Manager, Finance

Hard Rock International; Headquarters (KY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Healthy work-life balance

Job summary

A leading entertainment company is seeking a Corporate Finance Manager in Kentucky, responsible for supporting the finance team with financial modeling, data analysis, and capital markets transactions. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Finance, Business, or Accounting, alongside significant experience in high-paced environments such as investment banking and corporate development. Strong analytical and financial modeling skills are a must. This role emphasizes mentorship, teamwork, and professional communication with senior management and other external partners.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a high-paced environment focusing on qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Preferred experience in investment banking, gaming, private equity, or M&A.
• Ability to interact with senior management and external parties in a professional manner.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and train analysts.
• Build and maintain complex financial models.
• Perform valuation and financial analyses.
• Support due diligence activities.
• Prepare presentations for senior management.

Skills

Financial modeling/valuation

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project management

Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business or Accounting

Job description

Job Description

Our team members are the key to our company’s success, and their health and well-being, as well as that of their families, is very important to us. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that allows our team members stay healthy, plan for their future and maintain a healthy work-life balance. Benefits may vary with employment status. To see our fill list of Team Member Benefits please visit our career site: www.gotoworkhappy.com/benefits

The Corporate Finance Manager is responsible for supporting the Corporate Finance, Capital Markets and Treasury functions. This person will work with the Corporate Finance team to build, maintain and update corporate models and other financial modeling, carry out data and financial statement analysis, and support the negotiation and execution of capital markets transactions. This high profile position requires a high degree of accuracy as the information provided by the Corporate Finance Manager is critical for the decision making at the senior management level as well as for third parties such as rating agencies, lenders and investors. This position requires a high degree of accuracy as the information provided will be used to support strategic business, financing, and capital structure decisions of the company and will be reviewed by senior management and C-suite executives.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and train analysts on the team, demonstrating leadership and serving as role model
• Build and maintain complex financial models to perform analyses under different operating scenarios using input from management and public sources and conduct in-depth fundamental, financial and operational due diligence and analysis on new business forecasts, opportunities, investments and acquisitions
• Perform valuation and financial analyses, including DCF, project financing, trading comparable, precedent transactions, pro-forma projections and LBO analyses to provide the information needed to evaluate other corporate development and investment opportunities
• Participate in day-to-day deal execution, interacting with senior deal team members, management team, bankers, consultants, JV partners, legal counsel, transaction counterparties and other advisors
• Support due diligence activities including preparing virtual data rooms, tracking and coordinating the information flow across functional areas of the company, and reviewing and analyze information including the use of 3rd party tools to provide additional data analytics
• Prepare descriptive memorandums, management presentations, board presentations, and other materials and collaborate with senior management on presentation materials for ratings agencies, prospective investors, lenders, capital providers, and other key parties
• Analyze market trends, competition and industry news, including pending legislation.
• Liaise with other teams, including among Operations, Casino Development, Design and Construction, and Legal regarding the development pipeline and deal terms to surface any potential issues impacting tax, debt, or other contractual obligations.
• Support the Treasury function in evaluating cash management and staying updated on current market conditions and opportunities

This job description reflects the position’s essential functions; it does not encompass all of the tasks that may be assigned.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, AND CERTIFICATIONS

• A bachelor's degree from a four-year college/university in an analytical and/or business-oriented major (Finance, Business or Accounting) is required.
• 3 or more years of work experience in a high-paced environment focusing on qualitative and quantitative analysis, showing consistent progression in responsibilities and business impact
• Previous experience in investment banking, gaming, private equity, M&A, strategy consulting firm, corporate finance or corporate development industries is preferred.

Skills

• Ability to manage multiplate workstreams, prioritizing and progressing on multiple projects simultaneously with short deadlines
• Very strong financial modeling/valuation and analytical skills, including DCF, project finance, LBO, trading comparables, precedent transactions, three-statement models and combined pro forma models
• Knowledge of corporate finance and accounting
• Experience analyzing company financials
• Ability to confidently and comfortably interact with a broad spectrum of parties, senior management, operational, legal and technical areas of the company, and external parties including partners, rating agencies, financial institutions, legal counsel and others in a professional and mature manner
• Deeply analytical and thoughtful in analyzing a company’s financials and growth prospects.
• Exceptional Excel/modeling/forecasting skills are essential, as is advance knowledge of Word, PowerPoint and Outlook. Must have strong understanding of accounting, valuation, and financial statements
• Must be a VERY organized, detail-oriented team player and be able to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Self-motivation and strong work ethic are vital. Must maintain robust multitasking abilities, service-oriented personality, be stress resistant, and possess an intellectual curiosity with an investigative mind
• Understanding of worldwide gaming markets, performance and regulations.
• Multiple language abilities a plus; fluency in English required.
• Must possess strong communication and listening skills, excellent speaking, reading and writing.
• Comprehend and use technical or professional language, either written or spoken, to communicate complex ideas.
• Ability to effectively pitch and present information in one‑on‑one and group situations to media, customers, clients, partners and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to perform complex quantitative calculations or reasoning using algebra, geometry, and statistics.
• Ability to use logic to define problems, collect information, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, interpret information and deal with abstract variables for unique or unfamiliar situations. Strong organizational skills. Technology savvy.