Job: Financial Analyst

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Jobing Description

Casino Overview:
The Ameristar Casino Resort Spa located in Black Hawk, Colorado is the premiere gaming, entertainment and resort destination of Colorado. Located 40 miles west of the mile high city of Denver in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Ameristar features an exciting casino, a variety of fine dining restaurants and a four diamond rated hotel.
Our 55,000 square foot gaming floor is home to around 1,500 of the newest slot products and the hottest games in the market. Our spacious 24 table pit includes the games of craps, blackjack and roulette. Ameristar also has the largest poker room in the state of Colorado.
At Ameristar, we offer our guests four exceptional dining options including our elegant Timberline Grill, the international Centennial Buffet, our flavorful Waypost Deli and the delicious Fireside Kitchen.
Ameristar‚s luxurious full-service hotel incorporates 536 well-appointed rooms, including 64 suites, a roof-top pool with indoor and outdoor hot-tubs, a full-service luxury day spa and over 15,000 square-feet of meeting and event space.
Our eye-catching facilities are state-of-the-art but it‚s our Ameristar Team that truly makes our operation special. At Ameristar, we take great pride in creating and facilitating a productive and winning culture. We recognize that the hard work and dedication of our Team Members has a positive impact on our property‚s success, therefore we have created an environment in which our Team Members have all the tools and support they need to excel in their jobs and enjoy their Ameristar experience. To show our appreciation of our Team Members, we designed a competitive compensation and benefit package to promote the health and well being of our Team Members and their families. If you are seeking to join a winning team and the best gaming and hospitality property in Colorado, then Ameristar is your destination.
To make the commute from the Denver metro area to Ameristar easy, we offer discounted rates on bus tickets for our Team Members.

Guest Service Requirement
Our philosophy at Ameristar Casinos is to proudly deliver a quality customer experience in a fun and friendly atmosphere, while working together to provide our team members with personal and professional growth opportunities. Because of this philosophy, it is critical that all team members understand the importance of excellent guest service. All of our positions, whether corporate, back of house, management, or front of house require a friendly persona and a willingness to interact and provide fun, professional and friendly guest service. Guests are not our only customers; fellow team members are our internal customers as well. By joining the Ameristar team, you are committing yourself to these values and acknowledging your dedication to providing excellent guest service for our guests and our internal team, at all times.

Safety Requirement:
Safety is a core value at Ameristar Casinos. The ability to work safely and prevent personal injury is a key job requirement of every position. Each Team Member is also expected to be committed to the safety of fellow Team Members and our guests and demonstrate that commitment through daily actions.

Position Summary:
Executes numerous aspects of the property‚s daily and monthly financial reporting activity, annual budgeting process, and other projects as directed.

Duties and Responsibilities
-Transforms data generated by accounting and various operational systems into actionable information that will help inform decisions that change the way the property operates, generating positive financial improvements.
-Reviews and consolidates information to prepare standard daily, weekly, and monthly analysis and operating reports.
-Creates and maintains the property‚s annual operating budget. Interacts with all departments and with corporate finance, and the manipulation of complex financial models.
-Provides support labor management analysis, supporting the property labor analyst in the forecasting and reporting aspects of that role.
-Assists the Finance Manager with management and training of property departments in the correct and timely use of the Checkbook, P&L Statement, Kronos, and UniFocus systems for managing financial results
-Works closely with all departmental directors and managers and identifies areas of improvement for any department
-Supports and contributes expertise to projects relating to property business, guest service, and financial goals.
-Offers well reasoned and factual information whether in support of or to challenge existing practices;
-Adheres to established department and property policies and procedures regarding guest service standards.

Skills / Requirements

-Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
-Must be able to provide a high level of customer service.
-Must have excellent organizational skills
-Must have a strong knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
-Knowledge of Showcase, Timeline, Brio, and MS Access is preferred
-Must be able to maintain the strictest confidence of any and all confidential information disclosed by an Ameristar entity.
-Must be able to work collaboratively and communicate effectively with team members at all levels of the organization.
-Bachelor‚s degree required, preferably in Finance or Business, with 1 - 3 years of applicable analytical experience preferred.
-Casino experience preferred.
-Must be able to obtain and maintain a Colorado Gaming license at all times.