Sr. IT Financial Analyst

The Senior IT Financial Analyst is a key contributor in our efforts to effectively and efficiently manage IT Financials. This role helps operational leaders make critical business decisions through their financial and analytical expertise.  This role is responsible for managing a typical annual budget of $100m+.  Duties include facilitating the annual IT Financial plan, forecasting, reconciliation of actuals, providing long-term/strategic modelling, developing pro-forma models for proposed investment projects, and the execution of other ad-hoc analysis related to Cash Flow, as well as relationship management with IT Leaders and their Financial Liaison, Finance, Sourcing, Purchasing, Accounts Payable and HR.  This role participates in strategic and operational process improvements while working with CCL IT and other departments and brands.

Essential Functions:

• Financial Planning: Coordinates and manages the annual financial planning by working with IT Leaders and their respective Financial Liaisons to develop, analyze and present the annual budget. Communicates financial deadlines and ensures compliance. Con-ducts executive reviews, publishes updates, and manages issues to closure. Creates PowerPoint presentations that are informative and engaging and delivers them to various audiences including executive management. Understands and can communicate the context (benefits, justification, and history (YOY) of IT financials. Financial Forecasting: Manages the financial forecasting process in accordance with the IT and Finance deadlines by providing financial management, oversight, and analytical guidance to IT leadership. Reconciles actuals and provides expense trending and variance explanation of ongoing cost as well as new initiatives to Fi-nance and Senior Leadership. Ensures IT adheres to all Carnival Financial policies and procedures.
• Capital Planning: Work with IT to develop the annual capital plan. Liaison between internal teams to update Capital reporting. Collaborate with IT stakeholders to resolve overages, and communicate status changes to FA (Fixed Assets).
• Automation: Assist in the selection, requirements, design and testing of tools and reporting (i.e. scorecards, KPIs) developed by the BI team. Performs system/user admin for financial tools (i.e. Clarity, Apptio, Cloudability, etc.)  
• Process Improvement: Works with IT and our business partners to identify and implement process improvements. Implements and leverages tools to improve automation, accuracy and reduce overhead. Constantly looks for ways to reduce administrative overhead for IT leaders.          
• Analytical Leadership: Lead in providing complex financial analysis and communicating gathered insights to all levels of management in a simple and understandable approach. Extract and assimilate data, as well as coordinate flow of information to complete pro-jects and ad hoc requests.                                                                    

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, MIS or a related field.
• Master’s degree or relevant professional certification
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of progressive experience in financial analysis or finance related field

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong financial modeling skills, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate financial insights to senior management are essential for success in this position. 
• Advanced technical aptitude in Hyperion Essbase, Hyperion Planning, Hyperion Interactive Reporting, and Oracle Financials or similar database systems, as well as with MS Office suite.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to adapt easily to change within a dynamic environment.
• Proficiency in creating and manipulating financial models to analyze trends, forecast expenses, and perform variance analysis. 
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data, identify patterns, and draw meaningful conclusions. 
• Attention to detail is crucial for accuracy in financial analysis and reporting. 
• Ability to think strategically and contribute to the development of financial strategies aligned with organizational goals.

Physical Demands:Must be able to remain in a stationary position at a desk and/or computer for extended periods of time.

Travel:No or very little travel likely

Work Conditions: Work primarily in a climate-controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential.

This position is classified as “in-office.” As an in-office role, it requires employees to work from a designated Carnival office in South Florida Tuesday through Thursday each week. Employees may work from their homes on Mondays and Fridays.  Candidates must be located in (or willing to relocate to) the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area.

Offers to selected candidates will be made on a fair and equitable basis, taking into account specific job-related skills and experience.  

At Carnival, your total rewards package is much more than your base salary. All non-sales roles participate in an annual cash bonus program, while sales roles have an incentive plan. Director and above roles may also be eligible to participate in Carnival’s discretionary equity incentive plan. Plus, Carnival provides comprehensive and innovative benefits to meet your needs, including:

• Health Benefits:
  • Cost-effective medical, dental and vision plans
  • Employee Assistance Program and other mental health resources
  • Additional programs include company paid term life insurance and disability coverage 
• Financial Benefits:
  • 401(k) plan that includes a company match
  • Employee Stock Purchase plan
• Paid Time Off
  • Holidays – All full-time and part-time with benefits employees receive days off for 8 company-wide holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays to be taken at the employee’s discretion. 
  • Vacation Time – All full-time employees at the manager and below level start with 14 days/year; director and above level start with 19 days/year.  Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work, with a minimum of 84 hours/year.  All employees gain additional vacation time with further tenure.
  • Sick Time – All full-time employees receive 80 hours of sick time each year.  Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work, with a minimum of 60 hours each year.  
• Other Benefits
  • Complementary stand-by cruises, employee discounts on confirmed cruises, plus special rates for family and friends
  • Personal and professional learning and development resources including tuition reimbursement 
  • On-site Fitness center at our Miami campus

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