Seasonal Finance & Accounting Internship

Experience the fun of working in the entertainment industry at Canterbury Park - home to live horse racing every summer and year round action in our Card Casino, Racebook and Expo Center.

Canterbury Park offers competitive pay and an attractive benefits package for part-time team members. Our team members enjoy paid time off, floating holidays and holiday premium pay. For eligible team members, we provide a comprehensive benefits package that includes life, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity insurance; a 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching; robust wellness programs designed to promote overall health and well-being; and much more. Additional exciting perks include free admission to live racing events, exclusive access to special event privileges, and a wide variety of discounts at local businesses and throughout Canterbury Park. These benefits are carefully designed to not only enhance your experience at work but also contribute to a vibrant and rewarding lifestyle in the community.

Job Summary:

This unique opportunity will allow an individual to utilize their education and skills to execute analysis, comprehend data, and interpret/provide recommendations that are practical and actionable for achieving operational goals. This individual will review, analyze, and report on Card Casino, Pari-Mutuel, and Food and Beverage trends, as well as reconcile daily financial data for management reporting. Responsible for supporting the Companies mission, vision, and values by providing fun and games like no place else, and adheres to the Canterbury Way by focusing on our core values.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the various financial analyst responsibilities and duties.
• Develop a basic understanding of the role of finance & accounting in an organization.
• Understand the value of data and analysis and why it is important for a company to prioritize it.
• Execute consistent & accurate financial reporting.
• Communicate, collaborate, share, and present findings and recommendations cross functionally with business partners, management, and executives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Will work with Canterbury Park's Senior Financial Analyst and Cage Assistant Manager closely all summer.

Finance Reporting (75%)

• Responsible for the generation of periodic analytical reports to support premium/promotional days, weekly, monthly, and quarterly business operations.
• Track and record daily Card Casino, pari-mutuel, food and beverage, attendance, and other financial data points for daily reporting.
• Analyze data to identify trends to inform business partners, management, and executives of business operations.

Accounting Reporting (25%)

• Audit and review daily vault balance sheets and entries to ensure accuracy and audit readiness.
• Performs daily sale entries from mutuals, department operations, revenue drop, and cage into a weekly report.
• Performs weekly reconciliation of ATM transactions between Global Payments system and Bally Cage Module using Microsoft excel.

Required Qualifications:

• Pursuing Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Marketing, Analytics, or related field.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills required; intermediate skills in Microsoft Excel required. Must be able to pick up or self-teach excel skills quickly.
• Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong desire to evaluate data at a granular level and problem solve.
• Strong organizational, planning, and interpersonal relations skills.
• A self-starter who works well in a fast-paced, dynamic, team-oriented environment.
• Commitment to routinely go above and beyond in the accomplishment of position responsibilities in an effort to play a role in the achievement of organizational goals.
• Must be able to pass a background check, work history verification, and obtain and maintain a license from the Minnesota Racing Commission.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Currently holding 3.0/4.0 GPA or higher.
• Experience in the Entertainment, Gaming, or Hospitality industry.

Working Conditions and 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 stand; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to walk.
• The employee is required to sit.