Senior Accountant

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.
• Liaisons 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.

Qualifications

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

Skills & Abilities

• Scope: Broad responsibility across Carnival Corporation’s global accounting and reporting organization, supporting enterprise-wide financial close, consolidation, debt accounting, and financial reporting activities.
• Problem Solving: 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: 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.