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Kevin Conzola

Tinley Park,IL

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager – Financial Planning & Analysis

Bally’s Casino Chicago
04.2023 - Current
  • Lead the budget process by collaborating with department leaders to forecast revenue and expenditure needs
  • Responsible for conducting all ad-hoc analysis to support identified business strategies
  • Responsible for financial planning through variance analysis and ongoing real-time financial reporting
  • Present reports to c-suite members to facilitate decision making and strategic planning
  • Initiated and led an exercise to identify over $1.5 million of potential annual expense savings across all departments
  • Collaborate with department leaders to optimize scheduling of hourly team members based on department specific KPIs
  • Create ad-hoc models in preparation for opening as well as ongoing operational needs

Financial Analyst

Hollywood Casino Joliet & Hollywood Casino Aurora (Penn National Gaming)
10.2018 - 04.2023
  • Provide direction to the marketing leadership by analyzing market trends and analyzing the performance of prior promotions
  • Collaborate with the department leaders to create an annual budget based on current run rates, seasonality, competition, future projects, and capital expenditure
  • Provide senior leadership team with monthly reporting on local market share and impacts within the Chicagoland market
  • Strategize with HR to forecast financial impacts of union contracts during negotiations
  • Continuously improve efficiencies in forecasting and reporting models by reducing the need for manual manipulation of data and formulas
  • Conducted detailed financial analysis to identify and evaluate changes in operations, trends and potential areas of improvement.
  • Initiated process improvements that increased the efficiency of budgeting cycles while maintaining accuracy standards.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize budgets, resulting in improved resource allocation.
  • Evaluated proposed projects'' ROI using NPV, IRR, and other financial metrics, helping prioritize initiatives with maximum value potential.
  • Conducted detailed variance analysis to identify cost-saving opportunities, leading to more efficient allocation of resources.
  • Supported strategic decision-making with in-depth market trend analysis.
  • Identified underperforming product lines by conducting thorough profitability analysis.
  • Supported corporate restructuring, analyzing financial implications of proposed changes.
  • Improved financial forecast accuracy by implementing new, dynamic modeling tool.

Pay for Performance Coordinator

United Health Services
08.2017 - 11.2017
  • Negotiate and coordinate pay for performance programs with third party entities
  • Track contractual measurements, payments, and financial opportunities
  • Work with internal departments to develop strategies to meet contractual goals and maximize performance regarding patient outreach
  • Monitor, evaluate, and report on patient care outreach efforts from external and internal reports
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  • Managed project timelines for successful completion, ensuring milestones were met and deadlines were adhered to.

General Ledger Accountant

American Racing & Entertainment-Tioga Downs, Vernon Downs
01.2016 - 08.2017
  • Created models to track and forecast progress on a $134M expansion project
  • Work with external auditors to ensure all properties are in compliance with the gaming rules and regulations
  • Review and approve sponsorship contracts
  • Work with management and a6-person accounting team to streamline accounting processes

Education

MBA -

State University of New York At Oswego
Oswego, NY

BA - Economics

State University of New York At Binghamton
Binghamton, NY

Skills

  • Building new financial models
  • Enhance existing model efficiencies
  • Lead budgeting process
  • Market share analysis
  • Financial forecasting
  • Variance analysis
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
  • Experience with Cognos BI, PowerBI, & Tableau

Timeline

Manager – Financial Planning & Analysis

Bally’s Casino Chicago
04.2023 - Current

Financial Analyst

Hollywood Casino Joliet & Hollywood Casino Aurora (Penn National Gaming)
10.2018 - 04.2023

Pay for Performance Coordinator

United Health Services
08.2017 - 11.2017

General Ledger Accountant

American Racing & Entertainment-Tioga Downs, Vernon Downs
01.2016 - 08.2017

MBA -

State University of New York At Oswego

BA - Economics

State University of New York At Binghamton

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