**Job Description**

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 modeling, 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. Conducts 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 Finance and Senior Leadership. Ensures IT adheres to all Carnival Financial policies and procedures.

Vendor Management: Facilitates in conjunction with IT, contract renewals and requisition to invoice activities. Ensures accurate internal accounting of costs (capital vs. operational). Manages the accrual process and ensures accurate reporting.

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. Dap-tiv, 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:**

A bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, MIS, IS, CS or related field is required.

Master's Degree in Finance or MBA preferred

5 years of experience in finance and accounting or related roles in a large corporate environment. Background in IT and/or the Cruise Industry will be considered a plus.

**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:**

Mastery with financial statement analysis. Must be able to critically think, problem solve, and perform root cause analysis under ambiguity. Highly analytical and detail oriented with a strong business sense. Ability to manage tight deadlines, prioritize workload, and achieve effective results. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. Adapts readily and easily to changes and has the drive to challenge the limits of their professional skills.

Strong experience in financial planning, project planning, and team leadership. Ability to document coherent and concise financial reports. Ability to create PowerPoint presentations that are informative and engaging and deliver them to various audiences including executive management. Experience conducting meetings and documenting/distributing meeting minutes and action items. Ability to review contracts and statements of work for accuracy and relevance.

Excellent communication, team building, conflict management, organizational skills. Excellent verbal and written communications in U.S. English. Global perspective -- accustomed to doing business around the world and comfortable working with professionals with diverse cultural backgrounds. Self-motivated with the ability to work independently, including remotely.

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

Travel: Minimal or no shore-based travel

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

The range for this roles base salary is $61,000 - $90,000. 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 Carnivals 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 7 company-wide holidays, plus an additional floating holiday to be taken at the employees 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 preschool program and wellness center at our Miami campus

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**About Us**

In addition to other duties/functions, this position requires full commitment and support for promoting ethical and compliant culture. More specifically, this position requires integrity, honesty, and respectful treatment of others, as well as a willingness to speak up when they see misconduct or have concerns.

Carnival Cruise Line is the most popular cruise brand in North America and operates a fleet of ships designed to foster exceptionally safe, fun and memorable vacation experiences at an outstanding value. Our employees have a responsibility to be accountable for all actions. We consider the environment in all aspects of our business and have a responsibility to put safety and sustainability first. We live and share a positive attitude which is based on fostering an environment of inclusion, trust, a willingness to listen, openness and integrity. Doing this helps us to achieve our ultimate goal, which is to include FUN in everything we do! Speaking of fun, we are officially certified as a Great Place to Work aboard our ships as well as in our global corporate headquarters!

Carnival Corporation & plc and Carnival Cruise Line is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. In this regard, it does not discriminate against any qualified individual on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, mental, physical orsensory disability, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, federal, and/or international law.

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