Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner | Senior Recruiter | Talent Professional | Expert in staffing ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for supervising and managing staff in the Planning & Analysis Develops, implements and manages operational goals and monitors achievements of performance and profit objectives.
• Primarily responsible for short and long term financial analysis for the property including labor, and financial data reporting. Exercises discretion and independent judgment within the Manager of Business Planning and Analysis function including:
• Creates effective and efficient schedules, while maintaining labor costs, meeting staffing objectives and achieving deadlines.
• Responsible for assisting in the budget process for the department and provide recommendations; ensuring compliance to departmental budget initiatives; reporting budget concerns to manager.
• Calculates profitability of marketing programs. Analyze results to identify opportunities for improving efficiency of marketing expenditures. Communicate findings to executive team.
• Oversees all aspects of preparing the annual budget.
• Compares actual operating results to budget and prior year. Summarize key findings and communicate to executive management. Make recommendation for improving EBITDA.
• Develops presentations for budget meetings and operational reviews.
• Presents and discusses analyses with high level executives from corporate and from the property.
• Develops, maintains and distributes key operating metrics to evaluate attainment of company’s operating, service and financial objectives.
• Monitors labor costs and identify opportunities to improve efficiencies.
• Performs queries of various data bases to extract data for use in analysis.
• Prepares ad-hoc analysis as needed.
• Maintains compliance with Gaming Commission requirements, the company’s System of Internal Controls and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Enthusiastically supports, actively promotes, and demonstrates superior customer service in accordance with department and company standards and programs. Ensures customer service standards are followed by all team members and addresses issues as they arise. Responsible for the overall achievement of department customer service goals.
• Responsible for ensuring the compliance with all regulatory compliance within area of responsibility and reporting potential issues to Executive Management / GM.
• Maintains strict confidentiality in all departmental and company matters.

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) from an accredited four-year college or university in Finance or Accounting
• MBA preferred
• At least three years casino experience is preferred.
• Must have ability to effectively communicate and make formal presentations to executives.
• Must have broad knowledge of accounting and financial analysis.
• Experience with computer report writing software highly desirable.
• Advanced Excel spreadsheet skills essential.
• Skilled in the use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, ACCESS, COGNOS, SQL, CRM, CDS, ACES and any other systems required to process, analyze and present data is highly preferred

• Responsible for staff development and training programs.
• Responsible for rewards and recognition program to maximize employee engagement.
• Evaluates team members within department and delivers constructive feedback to employees in regards to performance.
• Determines recommendation for staffing (including interviewing and hiring) and scheduling (planning, assigning and directing work) to meet business needs.
• Determines work procedures and expedites workflow.
• Responsible for employee performance (disciplining, coaching, counseling).

Ability to read and interpret documents in English, such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to read and communicate verbally in English. Written communication skills in English may also be required.

Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.