Manager, Financial Reporting

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Job Description:

The Manager, Financial Reporting is responsible for leading the financial reporting function for Hard Rock and Seminole Gaming, including the preparation, review, and issuance of financial statements and related reporting deliverables. This role serves as a key leader within Seminole Hard Rock Support Services and supports both Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming through high-quality financial reporting, audit coordination, accounting policy execution, internal controls, process improvement, and team leadership.

The Manager will be responsible for ensuring that financial reporting deliverables are accurate, complete, timely, and prepared in accordance with applicable accounting frameworks, including US GAAP, GASB, and other applicable statutory or local reporting requirements. This position requires strong technical accounting knowledge, leadership skills, business judgment, and the ability to operate effectively in a complex, fast-paced, multi-entity environment.

Responsibilities:

• Support the financial reporting function and assist in overseeing external reporting processes for Hard Rock and Seminole Gaming.
• Serve as a key financial reporting resource and help ensure the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of assigned financial statements, reporting packages, and related deliverables.
• Prepare and review annual and interim financial statements for various legal entities within the Hard Rock and Seminole Gaming organization.
• Ensure financial statements and related disclosures are prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards, including U.S. GAAP, GASB, and other country-specific accounting frameworks, as applicable.
• Coordinate external audit activities, including audit requests, supporting schedules, auditor communications, and resolution of audit comments.
• Review supporting schedules, financial statement tie-outs, disclosure checklists, and other audit support documentation.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve financial reporting packages, quarterly close checklists, disclosure controls, reporting calendars, and related Workiva reporting workflows to drive accuracy, consistency, and efficiency across the reporting process.
• Serve as a key administrator and power user of Workiva, including document management, data linking, reporting automation, workflow optimization, and reporting process enhancements.
• Partner with accounting, consolidation, FP&A, tax, treasury, legal, operations, merchandise, and other departments to obtain information and support required for financial reporting and audit processes.
• Prepare and review quarterly and annual fluctuation analyses in collaboration with FP&A and other finance teams.
• Maintain accounting policies, reporting procedures, templates, and documentation standards to support high-quality financial reporting.
• Support the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal controls over financial reporting, including control documentation, review procedures, and evidence retention.
• Identify and implement process improvements, reporting standardization opportunities, automation initiatives, and system enhancements to improve efficiency, scalability, and accuracy.
• Provide guidance, coaching, and day-to-day oversight to financial reporting staff while supporting employee development and technical growth.
• Support special projects, including system implementations, business combinations, debt transactions, new reporting requirements, and other accounting or reporting initiatives as needed.
• Demonstrate strong ownership, accountability, adaptability, and professional judgment in a dynamic and high-growth environment.
• Model ethical behavior, maintain confidentiality, and uphold professional standards in all aspects of the role.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• CPA or equivalent certification required.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant accounting experience
• Public accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Prior supervisory or team leadership experience preferred.
• Experience with multi-entity and consolidated financial reporting environments strongly preferred.
• International accounting, IFRS, GASB, statutory reporting, or multinational company experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and financial statement preparation required.
• Experience coordinating external audits, preparing financial statements, completing financial statement tie-outs, and supporting disclosure requirements required.
• Advanced Workiva experience is required. Candidates must possess hands-on experience developing, maintaining, and enhancing financial statements, reporting packages, quarterly close checklists, linked reporting data, disclosures, and workflow processes within Workiva.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office applications required.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate accounting and reporting matters to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and consistently meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to improve processes, leverage technology, collaborate across functions, and operate effectively in a complex and fast-paced environment.
• Self-motivated professional with strong accountability, ownership, and commitment to continuous improvement.