James Vaughn, CIA, CFE, CAMS, CCEP

Experience

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  Holiday Inn - Carbondale

  Aug 1997 - Feb 2002

  Lead Night Auditor and Beverage Manager

  Primary responsibilities included:• Responsibility over one of three revenue centers for the hotel. • Decreased beverage costs from 50% to 30% within three months of taking beverage position. • Scheduled and trained bartenders. • Extensive experience in manager-on-duty, guest relations, and credit card disputes. • Primary responsibility for the daily calculation and reporting of hotel revenue. • Position training in front desk, houseman, restaurant service, line cook, banquet set-up and service, and bartending. Show less

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  Horizon Inn

  Apr 2002 - Aug 2002

  Lead Night Auditor and Beverage Manager

  • Same property as Holiday Inn – Carbondale under new ownership.• Ensured compliance with all federal, state, and local liquor control laws.• Primary employee responsible for the daily calculation and reporting of hotel revenue.

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  Southern Illinois University

  Aug 2002 - Apr 2004

  Student Worker - New Student Admissions

  • Switchboard operator and receptionist. Operation of multi-extension switchboard and scheduling of campus tours in addition to answering prospective student’s questions about the university.

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  Holiday Inn Express - Marion

  Dec 2002 - Jun 2004

  Lead Auditor

  • Primary responsibilities included daily calculation and reporting of hotel revenue.• Created a computerized generation and storage (within Excel) of nightly revenue reporting (greensheet) making information retrieval easier and lessening the possibility of human error.

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  AmeriHost Inn – Nellis

  Jul 2004 - Sept 2004

  Lead Auditor

  • Primary responsibilities included daily calculation and reporting of hotel revenue.

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  Arizona Charlies - Decatur

  Sept 2004 - Jan 2005

  Revenue Audit Clerk

  • Primary responsibilities included daily calculation and reporting of food and beverage revenue.

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  MGM Resorts International

  Apr 2018 - now

  • Management: Managed or participated in hundreds of audits, including specific gaming compliance, player’s club/M life, operational, finance and SOX audits.• Standards: Completed and reviewed work products for accuracy; respecting time sensitivities while ensuring all possible avenues are pursued and risks mitigated.• Versatility: Experience with Machine Accounting and Oasis slot systems.• Leadership: My leadership and inspirational skills sets have been recognized, via anonymous end-of-year upward feedbacks, as helping my team members to understand the “why”s, not just the “how”s of our profession, thus increasing employee confidence and strengthening staff abilities and knowledge base.• Mentoring: Actively led various teams of auditors for over eight years, mentoring over ten interns to become successful staff members with five becoming seniors and one becoming a supervisor.• Training: Developed and presented gaming operations materials and training, applicable to all foreign and domestic jurisdictions in which MGM Resorts International operates, for multiple audience levels. Additionally, I have presented conference sessions to the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists and the Institute of Internal Audit.• Achievement:o MGM Resorts International corporate Supervisor in the Spotlight for the first quarter of 2015.o Internal Audit employee of the quarter for the third quarter of 2009 and third quarter of 2014.o One of only forty MGM Resorts employees selected for participation in the 2013 Spring Aspire program.o ACAMS Today member spotlight for April 2014. Show less • Internal audit employee of the quarter for the third quarter of 2009. • Member of The 392 Transformers Diversity class. • Member of the MGM Resorts International Peer Review Program for corporate employees.Primary responsibilities include:• Establish and maintain harmonious working relationships with co-workers, staff and external contacts, and to work effectively in a professional team environment. • Develop an understanding of internal controls and their impact on related business processes. • Perform preparation, planning, and organization of assignments. • Perform audit procedures, including identifying and defining issues, developing criteria, reviewing and analyzing evidence, and documenting client processes and procedures. • Conduct quality control reviews of audit work products. • Collect and analyze complex data, evaluating information and systems, and drawing logical conclusions. • Plan and manage projects and maintain composure under pressure while meeting multiple deadlines. • Negotiate issues and resolve problems. • Use a computer with word processing, spreadsheet, and other business software to prepare reports, memos, summaries, and analyses. • Effectively engage in verbal and written communications, including active listening skills and skill in presenting findings and recommendations. Show less

  • Sr. Manager, Internal Audit

    Dec 2019 - now

  • Supervisor, Internal Audit

    Jun 2015 - now

  • Senior Internal Auditor

    Jan 2005 - now

  • Manager, Internal Audit

    Apr 2018 - now