Sr. Manager-Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Company: The World
Location: Fort Lauderdale
Posted on: January 15, 2022

Job Description:

The World, Residences at Sea, is the largest privately owned residential yacht on earth. At The World we are one team, we are always passionate and caring and we support one another in mutual respect. We believe in our mission and drive for continuous improvement by challenging each other to be better and by measuring and benchmarking against the best. We take ownership and hold ourselves accountable. We have a unified, empowered, and strong team culture that values diversity and recognizes, develops and retains talent.
The Sr. Manager-Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is based in the Florida Office and reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer. This position is responsible for the completion and analysis of the annual operating Budget, financial forecasts, and timely and accurate reporting and analysis of all financial results, dashboards, and KPI's. Additional responsibilities include completion and analysis of the 10 year Capital Plan, and drydock plans every three years. The Sr Manager-FP&A liaises with all levels of management and personnel within the organization, both shore-side and shipboard.
Responsibilities

• Coordinates and leads the Company annual operating budget and quarterly forecast processes.
• Preparation of the monthly reporting package including the company's financial performance versus budget and forecast.
• Perform analysis of actual results versus plan and forecast; prepare waterfall analyses, variance reporting, KPI analysis, etc.
• Coordinates and leads the Company's annual Capex budget.
• Prepares and update the 10 year Capital Plan throughout the year including cash flow analysis, financing alternatives, etc
• Provide on-site analysis/tracking during Dry-dock of all expenses, approvals, changes in estimates including forecasted costs vs actual expenditures
• Implement automation throughout the Accounting and Finance departments to improve accuracy and efficiency.
• Supervises the activities of the Financial Analyst/Accountant
• Develop new processes as appropriate.
• Attends the vessel's Dry-dock every 3 years for approximately 2-5 weeks.
  Hiring Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA preferred; Cruise experience a plus
  • Minimum 10 years of related experience in accounting and/or reporting, preferably in both public and private sectors; resort/hospitality or passenger ship experience is a plus
  • Strong analysis and financial reporting skills required
  • Experience working with accounting general ledger, reporting, and budgeting software.
  • Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office products or equivalent, primarily in Excel, including pivot tables, lookups and advanced excel formulas
  • MS Dynamics Great Plains experience preferred but not required.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Other than Dry-dock must be flexible to travel for periods of up to 1 or 2 weeks every 6 months

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