Position Summary:
This Manager role is responsible for the management and oversight of the Brand’s financial performance in the Australia market aimed at driving long-term profitable growth The role will have a direct reporting line to the International FD and a close dotted line to the VP/ Managing Director of the Australia market It will have specific oversight of all Australia RCI acquisition costs (Commissions SG&A etc) ensuring costs of sale and overhead remain controlled and reporting is timely and accurate They will proactively benchmark against other markets/ sister brands/ competitors with the aim of driving best practice & improvements in business results Investments will be appraised for effectiveness and whether they influenced travel partner behaviour In addition they will be a true partner to the local commercial business operations be part of the Australia RCI leadership team and play a vital role in the development of the market strategies
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1 Monthly close process:
Oversee the monthly close for RCI across the Australia market covering all aspects of commission and SG&A costs
- including the reporting of all issues to the International FD
- Report on sailed revenue performance and other key performance metrics on a monthly basis
2 Planning & Forecasting:
- Manage the RCI annual operating plan process for the market for both sailed revenue and expenditure (operating & capital)
Manage the quarterly and monthly forecast process for the market- Deliver a high level of forecast accuracy
- Prepare presentations for the annual plan and quarterly forecasts in review meetings with senior management
- Identification and quantification of risks and opportunities in all forecast/ plans
- Manage the capital acquisition request process to properly justify the benefits of capital expenditures while facilitating the approval process
Responsible for the preparation of:
- Monthly management reporting on ship & market performance
- Responsible for facilitating the monthly pre-close variance analysis review
Ad hoc reports- as requested
Establish proper/ periodic communication protocol between Australia Finance and corporate functions to ensure timely dissemination of accounting and forecast information (policy changes reporting requirements S&M or G&A program changes etc)
4 Channel and Commissions structures
- Partners with the RCI commercial/ sales team to develop and review all commission proposals
- Partners with central International Marketing team to understand investment decisions and ROI on these investments
- Provide regular analysis on the commission expenditure / channel performance and profitability
5 Contract & vendor selection
- Partners with budget owners to review vendor selection proposals/ bids
- Oversee the Finance review of all contracts
6 Capital Investment Projects
- Responsible for assisting business managers with preparation of cost and benefits justification for capital investment projects including IRR and NPV calculations
- Responsible for analysing capital projects for reasonableness
- Responsible for facilitating the approval process for capital projects in a timely manner
- Responsible for post project review of capital investments to ensure forecast benefits have been achieved
7 Management of staff
- Responsible for management of one member of staff within the Australia Finance team
Develop the Australia Finance team addressing any performance- development and workload optimisation
8 Other
Assist International Finance Director Brand Finance VP and other senior management in ad hoc projects eg
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- Strategic Planning
- Market Development opportunities
9 Performs 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 occupying this position
- Employees will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor or management
Key Relationships:
- RCI Australia Sales & Marketing teams
- RCI Australia Commercial and Revenue Management teams
- International Finance & RCI Brand Finance
- International Marketing
Shared service teams including Accounting Legal- HR etc
- In-house Call Centre team
Qualifications:
Minimum level of education and experience required to perform the work include:
- Professional Accounting Qualification required
- Bachelor’s degree in finance or related function
- Relevant post qualification experience in an international business
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a commercial environment in an analytical/ FP&A role
- Prior management experience required
- Travel industry knowledge/ experience highly desirable
Knowledge and Skills:
This role requires:
A manager with an open and direct style one who practices participative management Motivates
- retains and develops the team
- Must excel in partnering with non-Finance functions and be able to work as part of a global matrix structure
- Critical thinker and pro-active
- Must be able to initiate improvements & run projects independently
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and able to build strong working relationships-
- Highly organised and able to manage and deliver on concurrent projects
Ability to integrate fully into RCL’s international and corporate cultures
- Significant experience of using a modern MIS system (such as EPM / HFM applications)
Excellent PC/ financial modeling skills (Excel Word- PowerPoint)
- Experience in systems automation and an interest in how to apply AI
