Senior Accounting Manager

Scientific Games:

Scientific Games is the global leader in lottery games, sports betting and technology, and the partner of choice for government lotteries. From cutting-edge backend systems to exciting entertainment experiences and trailblazing retail and digital solutions, we elevate play every day. We push game designs to the next level and are pioneers in data analytics and iLottery. Built on a foundation of trusted partnerships, Scientific Games combines relentless innovation, legendary performance, and unwavering security to responsibly propel the global lottery industry ever forward.

Position Summary

Scientific Games is seeking an experienced / motivated Accounting Manager with experience in private/public accounting along with the desire and capability to manage and provide leadership to an accounting team on a daily basis. This individual should possess a strong accounting background, strong
analytical skills, spreadsheet experience, cost accounting knowledge and experience in the preparation of financial statements, forecasts, budgets, reporting, and financial analysis. This role has a strong focus on process improvement and automation.

Other responsibilities include oversight of the routine accounting operations, which includes financial statement preparation, cost accounting, preparing journal entries, account reconciliations, and corporate accounting functions.

Job Functions:

• Review all entries prepared by senior accountants
• Support customer contract accounting review
• Identify, lead, and help execute on process improvement and automation initiatives
• Manage month-end close process and prepare financial statements
• Manage the accounting booking and reconciliation of the manufacturing business
• Review analysis of operating results (actuals vs. budget vs. forecast vs. prior year)
• Prepare annual budget and update monthly forecasts throughout year
• Prepare various other ad hoc reports as needed
• Work with Tax Department as needed
• Work with internal and external auditors during quarter and year-end audits, as well as SOX compliance
• Review and approve JE’s, reconciliations and SOX controls 
• Inventory management-worked in Inventory Module in Oracle 
• Game Inventory analysis and review for Obsolescence 
• Revenue and Gross Margin analysis 
• Preparation of Property and Business Interruption schedules annually 
• Deferred Revenue schedules quarterly 
• Work closely with the AR team to make sure revenue is accounted accurately-Knowledge of Cost Manager and Order management modules in Oracle 
• Intercompany accounting 
• Act as a financial partner supporting the VP of financial planning and analysis with ad hoc financial analysis, guidance and decision support.

Position Requirements/Qualifications:

• B.S. in Accounting
• 10+ years of private/public industry accounting experience, with 3+ in a supervisory role

Skills/Abilities:

• Advanced spreadsheet skills
• Excellent ERP system skills, Oracle, Hyperion, Blackline and Prolease
• Strong work ethic; Ability to meet deadlines and prioritize tasks
• Good managerial and communication skills
• Process improvement mindset
• Experienced with ASC 606
• Experienced with ASC 842

Qualifications

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, use hands, operate a computer, and have specific vision abilities to include close and distance vision, and ability to adjust focus working with computer and business equipment.

Work Conditions

Scientific Games, LLC and its affiliates (collectively, “SG”) are engaged in highly regulated gaming and lottery businesses.   As a result, certain SG employees may, among other things, be required to obtain a gaming or other license(s), undergo background investigations or security checks, or meet certain standards dictated by law, regulation or contracts.   In order to ensure SG complies with its regulatory and contra