Lead, Accounting

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Royal Caribbean Group’s Finance Team has an exciting career opportunity for a Temporay Lead, Accounting
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Position Summary:

Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager and Finance Director, the Lead Financial Accountant plays an important role directing the Accounting Team in their day-to-day functions, ensuring compliance with all audit, statutory, tax and regulatory requirements, implementing process improvements and managing treasury requirements.

The role is part of the RCG finance accounting service function and therefore works closely with the relevant corporate functions in Miami (International Accounting, Treasury, Tax and FP&A). A critical part of the role is to ensure the business maintain effective and efficient internal controls and segregation of duties and works with both internal and external audit to achieve this. Full and timely compliance with both internal and external (regulatory) reporting requirements is essential together with ensuring the business meets all its external and internal Accounting, Tax and Regulatory obligations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Accounting

Ensure compliance with company policies and US GAAP requirements for the APAC entities

Participate in RCL Cruises Ltd UK GAAP statutory requirements concerning the APAC entities

Accountable for all APAC balance sheet reconciliations

Ensure all accounting processes are conducted with integrity and accuracy

Managing inter‑company recharges including legal documents and official communications

Ensure full compliance with local accounting standards, tax laws and regulations

Tax

Ensure compliance, submission and reporting of all Company tax returns

Liaise with tax advisors for APAC

Ensure all Statutory Requirements are met such as but not limited to the following:

BAS (Business Activity Statement)

IAS (Income Activity Statement)

Superannuation

GST (Goods & Services Tax)

PAYG (Pay As You Go)

Payroll Tax

Treasury Management

Overall ownership of the banking and cash management processes.

Work closely with Corporate Treasury (Miami) to ensure the Group’s cash flows are optimized and external banking arrangements are optimized

Manage the fortnightly repatriation process

Manage the Corporate credit card process for all APAC employees

Compliance and Audit

Ensure full compliance and control across accounting and finance processes such as but not limited to AR, AP & employee travel expense processes

This includes all systems, processes and procedures to ensure best practice and alignment with global standards and Australian regulations

Establish and maintain internal controls, corporate policy, and departmental procedures.

Staff Management

Manager and supervise and develop staff members

Develop succession strategies for the team

Perform other duties as required. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to perform any other job‑related duties assigned by their supervisor or management.

Qualifications, Knowledge and

Skills:

Minimum 5 years’ experience in a financial management role in an international organization

Experience of a multi‑currency, multi‑company accounting system required

Good technical knowledge and practical experience of transactional accounting, including ability to account for transactions in multiple currencies

Experience in managing and delivering appropriate internal controls and segregation of duties as well as dealing with…