Senior Financial Analyst, Newbuild

Position Summary

The Royal Caribbean Group’s Newbuild Finance Team has an exciting career opportunity for a full‑time Senior Financial Analyst, Newbuild reporting to the Manager of Newbuild Finance. This position works on‑site in Miami, Florida. This role offers the chance to work in a highly dynamic and innovative environment by providing critical financial support to RCG’s cutting‑edge Newbuild and Innovation Organization. It offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.

The finance team is responsible for actively managing costs of the newbuild portfolio of >$10B on a rolling 5‑year cycle related to current and future projects. The finance team supports the Newbuild Organization by supporting operational and strategic processes and plays a critical role in fostering strong relationships with the shipyards. The finance team collaborates closely with the project and operational leaders to manage project financials, risk, and opportunities.

Additionally, the finance team is responsible for maintaining effective financial processes and controls across projects and creating and delivering effective financial reports that enable timely decision making and are compliant with RCG’s procedures.

• Lead the financial management and cost tracking of several complex ship budgets, covering both shipyard and non‑yard expenses.
• Serve as primary financial contact for the project team.
• Organize and conduct meetings with key project and operational leaders to review budget status, monitor scope commitments, and promptly address potential risks.
• Maintain and continuously update all financial trackers and budget documents to reflect the most current forecasts.
• Oversee the identification, tracking, and management of risk items, ensuring items are addressed in each financial meeting with the project teams.
• Assist the Lead/Finance Manager in creating financial presentations for monthly project team meetings, Newbuild executive meetings, and Executive Committee meetings.
• Update the monthly capital‑expenditure file, manage the forecasting process for assigned ship(s), and provide variance explanations to the Capital Planning team.
• Assist with the overhaul of the financial processes around Project Budgeting, risk monitoring and reporting, change‑order process and management reporting.
• Collaborate with newbuild stakeholders and the Business Excellence team to implement a comprehensive change‑management process.
• Support the standardization process for initial newbuild budget creation and change‑order management.
• Participate in consolidations and automation of reporting across the entire NB portfolio including Newbuild, Fleet Mod and G&A disciplines.
• Build a Power BI dashboard to provide newbuild and executive committee members with up‑to‑date project cost and risk tracking. Continuously enhance the dashboard as needed.
• Support quarterly internal and external audit processes by preparing and providing required financial data.
• Maintain financial control of vessel construction costs, revitalizations and projects. The active portfolio is >$10B on a rolling 5‑year cycle.
• Assist with all ad‑hoc financial analysis requests within the department.
• 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 in this position. Employees will be required to perform any other job‑related duties assigned by their supervisor or management.

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance or a technical field at a minimum or significant and recent direct experience in an FP&A role.
• Experience working with complex capital projects; e.g., industrial construction projects.
• Excel and financial modeling required as well as proficiency with the Microsoft suite.
• Working knowledge of Business Intelligence visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• 4‑6 years of related experience.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to work effectively with all levels of operational personnel.
• Ability to think independently and explain complex solutions simply.
• Positive attitude with a proven history…