Accountant

Description

Position Summary

Assists Accounting Management with the producing of financial accounting and reporting, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for CWCR. Maintains assigned general ledger accounts and journal entries. Helps produce timely financial statements with (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual) reports.  

Essential Functions

• Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
• Maintain appropriate security measures to protect confidential company information.
• Provide input or recommendations for improvements and changes in processes or services.
• Perform all duties in accordance with Chinook Winds Casino Resort customer service standards.
• Maintain all assigned general ledger accounts, journals, and schedules.
• Assist with banking activities, including bank logs, bank reconciliation, banking fees, wires, positive pay, stale-dated checks, check voids, returned checks, and ordering bank supplies, etc. 
• Prepare and examine records to produce journal entries. Reconcile cash clearing and bank accounts.
• Assist with merchant services problems and issues. Respond to charge back inquiries and retrievals.  
• Reconcile credit cards from the daily audits to our bank accounts.
• Reconcile ATM and Check Cashing reports to our bank accounts.
• Bill out any A/R items like Tribal Elders meal coupons & tickets along with any CTSI Banquets.
• Reconcile Advanced Ticket Sales along with preparing monthly journal entries for cash and comp revenue.
• Audit expense reports from employees to get into the next A/P check run. Also includes expense reports for charges that are done on the company credit card. This requires making journal entries for the company credit cards as they are audited and maintaining detailed records.
• Audit Banquets and investigate problems with billings and room charges.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts.
• Reconcile credit cards from the audits to our bank accounts.
• Prepare Miscellaneous Deposits and record the journal entries for them.
• Create, prepare, update, and publish the Daily Manager Reports (DMR’s).
• Produce inventory worksheets and generate all COS entries for all outlets.
• Assist with Fixed Assets along with running depreciation in the general ledger.
• Assist with uploads from Revenue Audit to the general ledger.
• Prepare long term debt entries and update amortization schedules.
• Create and maintain general ledger interface for payroll and prepare all payroll journal entries including reconciling tips after each payroll.
• Assist with preparation and filing of 1099 forms for Accounts Payable vendors.
• Produce entertainment analysis reports to determine actual revenue of events.
• Generate the Weekly Management Report for CWCR Management and CTSI.
• Assist with internal audits from the tribe along with the external audit from the outside CPA Firm.
• Prepare each month our self-insurance financials (COHO). 
• Assist in the production of the monthly financial statements.
• Maintain other miscellaneous reports including 941 reconciliation, community impact spreadsheet, comp revenue to comp expense reconciliation, NIGC Fee Schedule.
• Job duties may include soft count responsibilities but not in a supervisory role.
• All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Competency Statements

Accuracy- Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly. 

Autonomy- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Communication Skills- Ability to communicate orally clearly and concisely and in writing.

Interpersonal Skills- Ability to get along with a variety of personalities and individuals.

Organization- Ability to follow a systematic method of performing tasks. Must be able to multi-task and successfully manage time to remain within stated department time constraints.

Detail Orientation – Must be detail oriented and able to track down variances and anomalies in accounting records.

Education

BS in Accounting or Business Management with emphasis in Accounting.

Experience

WORKERS IN THIS POSITION MUST BE 21 YEARS OR OLDER

Two years accounting experience with exposure to a broad range of financial activities and demonstrated working knowledge of financial accounting and reporting.

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office Suite with advanced level in Microsoft Excel.

Intermediate level in Microsoft Word and Outlook.

Certificates & Licenses

Must obtain and maintain a Siletz Tribal Gaming License.

Physical Demands

• Lift/Carry 
• Stand Occasionally 
• Walk Occasionally 
• Sit Constantly  
• Handling/Fingering Constantly 
• Reach Outward Frequently 
• Reach Above Shoulder Occasionally 
• Climb Not Applicable
• Crawl Not Applicable  
• Squat or Kneel Occasionally  
• Bend Occasionally  

Lift/Carry

• 10 lbs or less Frequently
• 11-20 lbs Occasionally
• 21-50 lbs Occasionally
• 51-100 lbs Occasionally
• Over 100 lbs Not Applicable

Push/Pull

• 12 lbs or less Frequently
• 13-25 lbs Occasionally
• 26-40 lbs Occasionally
• 41-100 lbs Occasionally

Other Physical Requirements

Vision: Near and Far

Sense of Sound

Work Environment

Work will take place in an office environment with occasional exposure to a busy resort and gaming environment with multiple distractions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate. Occasionally the work environment will be in locations exposed to smoke and the associated effects.  

Working Conditions

Conditions of employment include passing a pre-employment drug screen, a background investigation, and completing a 180-day introductory period.