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Location

Lake Charles, LA | United States

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Job Description

Golden Nugget Lake Charles is a luxury casino-resort that opened in December 2014. The property contains nearly 1,100 well-appointed hotel rooms and suites with private balconies available. It sports an eighteen-hole championship golf course, a private beach and marina, and a luxurious pool complex with private cabanas, a waterslide and lazy river. Patrons enjoy a 2000-seat entertainment showroom, variety of meeting spaces, retail shopping from fine jewelry to resort wear, and a number of Landry’s signature restaurants. The Golden Nugget also includes a world-class casino with more than 70 table games, a poker room, and 1600 of the newest slot machines. We offer an abundance of premier employment opportunities in hotel, restaurant, finance, marketing, entertainment, casino management and much more. If your skills and talents are a match for our needs, we can open the door to your next career opportunity!          

Fertitta Entertainment through its various subsidiaries and affiliate companies is a national, diversified gaming, restaurant, hospitality, entertainment and retail organization. We own and operate the Golden Nugget Hotels and Casinos located in Las Vegas and Laughlin, Nevada, Atlantic City, New Jersey and Biloxi, Mississippi. We are also one of the largest full-service restaurant operators in the United States with over 420 locations in over 35 states and 15 countries. We operate restaurants primarily under the names of Rainforest Cafe, Saltgrass Steakhouse, Landry’s Seafood House, Chart House, The Oceanaire Seafood Room, Bubba Gump, Morton’s – The Steakhouse, McCormick’s & Schmick’s and Claim Jumper and Mastros, plus our upscale signature group of restaurants which include Vic & Anthony’s, Grotto and more. We are also engaged in the ownership and operation of select hospitality/entertainment businesses, which include hotels, such as the San Luis Resort, Spa and Convention Center in Galveston, Texas, aquarium complexes, the Kemah Boardwalk, a 40-acre amusement, entertainment and retail complex in Kemah, Texas and the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier in Galveston, Texas.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities : Under the Chief Financial Officer, the Director of Finance will provide leadership in the direction, administration and coordination of all finance and accounting activities for the Golden Nugget Casino.  The Director of Finance is accountable and responsible for the overall performance and operation of the Finance Department including Financial Accounting, Revenue Audit, Purchasing, Count Team, Payroll, Financial Analysis and Cage operations.

• Exhibit conduct in accordance with all Gaming Commission Regulations, Federal and State laws and regulations, and Golden Nugget and departmental policies and procedures.
• Consistently deliver positive, courteous and professional guest service in all interactions with guests, visitors, vendors and fellow employees.
• Create, develop and implement an effective strategy of financial organization for the property, working with the VP of Finance, to determine objectives for future growth and expansion.
• Conduct and organize financial analysis on business in order to prepare detailed monthly financial reports as well as periodic reports which summarize and forecast corporate business activity and financial position in areas of income, expenses and earnings based on past, present and expected operations.
• Ensure the quality of management operations in all areas of the Finance Department.
• Ensure the integrity of all financial data produced by the department.
• Recruit, select, train, coach, counsel, recognize and retain direct reports who consistently perform actions and behaviors that reinforce excellence in business operations and guest service.
• Maintains a working knowledge of GAAP standards, and ensures the timely completion of financial reports and statements, in accordance with same.
• Work with the VP of Finance, Directors and Managers to develop annual budgets including capital expenditures, revenue, labor control and budget forecasting.
• Reviews daily financial reports to certify accuracy.
• Monitor property cash and credit accounts.
• Monitor and analyze results of financial performance.
• Establishes and implements production standards and goals, as well as departmental policies and procedures, which will enable the Finance Department to function more effectively and efficiently.
• Develop pre- and post-forma analysis of activities, costs and operations to determine success of individual events and promotions and forecast data to determine progress toward stated goals and objectives.
• Stay abreast of current trends and practices within area of responsibility and communicate pertinent information to management, peers, direct reports and employees as appropriate.
• Promote positive public/employee relations at all times.
• Maintain a clean, safe, hazard-free work environment within area of responsibility.
• Safeguard the confidential information of all employee, department and company records.
• Demonstrate a commitment to ensuring responsible gaming and responsible alcohol service by discreetly notifying appropriate management of concerns and observations.
• Ensure prompt and discrete notification to senior management and/or the Ethics Hotline of any observation of illegal acts and/or internal ethics violations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements :

 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance is required.
• Five (5) years of accounting/financial management experience in the casino industry is required.
• Advanced degree and/or CPA strongly preferred.

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :
Must have solid decision-making, organization, and interpersonal skills.  Excellent verbal communication skills are required.  The ability to thrive in a fast-paced multi-tasking, hands-on environment.  Ability to establish and maintain a positive and professional working relationships with all individuals. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Outlook, Excel and Power Point. 

 

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