Lead Accountant

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Royal Caribbean Group’s Celebrity Cruises’ Bermuda entity has an exciting career opportunity for a full-time Lead, Accounting reporting to the President of Celebrity River Cruises.

This position works on-site in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Position Summary:

The Accounting Lead is responsible for establishing and leading the accounting operations for Celebrity River Cruises’ Bermuda entity while supporting accounting, reporting, and compliance activities for the Basel, Switzerland office. This role ensures the integrity of financial reporting, maintenance of effective internal controls, compliance with local statutory requirements, and the development of scalable accounting processes to support the growth of the business.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes for Bermuda operations and support accounting activities for Basel. 
• Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and balance sheet substantiation.  
• Support Swiss statutory reporting and local compliance requirements for the Basel office. 
• Coordinate accounting activities related to Basel-based employees, vendors, and operating expenses. 
• Partner with local advisors and service providers supporting Basel operations. 
• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.  
• Coordinate annual audits and serve as primary liaison with external auditors.  
• Oversee vendor payment processes and banking administration activities.  
• Support cash management, treasury, payroll accounting, and employee-related accounting activities.  
• Develop scalable accounting processes and drive continuous improvement initiatives.  
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting.  
• Serve as a key finance partner to leadership in Bermuda and Basel.
• Partner with Human Resources, Payroll, Treasury, Legal, and Tax teams to support entity setup, employee onboarding, banking administration, benefits administration, and ongoing compliance requirements.
• 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.

Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline required.  
• CPA, ACCA, CA, or equivalent professional designation preferred.  
• Minimum 6-8 years of progressive accounting experience.  
• Experience supporting international entities and multi-jurisdictional environments.  
• Strong understanding of financial reporting, audits, controls, and statutory compliance.  
• Experience with statutory reporting, audits, and regulatory compliance in international environments. 
• Experience coordinating accounting activities across different legal entities preferred. 
• Cruise, hospitality, travel, or multinational experience preferred. 

We know there's a lot to consider. As you go through the application process, our recruiters will be glad to provide guidance, and more relevant details to answer any additional questions. Thank you again for your interest in Royal Caribbean Group. We'll hope to see you onboard soon!

The position is not eligible for work authorization sponsorship.

Agency and Third-Party Submissions: Please note this is a direct search by the Company, and applications through agencies and other third parties will not be accepted, nor will fees be paid for unsolicited resumes. Any unsolicited resumes will be considered the Company's property. 

It is the policy of the Company to ensure equal employment and promotion opportunity to qualified candidates without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, sexuality, gender identity or expression, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Royal Caribbean Group and each of its subsidiaries prohibit and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment.

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