WHAT YOU'LL DOThe Operational Controller provides guidance on accounting and financial insight to support Dreamscape's Rio Las Vegas Hotel & Casino. This includes partnering with the executive leaders and business stakeholders to ensure proper controls are being followed, and leading internal audits.
ROLE EXPECTATIONSResponsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Responsible for overall control and supervision of designated areas.
- Maintains physical safeguards over all monies, forms and records relating to cashiering, revenue accounting and games clerk operations.
- Ensures compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, company policies and procedures for these areas of responsibility.
- Establishes and maintains policies for the safeguarding of the funds of the property.
- Reviews and approves daily casino revenue and related transaction journal entries and monitors their recording in the appropriate books and records of the property.
- Responsible for maintenance of all sub-ledger and special journal entry preparation of special reports.
- Maintains control of unused pre-numbered casino forms and dispensing machines in the cashier cage.
- Coordinates the filing of internal controls submissions.
- Responsible for the proposal and coordination of operational changes to existing internal and accounting control procedures.
- Collaborate closely with the CFO, FP&A and finance leaders to prepare budgets and financial forecasts, maintain and plan control procedures, including the cost accounting system, and analyze and report variances.
- Support the initial implementation of controls in the financial closing and reporting process and ongoing SOX compliance requirements.
- Coordinate and prepare financial reports, budgets, and forecasts for senior management.
- Ensure compliance with all financial regulations and reporting requirements.
- Lead the preparation of financial statements and liaise with external auditors.
- Provide financial guidance and support to cross-functional teams across the organization.
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of finance professionals, fostering a culture of high performance, continuous learning, and quality output.
- Perform other reasonable duties and responsibilities as assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES- This position does have supervisory responsibilities.
REQUIREMENTS- Minimum six (6) years of experience in a casino, top-tier public accounting firm and/or public company environment.
- Minimum three (3) years of progressive leadership experience.
- Strong organizational skills, solution-driven, and analytical thinker.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Able to set and successfully drive strategies for both customer loyalty and employee culture programs.
- Strong Computer proficiency; ability to use Microsoft Office Suite and applicable financial and operational software.
- SOX and internal controls experience.
- Bachelor's Degree.
- At least 21 years of age.
PREFERRED- CPA accredited.
- Proficient in using financial planning systems such as Oracle, Planful or similar software.
- Five (5) years experience of leading a team.
- Experience working in a similar resort setting.
CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS- Must be able to qualify for licenses and permits required by federal, state, and local regulations.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS- Must be able to work under time constraints and within established deadlines.
- Must regularly lift and/move up to 10 pounds, and must have the ability to push, pull, reach, bend, twist, kneel and balance when performing job duties in varying work areas such as confined spaces.
WORKING CONDITIONS- Work is performed indoors in a climate-controlled environment and exposed to various environmental factors such as but not limited to noise, dust and smoke.
