Finance Manager

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Finance Manager

Full Time Barranquilla, Atlantico, CO

6 days ago Requisition ID: 1104

About AmaWaterways

At AmaWaterways, meaningful careers begin with purpose, passion, and a shared commitment to creating unforgettable experiences. Built on heartfelt hospitality, we treat our guests—and each other with genuine care, warmth, and respect. Our global teams collaborate across ships and offices to deliver exceptional river journeys and uphold the high standards our brand is known for.

We welcome motivated professionals who want to make an impact, support growth, and help shape the future of our business.

Role Summary

The Finance Manager provides clear, disciplined financial insight to support decision making, performance, and growth across AmaWaterways. This role partners closely with senior leadership, operations, and commercial teams, while serving as a critical bridge between the Colombia finance team and HQ Finance in Calabasas, ensuring alignment, consistency, and strong financial governance.

A primary and immediate focus of this role will be leading the integration of the Colombia entity into AmaWaterways’ global Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and aligning financial operations with global accounting policies. This includes managing the implementation process, driving adoption, and ensuring accurate, consistent financial data across regions.

This role supports finance operations across Colombia, including Barranquilla and Medellín, and requires flexibility for in-person presence in both locations. The Finance Manager will work closely with HQ leadership and key stakeholders, including Beena and Rosa, to successfully deliver the ERP integration and strengthen regional alignment.

The role is hands‑on and change‑oriented, focused on improving data quality, simplifying analysis, and strengthening Finance’s role as a strategic business partner.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the integration of the Colombia entity into the global ERP system, including implementation, testing, and adoption

Ensure alignment with global accounting policies, procedures, and controls

Partner with HQ Finance leadership to manage timelines, milestones, and successful delivery of the ERP implementation

Oversee finance operations supporting the Barranquilla location, with flexibility to maintain regular on‑site presence as needed

Provide oversight of finance compliance activities, including coordination with teams in Medellín and maintaining regular presence at the Guest Contact Center

Ensure proper handling and oversight of guest deposits in accordance with Colombian regulatory requirements

Build and maintain strong working partnerships between Colombia Finance and HQ Finance, ensuring consistent processes, reporting standards, and communication

Lead budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes aligned to business priorities

Deliver timely, accurate financial reporting and clear variance analysis

Oversee financial analysis for vessel and shoreside operations, including crew, fuel, port charges, hotel operations, and maintenance

Review P&L performance across vessels and itineraries; provide actionable insights to leadership

Support pricing, itinerary planning, capacity management, and seasonal planning

Monitor financial and operational KPIs, identifying risks and improvement opportunities

Support business cases, scenario planning, and ROI analysis

Ensure compliance with financial controls, policies, and audit requirements

Drive continuous improvement in financial processes, data accuracy, and reporting effectiveness

Mentor and develop finance team members as applicable

Measures of Success

Successful and timely implementation of the Colombia entity into the global ERP system

Strong adoption of global accounting policies and processes across the Colombia team

Strong, effective partnership between Colombia Finance and HQ Finance

Budgets and forecasts are accurate, timely, and aligned to business needsLeaders rely on Finance as a strategic partner

Financial processes scale effectively and support organizational change

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

5+ years of progressive finance experience (FP&A preferred)

Experience supporting or leading ERP implementations (NetSuite strongly preferred)

Hospitality, travel, or complex operational environment experience a plus

Familiarity with Colombian financial regulations, including guest deposit handling, is preferred

Strong Excel and financial modeling skills

Experience working across regions and with centralized HQ teams

Strong communication skills with the ability to simplify complex data

Detail-oriented, accountable, and adaptable

Fluent in English and Spanish (required)

Ability and willingness to travel regularly within Colombia, including Barranquilla and Medellín

Core Competencies & Behaviors

Integrity & Ethics: Acts with honesty, transparency, and professionalism

Accountability: Takes ownership of responsibilities and follows through

Judgment & Problem Solving: Makes sound, data-driven decisions

Collaboration: Builds strong working relationships across locations and functions

Communication: Communicates clearly, listens actively, and adapts messaging to the audience

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