Mgr, Finance Rci Latam

**Position Summary**:This Manager role is responsible for the management and oversight of the Brand’s financial performance in the LATAM region 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 AVP of the LATAM region It will have specific oversight of all LATAM RCI acquisition costs including Brazil (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 commercial business operations and play a vital role in the development of the region’s strategies**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**:**Role portfolio: Guests 200k NTR $170M SG&A $14M; Commissions $18M**:**1 Monthly close process**:Oversee the monthly close for RCI across the LATAM region 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 region for both sailed revenue and expenditure (operating & capital) Manage the quarterly and monthly forecast process for the regionDeliver 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**3 Routine Internal Reporting**:Responsible for the preparation of:- Monthly management reporting on ship & market performance- Responsible for facilitating the monthly pre-close variance analysis review Ad hoc reportsas requestedEstablish proper/ periodic communication protocol between LATAM 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**Evaluates the overall business model integrating all Channels (Trade- CO and Direct)- 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 based in our Mexico office Develop the LATAM Finance team addressing any performancedevelopment and workload optimisation**9 Other**Assist International Finance Director Brand Finance VP and other senior management in ad hoc projects eg- Strategic Planning- Market Development & supporting non-traditional opportunities- **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**Financial Responsibilities (For management roles only)**- Responsible for monitoring & driving improvements in LATAM revenue - $170M- Responsible for control & optimisation of LATAM investment - SG&A $14M; Commissions $18M**Key Relationships**:- RCI LATAM Sales & Commercial teams (based in Mexico & Miami)- International Finance & RCI Brand Finance- International Marketing- Brazil shared service team Other shared service teams including Accounting LegalHR etc- In-house Conduent team (who outsourced call centre)**Qualifications**:Minimum level of education and experience required to perform the work include:- Bachelor’s degree in finance or related function Minimum 3 years’ experience in a commercial environment in an analytical/ FP&A role- **Fluent English**:- Prior management experience preferred- Travel ind