Careers - Desert Diamond Casinos

Location
DDC - Sahuarita, AZ
Shift
Any
Starting Pay
D.O.E.
Category
Accounting/Finance
Employment Status
Full-Time

Accountant 12599

DDC - Sahuarita, AZ

Job Description:

Position Summary:
Under general supervision of the Finance Supervisor, the Accountant performs basic accounting functions such as account reconciliations, prepares journal entries, assists with preparation of month end financial statements and year-end audit. Maintains confidentiality of all privileged information.

This list of duties and responsibilities is illustrative only of the tasks performed by this position and is not all-inclusive.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
• Monitors revenue and expenses; ensures compliance with reporting requirements, and standard accounting procedures.
• Constructs and reviews routine spreadsheet applications, prepares financial data for input into finance systems, generates reports and performs calculations.
• Analyzes, reconciles, balances, and maintains accounting records; assists in the development of budgets and financial reports. Prepares reports as necessary.
• Prepares, reviews, and processes budget, revenue and expense numbers, payroll, accruals, bank reconciliations, credit card reconciliations, and other account reconciliations.
• Coordinates and monitors data processing batches including suspense control, cash counts, and balancing. Monitors systems to ensure they are recording all revenue streams correctly.
• Maintains the players’ tax withholding database.
• Maintains Accounts Payables and Receivables account balances keeping accounts within the parameters/objectives set by upper management.
• Monitors direct billing for individual guests, corporations or convention/group clients, monitors Master Billing Accounts for group convention ensuring all options such as Rooms, Catering and Audio Visual are billed correctly.
• Reviews all deposits per contractual agreements with groups/conventions and catering are received as stated in agreement and processed through the system.
• Assists departments with cycle/monthly inventory counts. 
• Assists with audits and prepares supporting documentation for the audit.
• Ensures strict confidentiality of financial records.
• Contributes to a team effort, maintains a positive working relationship with other departments and accomplishes related results as required, works with management and others on financial matters as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:
 
Education and Experience:
Bachelors Degree in Accounting; or Bachelors Degree in  Business or Finance with 3-5 years experience in general ledger accounting.  No felony, theft or stealing convictions.  Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment drug/alcohol screen, background investigation, obtain and maintain gaming license and to include the following:

Knowledge, Abilities, Skills, and Certifications:
• Knowledge and understanding of Generally Accepted Accounted Principles (GAAP) and Governmental Accounting Standards.
• Knowledge and understanding of billing and collection concepts, policies and processes.
• Knowledge of purchasing process, cage management principles, and financial and accounting principles and procedures.
• Knowledge and understanding of computerized accounting systems.
• Ability to communicate, read, and write clearly in English.
• Must demonstrate outstanding guest service at all times.
• Ability to set up and maintain financial accounts and ledgers.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instruction.
• Ability to sort, check, count and verify numbers, gather data, compile information and prepare various reports including financial reports.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems and to work in a team environment.
• Ability to conform and meet monthly financial closing schedule.
• Skill in Excel, Word, inventory and accounting software, and accounting balancing and using a 10-key.

 

Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel crouch, or crawl and be able to reach out and pick-up and hold small objects. The team member frequently is required to stand; walk; and talk or hear. The team member occasionally is required to sit; and talk or hear. The team member must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

 

Work Environment:
Work is generally performed in a hotel/office setting with a moderate noise level.  Some work is performed in a Casino setting with exposure to second-hand smoke and a moderate noise level.  Evening, graveyard, holiday and/or weekend work may be required.  Extended hours and irregular shifts may be required.