Senior Staff Accountant

The Senior Staff Accountant plays a key role in maintaining the financial integrity of Elite Casino Resorts and its affiliated companies. Acting as both a subject matter expert and team leader, this role ensures the accuracy of financial records, adherence to internal controls, and compliance with GAAP standards.

This individual will work closely with accounting teams across all properties, lead complex financial processes, provide mentorship, and contribute to continuous improvement is systems and procedures.

Essential Functions:

• Provide exceptional service to all guests, both internal and external.
• Lead the preparation and review of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and internal accounting policies across all financial reporting.
• Perform and review complex account reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end closing activities
• Collaborate with property-level teams to standardize and improve accounting practices and internal controls.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy in financial operations.
• Provide day to day guidance to staff and assist with questions
• Act as a team lead by providing guidance, mentorship, and performance feedback to staff.
• Conduct training for new team members and contribute to the ongoing professional development of the accounting team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve accounting systems, workflows, and reporting accuracy.
• Analyze financial data to identify trends, variances, and opportunities for improvement.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Serve as a liaison between property-level accounting teams and finance leadership.
• Recommend and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Assist Finance Teams with internal and external financial related audits
• Manage and maintain the company’s master vendor list, ensuring accuracy and compliance with procurement policies.
• Manage cash recycler user access and configurations to support secure and efficient cash operations.
• Maintain knowledge of industry-specific financial requirements, especially in gaming and hospitality.

Occasional travel to other locations to assist or provide on-site training.

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Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required
• 4+ years of progressive accounting experience, preferably in the hospitality, gaming, or resort industry
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Office applications
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics GP and SWS software preferred.
• Excellent attention to detail, organization skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to lead and collaborate4 across departments
• Proven ability to identify and resolve accounting discrepancies and process inefficiencies
• Team work skills are a must