Planning And Analysis Manager

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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• 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.

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
• Adva…