sea chefs is a leading international partner of shipping companies and tour operators in the cruise industry and a full-service hospitality management provider. We provide a comprehensive range of services for our clients. This includes hotel, catering, spa and crew management on board ocean and river cruise ships in the premium, luxury and expedition segments.
While around 16,000 crew members are deployed on cruise ships worldwide, we employ over 220 people at our locations in Switzerland, Germany, Malta, France and Cyprus. They are responsible for areas such as administration, crewing, operations, procurement, recruiting and corporate management, ensuring that everything runs smoothly.
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Your job
Versatility is your strength – and that’s exactly what you want from your new position?
As (Junior) Controller Ships Operations (f⁠/⁠m⁠/⁠d) at sea chefs, you will take on a responsible role in the financial controlling of the ships we manage.
In close cooperation with the operational departments on board and ashore, you will contribute to making financial processes transparent, efficient and reliable. You will analyze data, support planning, check processes and actively contribute to the further development of our reporting and controlling systems – in an exciting, international and maritime working environment.
What you can expect from us:
- Participation in the preparation, monitoring and control of budgets and liquidity planning
- Support in the preparation of forecasts as well as monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements; for the position as controller, independent preparation and presentation of results including concrete recommendations for action
- Checking the ship’s cash registers and monitoring cash flow at ship level
- Checking and approving customer invoices and preparing ship invoices on a voyage and monthly basis in consultation with the line manager
- Supporting the reconciliation of relevant financial data to ensure data consistency; for the position as controller, independent responsibility for the reconciliation and quality assurance of financial data
- Entering, checking and uploading relevant data to the accounting software in consultation with the line manager
- Use of various software solutions, including the „Oracle“ accounting software and the „CrunchTime!“ merchandise management system
- Analysis and reporting with BI and data warehouse tools
- Further development and optimization of existing controlling and reporting tools in close coordination with the management level
- Ensuring internal control mechanisms and adherence to compliance requirements
- Interface function between the specialist departments on land and the operational units on board
Your course & your talents
What you bring with you:
- Completed commercial training or a degree in economics or hotel management
- Initial practical experience in the controlling environment desirable
- Strong understanding of numbers and analytical thinking skills
- Sound knowledge of accounting and controlling standards – a prerequisite for the position of Controller, an advantage for Junior Controller
- Confident handling of MS Office, in particular excellent Excel skills; for controllers additionally confident handling of formulas, pivot tables and advanced data analysis tools
- The ability to independently develop creative solutions and use Excel as an efficient tool for optimizing controlling processes is a prerequisite for Controllers and an advantage for Junior Controllers
- Independent, structured and detailed way of working as well as strong organizational skills
- A sense of responsibility and the ability to communicate complex issues in an understandable way
- Ability to work in a team, strong communication skills and willingness to collaborate across departments
- High motivation and willingness to work on projects in a solution-oriented manner
- Very good written and spoken German and English skills
Why sea chefs?
This is what awaits you in our team on land:
- International working environment
- Good career opportunities
- Further education & training
- Central city location
- BAV with employer subsidy
- public transportation allowance
- Team & company events
- Flex days possible
- Company bike
- Pluxee prepaid card
Do you have any questions about this job or our application process?
Our recruiting team will be happy to help you:
Françoise Wegener
fw@seachefs.com
+49 40 3037 4130
We look forward to receiving your application – regardless of your age, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, ideology and/or sexual orientation. Please apply online only.