Senior Financial Analyst

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Initial placement within the salary range is based on an individual's relevant knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is just one component of our competitive Total Rewards package, which includes wellness programs designed to support our team members' financial, physical, and mental well-being. Specific benefits—such as day-one medical coverage, 401(k) matching, and annual performance bonus—may vary by position. Paid time off is earned according to the local policy and increases with the length of employment.

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• Performs various analyses; gaming statistics, labor, etc. upon request.
• Creates and maintains financial forecasts, statistical reports, and graphs.
• Creates and maintains daily calendar, flash report, and daily operating report.
• Prepares weekly operating and labor reports including headcount, dollars, and efficiency.
• Performs queries of various databases to extract data for use in analysis.
• Prepares ad-hoc analysis as needed.
• Calculates profitability of marketing programs.
• Analyzes results to identify opportunities for improving effectiveness of marketing expenditures.
• Prepares and analyzes financial statement comparisons and year to date monthly comparisons on revenue, inventory, and cost of sales, payroll, and operating expenses.
• Monitors labor cost and identifies opportunities to improve operating efficiencies; makes recommendations to ensure that all outlets are operating as profitably as possible.
• Assists with the annual budget preparation, related schedules, and presentations.
• This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive and team members may also be asked to perform other reasonable related duties as assigned. Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises with appropriate notification to Team Members. 

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be proficient in Microsoft applications.
• Previous hospitality/gaming experience helpful. 
• Must have broad knowledge of Accounting and Financial Analysis. 
• Experience with computer report writing software highly desirable. 
• Skilled in the use of ACCESS, COGNOS, SQL, Aristocrat Oasis, Kronos, MiCROS, and infinium.
• Financial modeling experience preferred.
• Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to present to and interact with Senior Management, prioritize projects, and form opinions based on information collected.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret financial reports, economic research, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with specific ability to translate complex financial information into an organized and presentable format.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
• Ability to handle complex financial calculations such as return on investment, current value of future cash flows, and effective interest rate calculations
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Other duties, as needed.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This job does not have any supervisory responsibilities.

Education and/or Experience: Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.) in Finance or related field from four-year college or university preferred. One to two years of related experience and/or training preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

Language Skills: 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 in English may also be required.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts, such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Ability to interpret and extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Reasoning Ability: 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.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations: Must be able to qualify for licenses and permits required by federal, state, and local regulations.

Physical Demands: 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 and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and peripheral vision. Physically mobile with reasonable accommodations including ability to push, pull, carry and lift up to 100 lbs., and the ability to push, pull, reach, bend, twist, stoop, stack, crouch, kneel and balance when performing job duties in varying work areas such as confined spaces. Team Members must be drug free.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• All Team Members at Hollywood are under surveillance and audio surveillance in limited areas. Performance may be observed and recorded.
• Employee could be exposed to an environment containing unrestricted second-hand tobacco smoke.

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