Analyst, Financial Planning and Analysis

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The Royal Caribbean Group’s Finance and Accounting Team has an exciting career opportunity for a full time Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst reporting to the Hotel Finance Manager.
This position works on-site in Miami, Florida
The position is also not eligible for work authorization sponsorship.
Position Summary:
The Analyst, Hotel Finance supports planning, reporting, forecasting, and financial analysis for the Hotel Operations department. The role maintains recurring reporting, prepares analysis of operating plan and forecast performance, supports cost control activities, and partners with Finance, Accounting, Corporate Planning, and Operations stakeholders to provide accurate information for business decisions. Work is performed with general supervision and focuses on execution, analysis, process support, and continuous improvement within established policies and procedures.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Prepare detailed monthly analysis of operating plan and forecast performance, highlighting trends, risks, and opportunities for manager review.
Support the Hotel Operations finance budget, plan, and forecast process by gathering inputs, validating data, and updating forecast files and reports.
Create, update, and maintain accurate recurring reporting and analysis for Hotel expense lines, including ship-level and line-of-expense views.
Maintain cost control documentation and perform assigned checks to support compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, accounting, and company policies.
Support vendor evaluations, payment approvals, invoice processing, reclasses, accruals, and other month-end activities as assigned.
Coordinate with Accounting, Corporate Planning, Hotel Operations, ships, and other internal partners to collect information, validate assumptions, and resolve routine questions.
Maintain tracking for assigned initiatives such as payroll, gratuities, consumption and replaceables, entertainment fees, inventory, and other Hotel Operations expense categories.
Analyze variances to plan and forecast, prepare draft explanations, and escalate items requiring manager review.
Assist with the development and improvement of tracking tools, templates, and reports that support departmental visibility and decision-making.
Prepare materials and draft presentations for review by the Manager of Hotel Finance and support discussions with Operations stakeholders as needed.