Accountant Sr., Finance

About the role

The Senior Accountant at Global Accounting & Reporting Services is responsible for various corporate accounting tasks and controls. This position plays an integral role in ensuring external and intercompany transactions are evaluated and accounted for properly and assists with the global consolidation process within Oracle R12 accounting system, including preparation of journals, balance sheet reconciliations and SOX controls.

Responsibilities

• Performs the month-end close process for the corporate team, including preparation of journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations in accordance with global policies, global monitoring controls, Oracle General Ledger closing functions and monthly data load from the Oracle General Ledger to the Hyperion/Essbase reporting system.
• Liaises with Global Treasury, provides support and ensures proper accounting for debt and derivatives transactions. Analyzes new accounting standards and assess their impact. Maintains the debt portfolio within the treasury management system.
• Performs intercompany accounting processes including liaison with both Corporate and OPCOs staff to resolve any queries. As part of the month-end consolidation process, monitors intercompany balances to ensure no material out-of-balance issues.
• Prepares workpapers supporting the accounting for relevant areas, compiles disclosure support for the financial statements, coordinates information and data requests from internal and external auditors to facilitate completion of the audit, ensuring that all deadlines are met.
• Performs system maintenance activities for Oracle, Hyperion and Blackline. Assists with projects aimed at further process automation, including collaboration with the Global Financial Systems team and testing of new systems functionality.
• Assists with special projects and performs other duties, as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Scope: This role has broad responsibility across Carnival Corporation’s global accounting and reporting organization, supporting enterprise-wide financial close, consolidation, debt accounting, and financial reporting activities. The position interfaces with treasury, financial planning, tax, technical accounting, financial technologies, and operating unit finance teams globally.
• Problem Solving: The role requires interpretation and application of accounting guidance, resolution of financial reporting issues, identification of process improvement opportunities, and management of high-volume recurring deliverables under tight deadlines.
• Impact: This position directly impacts the integrity and accuracy of consolidated financial statements, regulatory reporting, and executive management reporting while supporting strategic finance initiatives and maintaining strong internal controls.
• Leadership: Provides leadership across the accounting organization through cross-functional collaboration and completion of critical accounting processes and system initiatives.

Essential/Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field
• CPA, Chartered Accountant, or equivalent professional certification preferred

Essential Experience

• Professional with public accounting firm or similar experience in a large SEC company

Work Conditions

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

Benefits

• 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, Vacation Time, Sick Time
• 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 Fitness center at our Miami campus

About Us

Carnival Corporation & plc is the world’s largest leisure travel company, our mission to deliver unforgettable happiness to our guest through our diverse portfolio of leading cruise brands and island destinations, including Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn in North America and Australia; P&O Cruises and Cunard Line in the United Kingdom; AIDA in Germany; Costa Cruises in Southern Europe.

Join us and embark on a career that offers not only the chance to grow professionally but also the opportunity to be part of a global community that makes a difference.

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 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 or sensory disability, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, federal, and/or international law.