VP, Corporate Finance

Mohegan Sun • Uncasville, CT

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About The Position

This position is responsible for leading several critical finance functions, including financial planning & analysis (FP&A), investor relations, and treasury functions for Mohegan. The FP&A function includes oversight of budgets, financial models, forecasts, financial and operational analyses, capital allocation, and strategic planning for the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (Mohegan) enterprise, including its operating properties and divisions. This position develops and executes the strategic vision for the financial planning & analysis organization and works cross-functionally to support property finance teams and capital markets, investor relations, and strategic development activities. The treasury function includes leading capital markets execution, maintaining banking relationships, overseeing treasury operations, foreign currency and interest rate risk management, and capital planning. The investor relations function includes maintaining dialogue with bondholders and research analysts, participation in investor conferences, and preparation of quarterly earnings releases and investor calls.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
• At least six years of experience in a high volume, multi-property casino environment, with heavy emphasis on property operations management and/or analytics
• At least 8 years of debt capital markets experience, with global experience preferred
• At least 4 years of management/supervisory experience with demonstrated ability to lead teams
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Excellent critical thinking skills, particularly for problem solving and trend identification
• Excellent accounting and analytics skills
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

• Master’s in Business Administration or Chartered Financial Analyst preferred
• Global casino experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Establishes and oversees annual budget process; prepares and reviews annual budgets in collaboration with property finance teams
• Ensures that financial modeling, forecasting, and variance analyses facilitate deeper understanding of business and operational trends and complement capital markets activities
• Collaborates with accounting functions on financial reporting and external financial communications
• Reviews monthly operational results for the enterprise
• Oversee ad hoc analyses focused on operational trends, economic trends, or competitive developments, when necessary
• Plans and implements optimal long-term capital structure for the Mohegan enterprise
• Executes financing transactions across the enterprise, including properties inside and outside North America
• Develops and negotiates term sheets, credit agreements, bond indentures, and other financing documents
• Develops, advises, and maintains policies and procedures to ensure compliance with debt and other financial covenants
• Maintains external financial relationships, including banks, rating agencies, and investors
• Serves as primary point of contact for investor inquiries
• Partners with senior leadership and work cross-functionally to support investor-related activities
• Develops and executes plan for proactive investor outreach, including building investor understanding of Mohegan business
• Supervises treasury operations and strategic projects
• Analyzes cash forecasts and works cross-functionally to determine the amount and appropriate structuring of funding to meet domestic and international cash needs
• Ensures the effective management of the organization’s cash assets
• Develops and implements strategies to mitigate foreign currency and interest rate risk
• Reviews net present value, buy versus lease, valuation, rate of return, breakeven, and other financial analysis, as requested
• Supports finance due diligence, capital structuring, and financing for strategic development activities
• Review financial statements and other filings to ensure compliance with debt agreements and other agreements pertaining to Mohegan
• Supports the accounting, financial planning and analysis, tax, legal, and strategic development teams
• Creates and maintains strong relationships with external legal counsel
• Keeps abreast of industry and financial market trends and competitive landscape to both proactively and reactively adjust financing plans and messaging
• Supports the long-term development of team members
• Drives financial components of long-term strategic planning process
• Develops and maintains long-term capital investment plan
• Establishes a data-driven approach to create, track, and analyze key financial metrics
• Collaborate with the strategic development team on feasibility and return on investment assessments
• Provides clear and actionable information to all stakeholders and provides recommendations
• Works closely with Mohegan CEO, CFO, and COO, as well as other members of senior management
• Supports the long-term development of team members
• Performs other related duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

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