Financial Analyst Casino

ACCOUNTING TEAM MEMBER WITH ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE, POSITIVE AND PROACTIVE LIAISON WITH GOVERNMENT REGULATORY AGENCIES, CUSTOMERS AND TEAM MEMBERS

DELIVERED RESULTS

Conceptualized and developed new audit, accounting and compliance/BSA-Title 31 departments from inception.

Developed policies and procedures and established internal controls systems according to NIGC, MICS, CCC, and other Casino and Tribal regulations with positive approval.

Responsible for accurate and timely (weekly, monthly, annual and periodic reporting and presentation) of the Casino/Tribe’s financial positions by coordinating the preparation of financial statements, financial reports, analysis and other IRS/BSA regulatory informational reports for distribution to the Board and Senior Management. (Controller-Silver Star-MS, Controller-Midway Slots and Simulcast-DE, Controller-Stations Casino-MO).

Redesigned and restructured tier and rewards programs, saving approximately $46K each month in incentives exposure with trend/risk and financial analysis.

EXPERIENCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS

QUALITY INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS - DoD Fallbrook, CA July 2020 - February 2021

Navy/Marine Corps Office and Navy Records Management Supporting RS 42 Engineering

Position ended due to loss of funding

Spearhead records management including coordination of meetings, agendas, presentations, publishing minutes and following up on action items. Maintain SOP Review/Approval Log, develop and update SOP templates and ensure appropriate publishing and routing od new SOPs. Compile metric data to develop and maintain training certificates of the engineering branch. Ensure all travel request are in compliance with procedures and forwarded to the appropriate command. Research and prepare procurements accurately within all specifications and with timely delivery of requested financial information using Naval Sea Systems Command Workflow Process Procurement Request site. Update, report and follow through on status of division procurements using NAVSEA warfare centers Sharepoint. Complete 100% of Training requirements in Total Workforce Management Services (TWMS), Navy.mil and ESAMS. Other operational/administrative duties as requested.

ROBERT HALF/JOURNEY Desert Hot Springs, CA September 2019 - March 2020

Accounting/Administrative/Customer Service

Position ended due to COVID-19

Ensure accuracy and timely delivery of requested financial information. Oversee A/P-A/R (entering invoices, verifying vendor statements, applying payments, entering cash receipts, following up with outstanding payments, preparing cash flow analysis and explaining variances.) Petty Cash reconciliation. Internal and external customer service by greeting new customers and answering staffs’ questions (acct., procedural, etc.) Ensure dining area was properly stocked, cleaned and order products accordingly. Other operational/administrative duties as requested.

HYDRANAUTICS - NITTO and ICM Oceanside, CA March 2019 - September 2019

Compliance Analyst/Financial Analyst

Contract

Compliance Analyst-Financial Analyst Hydranautics and ICM - Spearheading a fraud investigation using my compliance, accounting, auditing and analyst skill sets that is resulting in 60k+ of revenue. Developing procedures to help ensure no reoccurrence. Administrative duties as requested.

CAHUILLA CASINO Anza, CA November 2017 - November 2018

Senior Financial Analyst

Manipulate large amounts of customer and transactional data to develop segmentations, strategies, visualizations, reports and recommendations for various departments to assist management with interpretation, evaluation and projections to facilitate decision making. Built business intelligence reports and dashboards using various software: SAS, Excel, VizExplorer to help monitor profitability of campaigns and customer behavior or trends.

AGUA CALIENTE CASINO and SPA Rancho Mirage, CA May 2017 - November 2017

Director of Compliance/Internal Audit

Direct overall operations and staff of the compliance department. Develop and recommend policies and standard operating procedures. Monitor effective administration of all departmental policies and make recommendations as needed. Implement, train and enforce property compliance, SARC/Title 31, Know your customer and responsible gaming policies. Conduct in-depth investigations of suspicious activity for FinCen. Liaison to the ACDCI Gaming Commission and other regulatory agencies as required to ensure timely responses to incident and audit reports in accordance with regulations. Collaborate with General Manager, Executive Team and Gaming Commission to ensure significant changes to the company’s operating environment (new facilities, system upgrades, gaming mix changes, etc.) are completed in accordance with SOP’s, IC’s and tribal regulations.

