Financial Analyst II

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH) seeks a finance professional to provide support to executive leadership, corporate functions, and operations finance.

You will model short- and long-term financial results, prepare budgets and forecasts, and analyze financial results for presentation to management. You will assist with month-end close activities, build projections, investigate variances, collaborate with other departments, and prepare leadership presentations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, finance or related field, or any equivalent combination of relevant background and work experience
• Master’s Preferred
• 2 - 3 years experience in Finance, Accounting and/or budgeting functions.
• Experience performing various types of business analysis at a high level preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain short and long-term projections for leadership and stakeholders.
• Research and report variances against budget and forecast.
• Understand root causes of variances and communicate them.
• Assist in monthly close activities including journal entries and variance explanations.
• Investigate and resolve accounting discrepancies and irregularities.
• Assist departments with budgets and forecasts development, review, and upload.
• Communicate with a wider audience outside of Finance as needed.
• Prepare leadership presentations to influence other groups.
• Identify drivers of costs and raise issues when necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

MS Excel

MS Word

Outlook

PowerPoint

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Ownership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, finance or related field

Master’s preferred

Job description

GROW YOUR CAREER WITH US

At Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH), we know our future success depends on our ability to attract and retain the very best talent. Our brands deliver vacations of a lifetime with innovative product offerings, a high level of service and unique guest experiences aboard each vessel and we’re continually seeking applicants who are passionate about hospitality and committed to being their personal best. As you learn more about our company, we think you will agree that there is no better time than now to become a member of the NCLH family!

JOB SUMMARY:

• Provides finance support to executive leadership, various corporate functions, operations finance, capital management, accounting and/or other areas of the business.
• This includes modeling short- and long-term financial results, budget and forecast preparation, financial results analysis and presentation to management.
• Also assists the accounting department with month end close activities.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Build and maintain short and long-term projections for use by NCLH leadership as well as various internal and external stakeholders.
• Research and report on financial actual result variances against budget and forecast.
• Seek to understand root causes of those variances.
• Assist in monthly closing activities such as, journal entry preparation, review, research and preparation of monthly variance explanations, accruals, and analytical support to Management.
• Investigate and resolve accounting discrepancies and irregularities.
• Assist various departments with the development, review and upload of all budgets and forecasts.
• Communicate with a wider audience outside of Finance as needed.
• Prepare presentations for leadership that support leadership’s influence of other groups.
• Understand what drives costs and identify/elevate issues when necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, finance or related field of study or any equivalent combination of relevant background and work experience
• Master’s Preferred

EXPERIENCE:

• 2 - 3 years experience in Finance, Accounting and/or budgeting functions.
• Experience performing various types of business analysis at a high level preferred.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

• Excellent quantitative and analytical skills for a senior level position
• Must be an organized, detail-oriented individual fluent in Microsoft Suite applications including Excel Word Outlook and PowerPoint
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are mandatory to support working directly with upper management and operations team members
• The ideal candidate will be flexible to support a variety of tasks and eager to learn new skills and concepts
• Willing to take ownership of areas of responsibility
• The individual must be a team player who is able to work well with team members and outside contacts
• Willing to go the extra mile to ensure projects are completed on time
• Must demonstrate ability to work with the highest degree of accuracy

ABOUT NCLH

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH) is a leading global cruise company which operates the Norwegian Cruise Line®, Oceania Cruises® and Regent Seven Seas Cruises® brands. The combined brands currently operate 32 ships, employ over 35,000 shipboard crew from more than 110 different countries and visit approximately 700 different port destination each year.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR COMPANY

• At a Glance
• Brand Overview
• Norwegian Cruise Line
• Oceania Cruises
• Regent Seven Seas Cruises

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is Norwegian Cruise Line Holding’s policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability and marital or veteran status.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.