Job Title: Vice President, Casino Finance
Location: Lincoln, NE or Omaha, NE
Reports to: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)/Casino General Manager
SUMMARY
Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, Ho-Chunk, Inc., with an additional reporting relationship to the leadership team of WarHorse Gaming, LLC, the Vice President of Finance is responsible for the overall direction, administration, and coordination of all Finance and Accounting Department activities within WarHorse Gaming, LLC (inclusive of multiple casino properties) in accordance with established policies, procedures, generally accepted accounting procedures (GAAP) and Gaming Commission regulations. Provides guidance to leadership teams in understanding financial processes, procedures, and internal controls. The Vice President of Finance collaboratively develops and implements approved organizational strategies for all aspects of Finance Operations and recommends appropriate actions to ensure Local, State, Federal and Regulatory compliance.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Practices, supports and maintains the Mission, Vision and Values of Ho-Chunk, Inc. and the SPIRIT principals of WarHorse Gaming, LLC.
- Directs the development and establishment of policies, systems, and procedures in order to assure the effectiveness of financial planning, reporting, management and controls.
- Develops and monitor all financial management and accounting systems, both physical and digital, to satisfy reporting requirements, including cash flow, daily flash reports, profit and loss, balance sheet, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Ensures the integrity of all financial data produced by WarHorse Gaming.
- Ensures accurate and timely financial statements, financial reports, special analyses, and information reports.
- In conjunction with Marketing, analyzes financial data, trends, forecasts, etc. and recommend appropriate action.
- Oversees the procurement management function, including purchasing, receiving, warehousing and internal distribution.
- Recommends continuous operational improvement opportunities for procedures, controls, profitability, etc.
- Monitors financial activities on properties, to ensure all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and internal controls are consistently applied throughout the properties.
- Establishes and maintains appropriate internal control safeguards.
- Investigates questionable occurrences to assure protection of assets and adequacy of controls.
- Assures properties are adequately prepared to meet timelines for all internal and external audits.
- Assures regulatory compliance with local, state, and federal regulatory requirements.
- Leads finance teams in accomplishing department and organizational goals.
- Analyzes proposals to assure adherence to business strategy and return-on-investment criteria.
- Cooperates with Internal and External Auditors, Compliance, and Investigations, as necessary.
- Ensures the integrity of all financial data produced by the department; assists Finance Managers, to include, but not limited to: Revenue Audit, Accounting, Purchasing, Internal Audit, Analytics, Cage Operations, Drop/Count, Title 31, as needed.
- Interacts with other department executives to provide planning and consultative support.
- Develops and direct the implementation of strategic business and/or operational plans, projects, programs, and systems.
- Establishes and implements short- and long-term departmental objectives, strategies, and action plans.
- Directly supervises all property Controllers and indirectly supervises all Finance Department employees.
- Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities may include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and coaching/counseling employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
- Assists in special projects, as assigned.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Business Acumen
- Organizational Agility
- Managing Vision, Purpose and Culture
- Creating Engagement
- Strategic Agility
- Influencing and Relationship Management
- Executive Presence
- Financial Management
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in Accounting, Finance or related field from a four-year accredited college or university required. Master’s degree
- Current CPA strongly preferred.
- Sixteen (16) to Eighteen (18) years finance department progressive management experience and a minimum of eight (8) to ten (10) years progressive experience in the casino gaming industry demonstrating substantial casino finance principles and practices required.
- Six (6) to eight (8) years proven supervisory, leadership, and coaching skills.
- Demonstrates advanced knowledge of Accounting, Procurement and Financial Reporting systems.
- Current CPA strongly preferred.
- Pre-Opening experience highly preferred.
- Multi-property and/or regional management experience required.
- Proven supervisory, leadership, and coaching skills.
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of Accounting, Procurement and Financial Reporting systems.
- Demonstrate expert knowledge of Accounting, Finance, Casino Operations, Audit and Compliance principles, best practices, procedures, and structures.
- Experience working with federal & state government agencies and gaming regulatory boards.
- Experience in creating performance metrics for measuring program
- Demonstrate advanced Excel skills.
- Excellent project management skills/
- Proficient in SharePoint & all Microsoft Office Suite
- Flexibility and adaptability to respond to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
Travel is expected up to 50% of the time for this position. This role is expected to travel between our main office locations and our Casino locations within the state of Nebraska. Travel is expected on a weekly basis for one or more days. Expected travel is during normal business hours and may or may not require an overnight stay.
WORK HOURS
This is a full-time position. Typical days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Evening, weekend and holiday hours required, based on business need.
CERTIFICATIONS
Is this position responsible for selling, serving, or distributing alcoholic beverages or do they have comp authority? Yes
Gaming License Required? Ability to secure and maintain NE Gaming License required.
Other Certifications? CPA preferred, Driver’s License
Our Values:
Native American Owned & Proud | Accountable | Team Focused | Innovative | Visionary | Excellence
AAP/EEO STATEMENT
Ho- Chunk, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants are considered without regard to age, sex, race, national origin, religion, marital status or physical disability. However, preference may be extended to persons of Indian descent in accordance with applicable laws.
Note: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