KAISER PERMANENTE San Diego, CA January 2017 – April 2017

Senior Financial Analyst- Business Analyst

Contract

Analysis/evaluation of business and/or system process and functional requirements. Development of business cases, client support during system development and implementation. Maintenance of client service level agreements. Develops relationships with upstream and downstream business partners. Develops, maintains and changes business processes of assigned partners and how they relate to Kaisers’ functions. Directs the analysis of enterprise-wide or very complex client needs in project areas such as new/existing business operating models, innovative approaches to solutions support, market research of emerging or available product functionality and operational readiness assessment.

DEI HOLDINGS, INC Vista, CA February 2016 - November 2016

Senior Financial Analyst

Enable monthly Board of Directors, Senior Officers group and lender presentations of forecasting cycle, financial models, annual

budget cycle, various cost savings and efficiency improvement initiatives. Manage monthly sales forecast update process, as well as

consolidation of divisional financial statements in company’s reporting system. Manage monthly departmental expense tracking

and communication to appropriate stakeholders Prepare daily financial analysis for business opportunity evaluation. Strong and

effective communication skills after synthesizing complex, diverse information via Cognos Business Intelligence and other .

reporting methods

SOBOBA CASINO San Jacinto, CA May 2014 - November 2015

Senior Financial Analyst with Marketing Emphasis

Prepare financial analysis for Slots, Marketing, Table Games, Food and Beverage and Gift shop to review efficiencies and define opportunities for improvement using VizExplorer Business Intelligence Software. Provide P & L KPI Monthly analytics for Department Monthly Financials. Demonstrated ability to assist the marketing department to ensure deadlines are met so executive management has timely reporting of analytics for effective decision making. Extremely detail oriented and organized with gathering required data and processing detailed reports via excel, access or many other BI software products introduced. (i.e. creating spreadsheets, managing templates, PO, gathering/extracting data, etc.) Strong and effective communication skills via power point and other reporting methods.

PALA CASINO SPA RESORT Pala, CA January 2012 - February 2014

Senior Marketing Financial Database Analyst

Define, optimize, and implement marketing data mining practices to identify key market segmentation opportunities and improve marketing efficiencies, acquiring and analyzing competitive data and other analytic projects on pre-defined and ad hoc schedules. Utilize SQL, Crystal, SSRS reporting to create customer lists, Eblasts, calculate performance metrics (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly), and investigate opportunities to improve customer performance.

Market Research. Leverage customer data and statistical tools to provide recommendations to improve marketing efforts using

techniques and analysis such as customer segmentation and promotional response modeling.

SANTA YSABEL CASINO Santa Ysabel, CA August 2011 - December 2011

Marketing Financial Database Analyst

Define, optimize, and implement marketing data mining practices to identify key market segmentation opportunities and improve marketing efficiencies, acquiring and analyzing competitive data and other analytic projects on pre-defined and ad hoc schedules.

Utilize database and Crystal reporting to create customer lists, calculate performance metrics, and investigate opportunities to improve customer performance.

CASINO PAUMA Pauma Valley, CA April 2001 - August 2011

Director of Compliance/Marketing & Financial Database Analyst/Director of Training and Development

Conceptualized and developed marketing data mining practices to identify marketing expansion strategies and improve marketing efficiencies. Assisted in the budget process, promotional calendar preparation and ad hoc reporting for the CEO, Marketing Director and Tribal Gaming. Streamlined bussing program resulting in increased monthly profits. Identified and communicated compliance gaps, provided strategic recommendations, and monitored corrective action plans. Designed and performed high-level training programs and initiatives to align company objectives with organizational values. Developed and maintained consistent, on-time database reporting, including business summary, format, and distribution.

Regulatory Compliance. Developed tribal, financial, and gaming regulations compliance practices and procedures in accordance with Casino Pauma Compact’s rules and regulations. Developed company’s system of internal controls and detailed policies and procedures.

Internal Controls. Monitored audit review and facilitated external audits as well as IRS and MICS audits.

Leadership. Liaised with Senior Leadership and Gaming Commission to ensure procedures, licensing, internal and external regulations were in compliance. Designed high-level training programs (Title 31, MSDS, and Bloodborne Pathogens).

Financial Analysis. Investigated, coordinated, and analyzed functions requiring specialized knowledge such as budgeting, policy, and internal/external audit operations.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Accounting University of Delaware Newark, DE

TECHNICAL SKILLS

SQL,MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PP) Oracle VizExplorer CRM-Viz Konami-Developer Patron 360 KCMS S2K NEWave/Everi Crystal Reports Computerized Accounting/Slots/Marketing Intelligence Software Concur Dataplus Opera Hotel Cognos Business Intelligence, Sharepoint

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