Carolina Schafir
Miami
Summary
Dynamic finance leader with extensive experience at Carnival Cruise Line, excelling in financial reporting and variance analysis. Proven track record in system implementation and team leadership, driving operational efficiency and enhancing internal controls. Adept at managing multi-million dollar P&L impacts, delivering strategic insights that support executive decision-making.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Shipboard Accounting and Treasury
Carnival Cruise Line
Miami
02.2020 - Current
- Lead, train, and develop high-performing teams to ensure timely and accurate financial closes, while effectively supporting operational initiatives. Teams include Onboard Accounting, Treasury, and Port Finance, comprising approximately 20 members.
- Direct the accounting and financial close for fleet accounting, treasury, and port areas, including timely preparation of financial reporting, ensuring accurate and complete reporting in accordance with governing accounting policies, procedures, and methodologies.
- Review financial reporting, and analyze variance and trends to provide explanations to management for related movements.
- Oversee system implementations, enhancements, and setup requirements that impact fleet accounting, port, and/or treasury. Ensure system requirements, accounting impacts, and reporting functionalities are appropriate before launch.
- Evaluate and review policies, procedures, and internal controls as they relate to accounting.
Senior Manager/Manager of Financial Reporting
Carnival Cruise Line
Miami
04.2014 - 02.2020
- Coordinate the monthly closing process across seven finance departments, ensuring the completeness of transactions, analyzing variance explanations, and performing the consolidation process in Oracle GL.
- Manage the accounting for key accounting areas of port expenses, pension, protection and indemnity insurance, repairs and maintenance, dry dock, shoreside payroll, and advertising. All areas managed have either an impact on P&L between $100M and $400M annually, or Balance Sheet amounts of over $100M.
- Lead balance sheet reconciliation review meetings on a monthly basis, reviewing accuracy, presentation, compliance with accounting standards, and efficiency.
- Develop enhanced reporting based on the needs of the Chief Financial Officer for monthly Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss packages.
Senior Accountant
Carnival Cruise Line
Miami
01.2011 - 04.2014
- Managed accounting processes for concessionaires, shipboard payroll, dry dock, repairs and maintenance, and port marketing incentives.
- Prepared monthly and quarterly reporting packages used to present to the Chief Financial Officer.
- Built organizational relationships with operating departments, such as Shoreside Payroll, and provided methods that reduced the time devoted to the reconciliation process by at least three business days.
Audit Supervisor
Perez-Abreu, Aguerrebere, Sueiro & Torres
Coral Gables
01.2009 - 12.2012
- Managed a team of engagement staff for annual internal audits of community banks.
- Developed risk assessment and carried out the internal audit function, which includes the preparation of an engagement, assigning work, scheduling, and estimating resources needed.
- Analyzed operational, financial processes, and system controls, and proposed value-added recommendations.
- Analyzed the treasury management functions, including investment processes, asset-liability management, and capital adequacy.
Education
Master of Science - Accounting
Florida International University
Miami, FL05-2014
Master of Science - Accounting
Florida International University
Miami, FL05-2006
Skills
- Financial reporting
- Variance analysis
- Internal controls
- System implementation
- Treasury management
- Budget management
- Team leadership
Certification
- Certified Public Accountant, State of Florida 02/2014
Languages
Spanish
Professional
Timeline
Director of Shipboard Accounting and Treasury
Carnival Cruise Line
02.2020 - Current
Senior Manager/Manager of Financial Reporting
Carnival Cruise Line
04.2014 - 02.2020
Senior Accountant
Carnival Cruise Line
01.2011 - 04.2014
Audit Supervisor
Perez-Abreu, Aguerrebere, Sueiro & Torres
01.2009 - 12.2012
Master of Science - Accounting
Florida International University
Master of Science - Accounting
Florida International University
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