Financial Analyst

Financial Analyst

Albuquerque, NM 87113

Salary Range $93,308.80 - $ Salary Position Type Full Time Job Shift Day Category Accounting

Position Summary

The Financial Analyst is the primary support for maintenance of daily operation reports and other analytical reports. The Financial Analyst uses analytical techniques to identify business trends and relationships and effectively uses the analysis to assist in making and monitoring business decisions. The Financial Analyst assists the finance team in review and analysis of Resort & Casino and Enterprise operating budgets and revenue activity.

The Financial Analyst will generally be assigned an area of focus in Gaming, Marketing or Food and Beverage. Our philosophy is built on the principles of integrity, fairness, collaboration, communication, and recognition for performance excellence. Meeting all performance standards leads to attracting and retaining a qualified workforce, provide opportunities for qualified team members, and contribute towards the ongoing success at Pueblo of Sandia today and in the future.

Gaming Operations Focus:
Responsible for preparing, investigating, and analyzing slot machine variances in accordance with NIGC standards. Reviews and reports on Bingo, Keno, and Table Games variances in accordance with NIGC standards. Prepares statistical reports for slots department management in accordance with NIGC standards. Monitors key gaming ratios and trends including volume of bets, drop, win percentages of bet and drop, win per unit, deviation from theoretical win or floor par and other relevant gaming statistics.

Analyzes gaming market trends and Sandia's market share trends. Analyzes labor usage on casino floor (See Labor Management section). Performs other duties as assigned.

Marketing Database Focus:
Tracks and analyzes database information to determine the effects that advertising campaigns, promotions, and entertainment have on gaming and resort revenue. Develops and executes monthly marketing reports. Monitors use of the Player's Club by gender, zip code, number of trips and spend per trip. Develops, executes, and monitors analysis to increase marketing productivity. Analyzes all direct mail campaigns to determine effectiveness, redemption rates, revenue generation, theoretical revenue, actual revenue and overall effectiveness of the campaign.

Compares post campaign analysis to marketing department pre-campaign expectations and identifies significant differences. Assists marketing department in refining estimates for future campaigns. Prepares ad hoc analysis as requested. Performs other duties as assigned.

F&B Cost Controller Focus:
Assists in establishing and maintaining standard operating procedures and internal controls for purchasing, receipt, issuance and inventory of food and beverage products, operating supplies, and related equipment. Monitors and tracks daily revenues and costs and prepares a daily and month-to-date Food & Beverage (F&B) cost report. Works with the Executive Chef and F&B management to maintain menu costs and system profiles on all food and beverage items and makes F&B management aware of any pricing issues.

Continually monitors all F&B controls to ensure compliance with policies and procedures. Performs inventory spot checks and audits as necessary to assist in controlling costs, identifying problem areas, and prescribing corrective action. Attends F&B operations and financial meetings to review F&B operating results and highlight actions needed. Researches, recommends and implements new processes and systems to improve effective management of labor including the establishment of labor productivity standards, volume indicators, forecast processes and labor scheduling processes.

Develops and maintains labor reporting processes and ensures accurate and timely distribution of reports to various levels of management that relate to schedule versus actual time; cost and budget variances and other information needed for effective labor management. Performs periodic reviews and audits of scheduled work times and actual work time records to ensure compliance with policies, accurate tracking and reporting of labor hours and labor dollars by cost center.

Reviews labor operating requests such as reorganization of staff, new job positions, and staff levels submitted by various departments enterprise-wide, providing analysis of recommendations on these requests, policy issues and alternatives (see Labor Management section).

Labor Management for Gaming and Food and Beverage Focus:
Researches, recommends and implements new processes and systems to improve effective management of labor including the establishment of labor productivity standards, volume indicators, forecast processes and labor scheduling processes. Develops and maintains labor reporting processes and ensures accurate and timely distribution of reports to various levels of management that relate to schedule…