Controller

Job Description

Your Role

The Regional Controller Southwest leads the Southwest Ontario region Casino’s financial and operations accounting teams and controls financial aspects of the Casinos including accounting, auditing, accounts payable, collections, and monthly financial reporting in the Southwest region.

Provides advice to department managers and senior management for the properties with regard to financial and related business aspects of the operation.

Why Work for Us?

Gateway celebrates and empowers our team members, who make it all possible. A career at Gateway means working with great people, being recognized for your unique contribution and career advancement opportunities across our 30 locations.

Our employees thrive with ongoing training and leadership programs while working in a dynamic and fun environment. See for yourself what its like to be on a team that values your vision, skill and energy.

We Provide

• Full benefits package for full-time employees
• Retirement savings plan
• Exciting, supportive and fun work environment
• Family and friends discounts on travel, tech, food, beverage, and fitness
• Development and training opportunities

What You Bring

• 5 years of progressive experience as a Controller or Senior Accountant in a high volume large or medium sized organization and / or equivalent combination of related education and experience
• Post secondary diploma / degree in Business or Accounting preferred
• Recognized accounting designation, CPA, (CA, CMA or CGA) is an asset
• Experience working within a unionized environment is an asset
• The ability to obtain registration as a Category 1 Gaming Assistant with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario
• Strong knowledge of accounting and financial theories, practices, tax, and applicable legislation
• Excellent organizational, leadership, problem-solving skills
• Strong knowledge of Great Plains (GP accounting software and MS Excel
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and effectively manage multiple priorities and demands
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge in labor costs preferred
• Working knowledge with the GMS system (Casino link) an asset

Key Responsibilities

• Oversees the casino reporting and revenue collection and remittance system to ensure compliance with governing legislation and AGCO regulations.
• Oversees and accounts for casino expenditures and disbursements of various kinds within the scope of established budgetary cost control processes and governing company policies.
• Ensures integrity of inventory records by overseeing physical inventory counts, and up-to-date records of food and beverage costs and sales consumption.
• Maintains inventory records, may supervise and participate in physical inventory counts, and maintains up-to-date records of food and beverage costs and sales consumption.
• Completes and provides accurate monthly and year-end financial reporting packages (i.e. financial statements, management performance reports, overview analysis and other reports as required) to Corporate Accounting, OLG and other external entities within prescribed timelines.
• Institutes and maintains local accounting controls and processes to ensure adequate documentation of all business activities and evidence of proper authorizations.
• Institutes and maintains a system of internal checks that will either prevent or result in prompt discovery and correction of unauthorized or erroneous transactions.
• Maintains effective on-site document storage and systems to ensure confidentiality and orderly filing and retrieval of all documents that must be retained.
• Liaises with external auditors, manages preparation of audit documentation and other audit information gathering, verification, reconciliation, and reporting requirements.
• Advises senior management and department managers on financial aspects of the operation and performs related required administration functions.
• Developing, recommending and assisting in implementation of accounting solutions for new products and marketing programs.
• Oversees the performance of direct reports including : training, appraising performance, providing positive and corrective feedback, coaching, and administering discipline.

Provides technical and procedural supervision of other roles as required.

• Provides key financial analysis of strategic initiatives and / or capex projects.
• Identifies potential efficiencies and cost savings throughout the operation.
• Completes ad hoc special projects and other duties assigned by Corporate Accounting and senior management, and / or department managers.
• Some travel is required in order to oversee several sites.

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements :

• Office environment
• Occasional travel required for meetings and events
• Some travel required to oversee several sites

Get to Know Gateway

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited ( Gateway ) is one of the largest and most diversified gaming and entertainment companies in Canada with 30+ gaming properties in British Columbia and Ontario and two additional properties in Edmonton, Alberta.

Across its entire portfolio, Gateway currently employs approximately 7, people and features approximately table games (including 27 poker tables), 13, slots, 91 food and beverage outlets and hotel rooms.

A multi-pronged growth strategy has seen Gateway diversify and expand its product offering, including developing proprietary casino and restaurant brands, dramatically improving the gaming customer experience while attracting new customers.

Some of Gateway's proprietary brands include Match Eatery & Public House, Atlas Steak + Fish and the new Halley’s Club. In , Gateway will celebrate 30 years in the business of gaming and entertainment in Canada.

Additional information is available at .

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