JOB SUMMARY: This role is responsible for overseeing all budgeting, forecasting, analysis, and reporting related to Net Passenger Ticket Revenue. Manages a team handling daily, weekly, and monthly revenue reports, while partnering with the Accounting team on monthly reconciliations. Key responsibilities include monthly EBITDA reporting, long-term forecast modeling, and driving process improvements through financial modeling and automation.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Work closely with Revenue Management on the creation of the Net Ticket Revenue budget/forecast. This includes forecasting the individual components of Net Ticket Revenue.
- Prepare and load Net Ticket Revenue to Hyperion Planning at the individual GL account level.
- Manage monthly reconciliation process of the budget/forecast against actual results by serving as a partner and key point of contact to Accounting. Work closely with Accounting team to understand P&L impacts of various decisions/initiatives/promotions.
- Work with Data Warehouse and Enterprise Analytics teams to ensure that all information is properly processed in the various reports that are distributed daily/monthly/quarterly. Manages any changes/automation of all revenue reporting. Serves as primary sign-off on any testing of new reports.
- Ensure accuracy and integrity of data by building a solid understanding of the various systems used across the company including NVS, Fidelio, Salesforce, PeopleSoft, Hyperion Planning, etc.
- Lead and supervise a team responsible for the preparation of the daily and weekly revenue reporting process including the detail voyage performance review as well as monthly adjustments that are made to cost assumptions.
- Present financial projections and/or actual results to executive leadership as necessary.
- Model out various cost savings/revenue generating initiatives using assumptions and historical data as needed.
- Perform ad-hoc duties that includes but is not limited to earnings calls, BOD meetings, new season launches, competitor analysis, etc.
- Perform other related job functions as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
DEGREE TYPE: Bachelor's Degree
FIELD(S) OF STUDY: Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field of study; or any equivalent combination of relevant background and work experience
EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum 5 years of finance experience in a large organization.
- Experience interacting with senior leadership in various departments across the organization.
- Experience building complex financial models using significant datapoints.
COMPETENCIES/SKILLS:
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, with data querying skills is required.
- Proficiency with PowerPoint, Hyperion Essbase and Oracle Financial Systems or the equivalent is strongly preferred.
- Ability to manage and organize large quantities of data and put them in a presentable format also a must.
- Self-starter, inquisitive and analytically minded.
- Strong work ethic and ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills and ability to work with all levels and across all functions in the organization.
- Attention to detail to ensure accuracy in analysis and presentations.
- Ability to multi-task, work under pressure, and be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Working knowledge of basic financial statements and their relationships to one another.
- Ability to develop a strong understanding of the business and underlying processes and use that knowledge to complete analyses and modeling with little input from leadership.