Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budget, rolling forecast, and long-range strategic planning processes for casino, hospitality, food & beverage, retail, and entertainment operations.
• Develop integrated financial models incorporating gaming volumes, win per unit, hold percentages, visitation trends, and seasonality.
• Support property-level and enterprise-wide strategic initiatives, including new game introductions, amenity expansions, promotions, and loyalty programs.
• Evaluate market trends, competitive dynamics, and economic indicators impacting gaming revenue and guest behavior.
• Analyze daily, weekly, and monthly casino performance metrics including gross gaming revenue, theoretical win, drop, handle, and margin by game type.
• Identify initiatives to increase customer loyalty and improve database performance, partner with marketers to craft campaigns and promotions, and create reporting to measure success.
• Build credibility with marketers across different functional areas and contribute to the Casino’s culture of data-driven decision-making.
• Develop KPIs and dashboards for gaming and non-gaming departments, ensuring timely, actionable performance insights.
• Provide profitability analysis by department, outlet, promotion, and customer segment.
• Identify operational risks, cost drivers, and opportunities for margin improvement.
• Partner with the President, CFO, VP of Marketing, and senior leadership to support strategic, operational, and capital decisions.
• Prepare executive-level presentations for senior management, boards of directors, tribal councils, or ownership groups.
• Support business cases for capital expenditures, slot purchases, table expansions, system implementations, and major marketing initiatives.
• Act as a financial advisor to operating leaders, balancing growth initiatives with financial discipline.
• Oversee financial evaluation of slot yield, table mix optimization, and ROI for marketing reinvestment.
• Lead investment modeling for capital projects, including IRR, NPV, payback, and sensitivity analyses.
• Support property valuations, refinancing, debt covenant analysis, and liquidity planning as needed.
• Ensure financial planning and reporting processes are consistent with gaming regulatory standards and internal controls.
• Partner with compliance, internal audit, and external auditors to support regulatory reviews and financial disclosures.
• Maintain data integrity and documentation for regulated gaming activities and reporting requirements.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the FP&A team, fostering a high-performance, analytical culture.
• Establish best practices for financial modeling, scenario analysis, and reporting.
• Drive continuous improvement in budgeting, forecasting, and analytical processes through automation and systems enhancements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field; MBA or CPA/CFA preferred.
• 8 – 12+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or strategic finance.
• Direct experience in the casino, gaming, hospitality, or highly regulated cash-intensive industries strongly preferred.
• Advanced financial modeling and forecasting expertise.
• Strong understanding of gaming metrics (e.g., GGR, drop, handle, hold, theoretical win, reinvestment).
• Proficiency with Excel, financial planning systems (e.g., Hyperion, Adaptive, Anaplan), and BI/reporting tools.
• Ability to analyze large data sets and present insights clearly to non-financial stakeholders.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and cross-functional partners.
• Strong executive-level communication and presentation skills.
• Strategic thinker with a hands-on, results-oriented mindset.
• High integrity and discretion in handling confidential financial and operational information.