Job Title: Casino Auditor - Portsmouth, VA

State Role Title: Casino Auditor

Hiring Range: $70,000 - $80,000

Agency: Virginia Lottery

Location: Rivers Casino - Portsmouth, VA

Agency Website: www.valottery.com

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Work Schedule: Sunday - Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. with Friday and Saturday's off.

Job Duties

For more than 34 years, the Virginia Lottery has been building an amazing organization committed to growth and giving back - and having fun while doing it. Operating entirely on revenue from game sales, rather than tax dollars, the Virginia Lottery generates more than $2.0 million per day for Virginia's K-12 public schools. The Virginia Lottery also licenses and regulates casino gaming and mobile sports betting.

The Virginia Lottery, an independent state agency, is currently seeking a Casino Auditor to join its Gaming Compliance Department.

The Casino Auditor:

• Assists the Casino Audit Supervisor in planning and coordinating activities of the department’s audit processes, procedures, and forms to support established regulations for the Commonwealth’s Casino Operators.
• Executes all audits defined in the audit plan ensuring internal controls are compliant with regulations, minimum internal control standards, and are properly designed and operating effectively.
• Performs a daily audit of the casino gaming revenue (e.g., Slots, Table Games, Poker, Retail Sportsbook etc.) that includes the review of gaming documents and reports. Discusses exceptions with the Casino Audit Supervisor.
• Continually analyzes business processes, the adequacy and effectiveness of casino internal controls and compliance with internal control policies, procedures and regulations as approved by the Virginia Lottery Gaming Compliance Department.
• Tracks the status of all audits, forms, and any other information deemed relevant to audits and findings.
• Develops and maintains audit objectives based on the annual risk assessment and the probability of significant errors, fraud, and noncompliance.
• Continuously assists in the identification of business risks and provides assurance that risks are being appropriately managed.
• Proactively informs the Casino Audit Supervisor of significant risks or exposures related to internal controls, compliance, and/or governance related concerns requiring prompt attention.
• Works with the Casino Operators to identify improvements in the regulatory process.
• Conducts interviews with Casino Operators’ personnel and performs unannounced observations of the gaming procedures to ensure that the facility is complying with documented minimum internal control standards.
• Participates in coin testing and verifies that the slot machines are properly communicating to the central system.
• Ensures all required audits reports, pursuant to the regulations, are completed by the Casino Operator’s Audit team and are submitted to VA Lottery Gaming Compliance.
• Reviews audit reports submitted by the Casino Operator’s Audit team and ensures that all remediation plans being recommended by the Casino Operator’s Audit team are sufficient to resolve the findings.
• Participates in the receipt and count of gaming chips and plaques and verifies all gaming chip and plaque specifications are compliant with the regulations.
• Performs periodic physical inventory counts of the sensitive keys, cards, and dice inventory.
• Reviews initial internal control submissions from the casino operators to ensure compliance with the regulations. Reviews all updates to the internal controls and submits recommendations for approval.
• Acts as a backup to casino compliance when casino compliance representatives are not available.
• Maintains all audit records as well as other documents filed with the Virginia Lottery. Ensures that audits of Casino Operators are in compliance with their minimum internal control standards and relevant regulations. This includes, but is not limited to, the observation of audit functions including verifying, sampling, reviewing, confirming, observing, examining and reporting in assigned areas.
• Discusses audit findings and remediation plans with the Casino Audit Supervisor ensuring that reports are clear, concise, identify root causes with practical solutions, and ultimately provide value and meet compliance.
• Perform testing using Word, Excel and/or other audit software to prepare work papers to document audit procedures performed and support conclusions.
• Collects and analyzes data to detect deficient controls.
• Makes operational, system, or policy recommendations to the Casino Audit Supervisor to effectively accomplish the mission of the department.
• Effectively researches available data and compiles findings in response to investigative and/or administrative inquiries.
• Prepares status reports and compiles statistical information as requested by the Leadership Team.
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited 4-year college or university in Accounting, Finance, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum two years’ experience in audit, finance, accounting or casino gaming operations. certification is preferred.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, Generally Accepted Accounting Standards, and the COSO Internal Controls Framework.
• Demonstrated ability to execute multiple types of audits and working cooperatively with Casino Operators.
• Excellent communication (oral and written) skills.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with diverse groups of individuals.
• Ability to clearly document audit findings, prepare management reports, and make logical and sound decisions in critical, complex, and changing situations.
• Ability to develop and document procedures to create an efficient and effective workflow.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively handle multiple priorities and /or competing tasks and responsibilities.
• Excellent problem solving and conflict resolution proficiencies.

Additional Considerations

• Casino experience preferably in Internal Audit, Revenue Audit or Casino Gaming Operations.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Internal Audit (CIA).

Special Instructions

• You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
• The selected candidate will be required to complete a background investigation and possess a valid Driver's License. Irregular hours and travel throughout Virginia will be required.
• The Virginia Lottery is an independent state agency, and as such all positions are exempt from the Virginia Personnel Act, as well as most Executive Branch human resources policies. The Virginia Lottery is a fun place to work and values diversity in the workforce. We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits. The Virginia Lottery is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Only online applications completed in their entirety will be accepted for this position. The Virginia Lottery will provide, if requested, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of accommodation in order to provide access to the application and/or interview process. If any assistance is needed when applying online, please contact the Virginia Lottery’s Human Resources Department at (804) 692-7000. Applications will be accepted until a suitable pool of candidates is received. After 5 business days, this position may be closed at any time.

Contact Information

Name: Jennifer Taylor

Email: jtaylor@valottery.com

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.