Senior Finance Analyst

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end financial management of a portfolio of capital projects across shipboard and shoreside initiatives.
• Monitor project spend against approved business cases, identifying and resolving variances and discrepancies.
• Ensure alignment between project systems (e.g., Clarity) and financial systems (Oracle, Hyperion).
• Develop and maintain multi-year capital forecasts, including detailed project phasing and cash flow projections.
• Manage capital budgeting processes, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and approved funding levels.
• Analyze variances between actuals, forecasts, and budgets, providing clear insights on key drivers.
• Monitor and communicate risks related to project timing, funding requirements, and financial impact.
• Partner with stakeholders to develop and evaluate business cases, including IRR, NPV, and payback analysis.
• Provide data-driven recommendations to support capital investment decisions and prioritization.
• Deliver actionable insights on capital performance, trends, and opportunities to Finance leadership.
• Support scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis to assess financial and operational impacts.
• Serve as the primary Finance partner to project managers, IT, Accounting, and operational teams.
• Collaborate with Accounting on capitalization, CIP tracking, asset setup, and accurate month-end close.
• Bridge gaps between operational execution and financial reporting to ensure transparency and accuracy.
• Drive continuous improvement in capital tracking, reporting, and governance, including tools, dashboards, and process enhancements.

Knowledge & Skills

• Scope: End-to-end financial accountability for a portfolio of capital expenditures across Holland America Line and Seabourn, spanning shipboard enhancements, shoreside infrastructure, and commercial technology initiatives. Partners closely with Project Managers, Finance leadership, Accounting, and IT to deliver accurate tracking, reporting, and governance of capital investments while managing multiple concurrent projects and priorities with a high degree of autonomy.
• Problem solving: Navigates complex financial and operational challenges, including resolving cost misallocations, bridging timing gaps between accruals and actuals, and correcting discrepancies between project and financial systems. Ensures financial accuracy and integrity while mitigating issues that could impact reporting, capitalization, or overall project performance through detailed reconciliations, variance analysis, and proactive risk identification.
• Impact: Influences capital investment decisions and financial outcomes by delivering accurate forecasts, cash flow projections, and performance insights across the capital portfolio. Supports strategic planning through development and evaluation of business cases, including IRR, NPV, and ROI analysis, ensuring resources are allocated effectively. Safeguards the integrity of financial statements and enhances transparency for senior leadership, ultimately driving improved capital efficiency and return on investment.
• Leadership: Provides guidance and influence across cross-functional teams without direct authority, aligning stakeholders around financial expectations and best practices. Strengthens organizational capability by improving capital tracking, reporting, and governance processes, and developing tools and dashboards to enhance visibility and decision-making. Elevates the effectiveness of capital planning and execution while supporting a culture of accountability and operational excellence.

Essential/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related field.
• Technical / Functional: Capital expenditure processes (CIP, capitalization, depreciation basics), Financial modeling (IRR, NPV, ROI), Advanced Excel (required); experience with: Oracle / Hyperion / Essbase preferred, Project systems (e.g., Clarity) preferred.
• Analytical: Ability to reconcile complex datasets across systems (project vs financial), Strong variance analysis and root-cause identification.
• Business Partnering: Ability to translate financial impacts to non-finance stakeholders, Strong cross-functional collaboration (IT, Engineering, Operations).
• Execution: Highly detail-oriented with strong data integrity focus, Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously under tight timelines.

Essential Experience Required

• 4–6+ years of experience in: Financial planning & analysis, Capital/project accounting or capital finance (strongly preferred).