Chief Financial Officer

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Job description

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) directs all financial and related administrative activities of the Tribe to support the fiscal responsibilities of government activities and profitable growth of the Tribe's enterprises while ensuring that effective and efficient management and accounting controls are in place. The CFO directs San Manuel's financial planning and accounting practices as well as its relationship with lending institutions, owners, and the financial community by performing the following personally or through subordinate leadership. The CFO maintains oversight of investment and ethical policy guidelines, strategic asset allocations, tactical adjustments to the portfolio in response to market dynamics and growth opportunities through acquisitions, investments or joint ventures.
San Manuel seeks a world-class, experienced finance leader to partner with the CEO, senior leadership, and Tribal leadership to drive the next phase of the enterprise's evolution. The CFO has demonstrated experience and expertise leading change and has been part of a management effort to transform and grow a business and drive operational efficiencies. This position also has strategic planning skills to link the strategic goals of the enterprise to resource allocation and performance expectations through robust forecasting/planning and understanding of the enterprise. The CFO has outstanding influencing and team leadership skills to drive a continued culture of financial discipline and excellence across the enterprise.
Key Relationships
Reports to
Chief Executive Officer
Direct reports
Chief Investment Officer
SVP Casino Finance and Accounting
SVP Tribal Finance
SVP Construction and Development
VP Procurement
Total team of 100+
Other key relationships
Chairman
Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
Chief People and Infrastructure Officer
Other Members of the Executive Leadership Committee (ELC)
The Business Committee and their Chief of Staff General Council
VP Enterprise Risk Management
Relevant state and federal government officials, legislative staff, policy groups, regulators, consumer groups, business partners, and industry associations
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
1. Provides sound, timely and concise counsel and recommendations to the Business Committee, General Council (as appropriate), senior leadership and other key leaders so that the financial implications of decision-making may be understood and given proper weight in deliberations. The expectation is that the CFO is completely objective in a "devil's advocate" role with the confidence to push back in all decision-making processes and activity.
2. Provides strategic and tactical leadership and direction to the financial affairs of the Tribe including communication with the Business Committee and General Council regarding accounting, analysis and forecasting, compliance, auditing, employee benefit plans, risk management, insurance, taxes, treasury, and finance considerations for economic diversification.
3. Assumes full leadership responsibility for Finance, Accounting, Procurement, Internal Audit and Indirect Investment Strategies departments. Within each aforementioned department, the CFO is accountable for respective finance, budgeting, accounting, debt and project management reserve, as well as the development and maintenance of the capital structure of the enterprise.
4. Develops and operates a system of strong central management, analysis and accounting controls to safeguard the enterprise's assets through the efficient monitoring of financial performance, measuring and analyzing results, and initiating corrective actions thereby enabling its operations to be managed for maximum fiscal efficiency for its government activities, profitable growth for its enterprises and increased owner's value.
5. Safeguards San Manuel's financial resources from loss through effective and economic risk management partnership with the Risk Management function.
6. Establishes and manages the enterprise's budgeting, accounting, financial, and procurement reporting practices. Develops and establishes controls necessary to assure the accuracy and security of all records and funds. Evaluates performance of accounting procedures and financial controls. Identifies variances from approved or authorized practices and initiates actions to ensure established controls are maintained. Oversees the complete, accurate, and timely preparation of annual and monthly financial reports and statements.
7. Directs the enterprise's financial analysis activities, participates in the development and implementation of long-range strategic and operating plans for its government and economic development enterprise, and provides operational leadership support.
8. Evaluates a variety of enterprise opportunities presented by economic development/diversification, for reasonableness and financial soundness.
9. Oversees the planning and execution of enterprise procurement including Information Technology, Planning and Development, Fleet Management and travel for all Tribal enterprises.
10. Selects, trains, develops, organizes and motivates a highly qualified and effective team, capable of providing optimum team member support for San Manuel. The development includes technical abilities as well as leadership and interpersonal skills.
11. Contributes to the overall organizational planning and policymaking efforts of the Tribe and the determination of its goals, objectives and strategies as a member of the senior leadership team, Investment Committee and Benefits Committee.
12. Manages constructive, effective and efficient relationships with external auditors, as well as other financial relationships such as the rating agencies, regulatory organizations, and financial institutions.
13. Ensures compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) including accounting standards issued by the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB).
14. Ensures compliance with Federal and State grants including A133 audit requirements.
15. Ensures satisfaction of the Tribe's tax obligations and compliance with all applicable Federal and State tax laws including coordinating with the Tribe's outside accounting firm(s) in the preparation of tax returns for the various LLC and partnerships owned by the Tribe seeking to minimize the effective tax rates when applicable.
16. Represents the Finance department to other departments, elected officials, Board, stakeholders and outside agencies; explains and interprets Finance department programs, policies, and activities; negotiates and resolves sensitive, significant and controversial issues as well as review and approve all capital expenditures against pre-established budgets approved by the General Council of the Tribe.
17. Directs and analyzes studies of general economic and financial conditions and their impact on San Manuel's policies and operations.
18. Directs development, implementation, and operation of information systems (i.e. Lawson, Enterprise Resource Planning) enterprise-wide to improve efficiency and transparency by standardizing the approach to Management Information System (MIS) and provide strong systems procedures and controls.
19. Oversees the administration of the Tribal Citizen Group Health program.
20. Performs other duties as assigned to support the efficient operation of the department and assumes other responsibilities, duties, tasks and assignments that contribute to the mitigation or response to any public health emergency.
Critical Leadership Capabilities
Acting Strategically

• Creates well-defined plans for the finance department that are consistent with broader enterprise goals into decisions or actions.
• Considers how critical issues will play out in the current year and beyond.
• Thinks through the longer-term implications of decisions and actions commensurate with the generational long-term plans for sustainability of the Tribal government and its enterprises.
• Adjusts plans to take new information or events into account and pushes back appropriately to objections to preserve the spirit and intent of the Tribe's goals.

Driving Results

• Instills a sense of urgency in the department to deliver on goals.
• Works to overcome obstacles and/or plans for contingencies.
• Checks own and others' work against required standards as set in the policies and procedures laid out by Tribal leadership and the enterprise, and recalibrate as needed.
• Reviews performance and progress on a regular basis through metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure the department is achieving required results.

Collaborating and Influencing

• Adapts own influencing approach with individuals and anticipating impact of words and actions in a sensitive and culturally appropriate manner.
• Invites and incorporates the opinions and perspectives of others to achieve alignment.
• Pre-empts or resolves conflicts by discussing individual issues with each person.
• Seeks to understand the different sides of an issue or disagreement.

Supervisory Responsibilities
Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the enterprise's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning reviewing and directing work; evaluating and appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Makes hiring decisions and designs individual development plans with succession planning in mind for all key roles.

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