Dorane Chang

Experience

1. VP of Corp Fp & a

   Boyd Gaming

   Aug 2019 — Present · Las Vegas, NV, US

   Establish foundation and road map to modernize FP & A / analytics capabilities in both talent and infrastructure aspects* Stand up our full-fledged FP & A EDW and self-serve dashboard, providing design & framework, and partnering with IT to reach the ultimate vision of easy access of business intelligence* Relentlessly advocate and push for a modern budgeting tool, and finally able to lead the design and implementation of a new EPM planning/forecasting system* Play the integral part of the enterprise cultural evolution from experienced-based decision making to data & analytics driven decision making processes* Develop and transform FP & A from reporting centric team to value-added strategic partners to operation through training and introducing new ways to analyze business performances* Elevate analytics support to C-Suite and regional SVPs through FP & A by providing innovative and comprehensive insights and solutions to important business initiatives and strategic projects* Perform M&A modeling, capital project evaluation, and economy impact scenarios* Oversee enterprise annual target setting and budget processes; develop annual targets with Sr. Executives, communicate targets to properties, and provide/maintain company-wide budget template* Support new Finance and HR ERP roll out, ensuring delivery of crucial operational financial and labor reporting* Shortly after joining Boyd, quickly identify the reporting and analysis difficulties without a consolidated daily financial system, and proactively lead a project to convert all non-standard properties into one consolidated company system. Successfully complete the project in 5 months, a task that has been attempted in the past but never came to fruition* Provide analytics support to both properties and corporate vertical leaders such as Corp F&B, Workforce Planning, Corp Hotel, Corp Finance

Education

• National Taiwan University

  BS, Finance

  1994 — 1997

• Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  MBA, Finance

  2000 — 2002

Skills

• Budgets
• Finance
• Due Diligence
• Microsoft Office
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Financial Analysis
• Forecasting
• Analysis
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Data Analysis
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Gaming Industry
• Financial Modeling
• Variance Analysis
• Casino
• Business Planning
• Portfolio Management
• Competitive Analysis
• Auditing
• Strategic Planning
• Valuation
• Risk Management
• Essbase
• Financial Accounting
• Financial Reporting
• Business Development
• Hyperion Enterprise
• Vba