VP Financial Planning & Analysis

Adjacent to the Las Vegas Convention Center and just one block from the world-famous Las Vegas Strip, the legendary Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino provides a fun, challenging and rewarding work atmosphere. Help create remarkable guest experiences at our world-class resort, which features a lively casino that is home to the world’s largest Race & Sports Book; incredible restaurants, nightlife, and live entertainment; and the convenience of a Las Vegas Monorail station onsite for easy access to the Las Vegas Strip. As part of Westgate Resorts, recognized by U.S. News as one of the Best Companies to Work For, you’ll be joining a team committed to excellence and creating unforgettable vacation experiences and supporting your career growth where you are or at 60+ resorts across the company.

The Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) serves as a key strategic partner to the President & General Manager and executive leadership team. This property includes a casino, luxury hotel towers, extensive convention and meeting space, food & beverage outlets, entertainment programming, and pool/spa/retail operations.

This role leads enterprise-wide financial planning, forecasting, performance analytics, and capital strategy with a strong emphasis on convention/group revenue optimization, gaming performance, and total resort profitability. The VP of FP&A will play a critical role in managing demand cycles, large-scale group booking pace, and market volatility unique to Las Vegas. 

Core Responsibilities

Enterprise Financial Strategy & Planning

• Lead the annual operating plan, long-range strategic plan, and rolling forecasts for a multi-revenue integrated resort
• Develop sophisticated financial models reflecting group booking pace, citywide conventions, entertainment programming, and seasonality
• Partner with all departments to align financial projections with booking pace and forward-looking demand indicators
• Provide executive-level financial insights to support pricing strategy, comp reinvestment strategy, and yield optimization. 

Convention & Group Business Analytics

• Oversee financial forecasting for large-scale convention and trade show business, including:• Group room block pickup and attrition modeling
• Banquet and catering revenue forecasting
• Meeting space utilization and profitability analysis
• Citywide compression impact modeling

• Monitor booking pace reports and displacement analysis (group vs. transient vs. casino-rated guests)
• Partner with Sales leadership to evaluate group mix strategy and profitability thresholds.

Casino & Integrated Resort Performance

• Analyze and forecast gaming performance across slots, table games, sportsbook, poker, and high-limit/VIP segments
• Evaluate player reinvestment strategies, loyalty program ROI, and comp optimization
• Monitor ADR, occupancy, RevPAR, total RevPAR (TRevPAR), and resort-wide profitability metrics
• Provide insights into F&B outlet performance, entertainment ROI, and retail lease performance.

Capital Planning & Development

• Support large-scale capital projects
• Conduct ROI modeling and post-investment performance analysis
• Support debt covenant reporting and liquidity management in a high-leverage integrated resort environment.

Market & Competitive Analysis

• Monitor Las Vegas trends, competitive property performance, and macroeconomic indicators
• Conduct scenario modeling for:• Major citywide conventions
• Economic downturns
• Changes in tourism demand
• Large-scale event impacts (e.g., sporting events, concerts, global conferences)

• Provide board-ready presentations and strategic recommendations.

 

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (MBA strongly preferred)
• 12+ years of progressive finance leadership experience
• 7+ years in integrated resort, gaming, or large-scale convention hotel environment required
• Deep understanding of group booking pace analytics and convention-driven revenue models
• Advanced knowledge of gaming financial metrics and player reinvestment strategies

Westgate Resorts is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected status under federal, state or local law. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email [email protected] with the job title and the location of the position for which you are applying.

This job posting is intended to provide a general overview of the position and may not include every responsibility, duty, or qualification required. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.