Financial Consulting Manager - Gaming & Hospitality

Manager, Accounting and Finance Consulting (AFC) Practice

RSM's Accounting and Finance Consulting (AFC) practice with a focus in Gaming and Hospitality Financial Advisory is looking for a Manager. The changing economic landscape, new accounting pronouncements, evolving tax regulations and the acceleration of automation adoption initiatives mean casino gaming and hospitality enterprises face an ever-changing business landscape.

Our industry focus includes casino and online gaming operators, integrated resorts, and hospitality operators across multiple jurisdictions throughout the country.

The Gaming and Hospitality Consulting Manager provides a variety of financial consulting services to clients. The types of consulting services provided may include, but are not limited to:

• Technical accounting and accounting support to business operations
• Business process improvement and internal controls assessments
• Advisory projects, such as: organizational structure analysis, profit enhancement, cash management, and profitability analysis studies
• Process improvement and policy and procedure documentation
• Primary clients are gaming entities across the country, including large commercial gaming resorts, casinos, and Indian gaming
• Provide timely, high quality client service that meets or exceeds client expectations including coordinating the development and execution of the consulting work plan and client deliverables
• Develop an understanding of the client's business and industry and begin to recognize key performance drivers, trends and developments
• Actively participate with engagement team and function as an in-charge and go-live lead, facilitating fieldwork by monitoring and reporting regarding productivity and adherence to work plan schedules on assignments as well as critically solve client and adoption challenges
• Support the execution and completion of various client deliverables
• Identify performance improvement opportunities
• Understand RSM's service lines and work as a team in providing an integrated service delivery
• Recognize and inform management of opportunities to increase level and types of services to clients

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5+ years business experience or 5+ years in public accounting/consulting services (emphasis in the casino and hospitality accounting or operations a plus)
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Strong internal control skills and experience in developing and improving internal control systems
• Strong technical and functional accounting experience in US GAAP and/or IFRS for public or private companies, with experience in financial reporting, and hands-on support and research to solve technical accounting matters with AJE and reconciliations as needed
• Proven ability to manage staff on projects of varying sizes, along with a passion for developing and retaining talent
• Demonstrated leadership experience
• Must have demonstrated the ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with business associates and industry groups, including strong presentation, communication and rapport building skills
• Ability to travel approximately 75-80%
• CPA certification

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in working on project teams related to one or more of the following areas: accounting and finance optimization, audit readiness, complex accounting analysis and consultation, new accounting standard implementation, financial automation technologies automation and consulting services to similar industries
• A BS/BA in Accounting or related working experience
• Experience and personality to diffuse difficult customer situations
• Ability to function independently, prioritize and act as a mentor to junior staff
• CPA strongly preferred or related work experience