PLANNING AND ANALYSIS MANAGER

ViziRecruiter,LLC.; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day-one medical coverage

401(k) matching

Annual performance bonus

Paid time off

Paid time off

Job summary

A leading entertainment company, located in Pennsylvania, is seeking a management-level professional for financial analysis and operational oversight. The role includes supervising staff, overseeing budget preparation, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Candidates should have a degree in Finance or Accounting, ideally coupled with casino experience. Strong communication skills and proficiency in financial modeling and Microsoft Office tools are essential. This position offers a dynamic and exciting work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting from an accredited institution.
• MBA preferred.
• At least three years casino experience preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively and present to executives.
• Broad knowledge of accounting and financial analysis.
• Experience with computer report writing software is desirable.
• Advanced Excel skills essential.
• Financial modeling experience essential.
• Skilled in using Microsoft Office applications and other data analysis systems.

Responsibilities

• Supervise staff in Planning & Analysis; manage operational goals.
• Conduct short and long-term financial analysis and reporting.
• Assist in budget process for the department.
• Calculate profitability of marketing programs.
• Oversee annual budget preparation and communicate findings.
• Monitor labor costs and identify efficiencies.
• Maintain compliance with Gaming Commission and internal controls.
• Promote superior customer service.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

SQL

Cognos

CRM

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor in Finance

MBA preferred

Tools

Cognos

SQL

CRM

ACES

CDS

Job description

Overview

We’re always looking for talent that believes in having fun. At PENN Entertainment, you’ll get to be a part of an exciting industry, where the days and nights are fast paced. You'll work with an incredibly diverse set of coworkers driven by their enthusiasm for helping people find and have more fun. You’ll also get to work at a company that cares about your career growth and will help you get the support you need to expand your possibilities.

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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Responsibilities

• Responsible for supervising and managing staff in the Planning & Analysis, developing, implementing, and managing operational goals and monitoring achievement 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 providing recommendations; ensuring compliance with departmental budget initiatives; reporting budget concerns to manager.
• Calculates profitability of marketing programs; analyzes results to identify opportunities for improving efficiency of marketing expenditures; communicates findings to executive team.
• Oversees all aspects of preparing the annual budget; compares actual operating results to budget and prior year; summarizes key findings and communicates to executive management; makes recommendations 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 identifies opportunities to improve efficiencies; performs queries of various databases 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.
• Ensures compliance with all regulatory compliance within area of responsibility and reports potential issues to Executive Management/GM; maintains strict confidentiality in all departmental and company matters.

Requirements

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 at least 21 years of age.

• 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 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
• Financial modeling experience 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

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• 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 regarding 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)

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 English may also be required.

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.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Employee 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. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and must have 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.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee 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 very loud. Employee could be exposed to an environment containing unrestricted second hand tobacco smoke.