CONTROLLER

Zia Park Casino Hotel Racetrack • Hobbs, NM

19d

About The Position

The Controller supervises staff and manages the daily operations of the Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Payroll, Accounting, and Receiving departments. The role develops and monitors operational goals, performance, and profit objectives, and supports scheduling, staffing, budgeting, and cost control. It establishes or recommends corporate economic strategies, objectives, and policies, and works with management on strategic planning and new product development.

The Controller prepares monthly GAAP financial statements and business reports, reviews account analysis and cash management, oversees revenue audits, and provides management with timely information on financial status. The role oversees financial and accounting systems, audits, depreciation rates, tax compliance and reporting, regulatory reports, and analysis of historical operations and projected revenues and expenses. It also advises management on resource use, budget assumptions, operational adjustments related to tax-code changes, and budget interpretation.

The position is responsible for customer-service standards, regulatory compliance within its area, confidentiality, and overall departmental customer-service goals. Supervisory duties include staff development and training, recognition, performance evaluation and feedback, staffing recommendations, scheduling, work assignment, workflow, coaching, counseling, and discipline. The role requires the ability to qualify for licenses and permits required by applicable regulations. The position involves regularly standing and using hands, lifting and moving objects, and other physical activities; work areas may include confined spaces. The work environment is usually moderately noisy and may include unrestricted secondhand tobacco smoke.

Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from an accredited four-year college or university, or four to ten years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications.
• Knowledge of financial software systems.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to work efficiently in a team-oriented environment.
• Strong decision-making, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Ability to read and interpret English documents and communicate verbally in English; written English communication may also be required.
• Ability to apply common-sense understanding to instructions and solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to qualify for licenses and permits required by federal, state, and local regulations.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including standing, handling objects, reaching, talking, hearing, and lifting or moving up to 50 pounds; duties may also require pushing, pulling, bending, twisting, stooping, stacking, crouching, kneeling, and balancing.

Nice To Haves

• CPA license preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise staff and manage daily operations of the Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Payroll, Accounting, and Receiving departments.
• Develop, implement, and manage operational goals and monitor performance and profit objectives.
• Create efficient schedules while managing labor costs, staffing objectives, and guest satisfaction.
• Assist with departmental budgeting, recommend budget actions, ensure compliance with budget initiatives, and report budget concerns to management.
• Establish or recommend corporate economic strategies, objectives, and policies.
• Prepare monthly financial statements in accordance with GAAP, including review and audit of account analysis, cash management, and revenue audit.
• Ensure timely audits of revenue accounting.
• Prepare reports summarizing and forecasting business activity and financial position, including income, expenses, and earnings.
• Provide management with timely reviews of the organization’s financial status and progress.
• Direct the determination of depreciation rates for capital assets.
• Advise management about operational adjustments resulting from tax-code revisions.
• Arrange audits of company accounts and prepare reports required by regulatory agencies.
• Examine accounts and records, calculate taxes owed, complete tax refund forms, and ensure compliance with tax payment and information-reporting requirements.
• Analyze historical and current operations, trends, costs, revenues, commitments, and obligations to project future revenues and expenses.
• Maintain Financial Accounting, Accounts Payable, Fixed Asset, Payroll, and CDS systems that control revenues and expenditures.
• Develop and implement cost-control measures and advise management on resource use and budget assumptions.
• Interpret budgets for management and work with management on strategic planning or new product development.
• Support and promote customer service standards, address customer-service issues, and achieve departmental customer-service goals.
• Ensure regulatory compliance within the area of responsibility and report potential issues to Executive Management or the GM.
• Maintain strict confidentiality in departmental and company matters.
• Develop and deliver staff training programs and oversee rewards and recognition to support employee engagement.
• Evaluate team members and provide constructive performance feedback.
• Recommend staffing, interviewing, hiring, and scheduling to meet business needs; assign and direct work, establish procedures, and expedite workflow.
• Manage employee performance through discipline, coaching, and counseling.

Benefits

• Wellness programs supporting financial, physical, and mental well-being.
• Day-one medical coverage may be available depending on position.
• 401(k) matching may be available depending on position.
• Annual performance bonus may be available depending on position.
• Paid time off earned according to local policy and increasing with length of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager