Finance Analyst

About Us

Royal Caribbean Group is the world’s largest cruise line, having a record-breaking year and launching not one but TWO brand new ships in 2025! It couldn’t be a more exciting time to join a global business that is blazing a trail in the travel industry right now.

With our 3 brands Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises & Silversea we have ships in South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and several North American markets beyond our headquarters in Miami, FL. We cover the globe. No matter where our guests want to go, Royal Caribbean Group has a ship that can deliver a world-class vacation.

At Royal Caribbean Group we never rest on our laurels; we constantly strive to improve our work and be at the forefront of the industry. The work that we do is exciting, challenging, and innovative. You get to work both independently and as part of a collaborative and dynamic international team. We are passionate, we are innovative, and we are unstoppable.

About the role

This position works as support to the Finance Manager (Europe) in Financial Accounting, Payroll, Taxes and Planning as a function within the European Newbuild Sites at the shipyards. This position helps preparing accurate accounting. This positon supports financial partnering with the Newbuilding & Innovation department and the local Senior Management. Performs other duties as required.

The above tasks are shared with the Finance Team in all European Site Offices, to be able to backup each other.
 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Accounting:

- processes invoices including G/L-coding

- processes accounting review of expense reports

- partners with A/P and vendors to create and update supplier accounts (address book)
- prepares and assists in the execution of multinational payroll

- prepares and assists in month end close processes

- prepares bookkeeping according to local GAAP

Financial Planning & Controlling

- assists in controlling the G&A

- assists in preparing Forecasts and Plans
- helps to analyse variances

European Taxes:
- assists in preparing VAT returns for filing

- assists in preparing Tax Balance sheet reconciliations

Payroll/HR:

- cooperates with European Payroll Coordinator and local payroll providers

- analyses payroll provider reports

- executes payroll accounting

- administers employee´s corporate credit cards

Qualifications:

Bachelor degree in business economics, business administration or equivalent (e.g. Steuerfachangestellte/Kauffrau für Büromanagement)

Knowledge of German or Italian GAAP

Knowledge bookkeeping, accounting, taxes and financial matters

Minimum 3 years work experience, preferably in international environment

Language Skills:

German and English fluently, other languages are considered as an asset

Reasoning Ability:

High analytical skills and high noticeability are required.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions but may not be usable or available in all cases.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

What we Offer. At Royal Caribbean Group, we are client-centric but put people first. We have a culture where everyone is trusted and valued in equal measure, whatever your role in the company. We are propelled by people. Our employees and crew are the driving force behind our success. Our aim is to recruit, develop and retain world class people, who come to Royal Caribbean to do the best work of their careers.

We are committed to employee development, and you will have the opportunity to learn from some of the most experienced people in the business. We regularly reward and promote success, encouraging staff to take on new challenges and responsibilities to aid progression.

Our remuneration package includes our competitive pension, private healthcare, life assurance cover to name a few. In addition, every permanent member of staff that works at Royal Caribbean is eligible for our cruise request program and friends & family cruise discounts.

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