Senior FP & A Analyst
About The Position
The Senior Analyst is an experienced analyst on Boyd Gaming’s Finance Center of Excellence FP&A team. The role brings subject-matter expertise in a key category, potentially gaming (slots and table games), hospitality departments, or labor. The Senior Analyst partners with senior corporate and operations leadership, using data-driven insights and recommendations to improve operational performance across multiple departments. The position manages large and varied data sets, interprets internal and external trends, and identifies opportunities to reduce inefficiencies and increase revenue. It provides actionable insights for short-term operations and long-term planning, and works with leadership to assess ways to differentiate Boyd Gaming and improve operating performance and guest satisfaction. The Senior Analyst supports and improves the company’s reporting playbook, contributes to strategic and tactical decisions through analytics and predictive modeling, and mentors FP&A Analysts.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Accounting, Business Management, Finance, or a quantitative field such as Information Data, Economics, Statistics, or Mathematics.
- Three to five years of current and relevant experience in gaming and hospitality, in either a property leadership or enterprise role.
- Knowledge of business intelligence and report-writing tools; examples include Workday, Microsoft Connect, DeFacto, Power BI, MicroStrategy, and SQL.
- Knowledge and experience with financial and related systems; examples include Workday, Snowflake, Lawson, Infinium, Micros, Kronos, and LMS.
- Ability to make recommendations to the director for DataMart enhancements.
- Ability to work and communicate effectively with all levels of management, including senior executives and operating property leadership.
- In-depth analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills, and ability to master new concepts and industry trends quickly.
- Above-average competency and skill in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to communicate findings effectively in English, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to successfully acquire any licensing approvals that may be needed.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree in Business Management, Information Data, Economics, Finance, Statistics, or Mathematics.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a category expert and interpret data and internal trends to advise senior and operations management on immediate needs and longer-term strategic planning.
- Monitor external industry, social, and economic trends that may affect operating performance.
- Investigate and recommend opportunities that can be implemented regionally or enterprise-wide.
- Measure actual performance against expectations and provide insight into operating-plan variances and root causes.
- Synthesize large amounts of internal and external data into actionable recommendations and management presentations.
- Use financial predictive modeling, business intelligence tools, statistical analytics, graphs, key performance indicators, industry benchmarks, and report writing to support decision-making.
- Support continued iteration and improvement of reports for properties and operating departments across the enterprise.
- Collaborate with internal teams and stakeholders from multiple properties and relevant operational disciplines.
- Mentor and coach FP&A Analysts to support career growth and succession planning.
- Provide short-term, quick-turnaround analysis at the direction of the department leader.
- Review Analyst work for quality and accuracy.
- Perform all functions with integrity and professionalism, follow safety procedures, and carry out other job-related duties as requested.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
