Accounting Manager Costs

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We invite talented, motivated professionals to explore our career opportunities and begin their journey with AmaWaterways today.

Position Summary

The Accounting Manager, Costs manages the day-to-day close and reporting for AmaWaterways' costs, ensuring operating costs are accurately recorded, properly accrued, correctly tagged and clearly understood. This role leads the team accounting for costs and partners with operations and FP&A to explain results and improve cost visibility. This role operates with imperfect information and helps the team quickly identify and implement the changes needed to produce quality, decision-useful cost data.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage monthly close activities for costs, including accruals, prepaids, reconciliations and cost allocations
• Ensure costs are accurately and completely tagged to itineraries and departments
• Implement invoice routing and review policies and procedures
• Review and approve cost-related journal entries and account reconciliations prepared by the team
• Maintain cost mapping to financial statement categories and ensure consistent treatment across ships and entities
• Provide cost analysis and variance explanations for ship operating, hotel, culinary and other operating costs
• Oversee accounts payable processing in partnership with the payables supervisor, including accrual of unbilled costs
• Support intercompany charging and cost recharges between entities
• Supervise and develop accounting staff, including offshore team members
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies and internal controls and support audit requests
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and reduce manual effort in accounting for costs
• Partner with FP&A and Operations Finance on budget-to-actual reporting
• Champion AI enablement in accounting for costs, applying AI-enabled tools to accruals, reconciliations and cost analysis
• Identify and help implement the changes needed to deliver quality, decision-useful cost data

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including 2+ years supervising staff
• Strong experience in accounting for costs, accruals and account reconciliation
• US GAAP and IFRS experience required, as AmaWaterways reports under both
• Experience managing offshore or outsourced team members is a plus
• Hands-on NetSuite experience required; advanced Excel
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to explain results to non-finance partners
• Public accounting experience preferred
• Experience in travel, hospitality or consumer-facing industries is a plus
• Interest in and practical experience with AI enablement, with the ability to apply AI-enabled tools and processes to improve how finance work gets done
• Comfortable operating with imperfect information and exercising sound judgment to keep moving while data quality improves
• High-energy, self-driven and collaborative, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, growing company with private equity-style expectations for pace, accountability and results
• Core Competencies for Success

Business Acumen

Understands the broader business impact of decisions; considers financial, market, and operational implications; aligns work with strategic priorities.

Analytical Thinking

Synthesizes complex information; leverages data, experience, and sound judgment to design practical and effective solutions.

Strategic Thinking

Anticipates trends and opportunities; adapts strategies as conditions change; balances near-term execution with long-term growth.

Collaboration & Teamwork

Partners effectively across teams and functions; values diverse viewpoints; builds trust; advances shared goals and collective success.

Leadership & Influence

Inspires and motivates others; communicates a clear direction; provides meaningful feedback; leads with confidence, empathy, and accountability.

Quality & Accountability

Delivers accurate, thoughtful work; applies feedback to improve outcomes; maintains high standards while balancing efficiency.