Senior Accountant - Corporate

The Caesars Entertainment, Inc (“CEI”) financial reporting and close and consolidation team is responsible for, completing all periodic and annual reporting for CEI to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and for completing various non-SEC reports on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis, as well maintaining the close and consolidation functions, maintaining the chart of accounts, and accounting for CEI’s stock-based compensation and debt. The financial reporting and close and consolidation team also provides certain shared services to other reporting functions and evaluates and documents complex accounting transactions. The financial reporting and close and consolidation team works very closely with other teams within the accounting department, legal, treasury, investor relations, financial planning & analysis, and members of senior management and the executive team.

• Must be 21 years of age or older
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 3-4 years prior experience, preferably including experience with a Big 4 accounting firm, focusing on publicly-traded entities, or comparable non-public experience
• Experience with preparation of financial statements
• Experience with the preparation of SEC filings (including drafting of MD&A) and other financial statements
• Experience with researching and writing technical accounting position papers
• Experience reading and interpreting US GAAP accounting literature
• Experience using Workiva for preparation and filing of financial statements or other similar software application

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS 

• Skilled in Microsoft Office applications
• CPA preferred
• 1-2 years management experience
• Experience with Oracle GL (general ledger) and Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close (reporting)
• Experience with debt accounting preferred

• Assist with the preparation of interim and annual SEC filings (i.e., 10-Ks, 10-Qs, earnings releases) for Caesars Entertainment and the annual proxy filing as needed
• Assisting with the preparation of various non-SEC monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and statutory filings
• Preparation and review of monthly financial statements including statements of position, statements of operations, equity statements and statements of cash flows for compliance and regulatory reporting
• Preparation and review of accounting journal entries and account reconciliations related to various debt instruments of the Company in conjunction with regular monthly close and reporting processes
• Analyzes and reconciles account activities and prepares key management level reporting for close and consolidation
• Preparation and review of stock-based compensation accounting journal entries and account reconciliations in conjunction with regular monthly close and reporting processes
• Coordinating the compliance of reporting requirements under various lease agreements

• Maintaining compliance with respect to various governmental surveys 

• Documenting procedures performed as part of internal controls over financial reporting and relevant accounting functions
• Assisting the internal audit department with documentation and testing of internal controls over financial reporting relevant accounting functions 
• Assisting external auditors with quarterly review and annual audit procedures related to reports and relevant accounting functions
• Maintaining a consistent process with effective controls for raising, evaluating and documenting technical issues
• Performing research on complex accounting issues and preparing formal written documentation of analysis, conclusions, and support for conclusions
• Remaining current and proactive on new or pending accounting and reporting guidance affecting the company and assisting with the interpretation and implementation of new accounting standards
• Mentoring and training staff accountants or peers
• Reviewing the work of staff accountants or peers as needed
• Assisting with or leading special projects, as requested
• Continuous process improvement within areas of responsibility or assisting other departments with improvement projects