of automated computer systems and e-mail applications such as Outlook and Lotus Notes.
• Ability to function in a high-volume deadline-oriented environment as well as handling multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail.
• Ability to research and make well thought out decisions, address and escalate priority situations and provide recommendations.
• Ability to meet daily, weekly and monthly deadlines.
• Ability to properly communicate with various departments concerning funding verification and validation related issues.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Knowledge of cruise industry.

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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