LN Concerts, Sr. Accountant I

Job Summary:

WHO ARE WE?

Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company, comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. Ticketmaster is the global leader in event ticketing with over 620 million tickets sold annually and approximately 10,000 clients worldwide.  Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 50,000 events annually for nearly 7,000 artists in 40+ countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect more than 1,200 sponsors with the 145 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.

WHO ARE YOU?

Passionate and motivated. Driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Resourceful, innovative, forward thinking and committed. At Live Nation Entertainment, our people embrace these qualities, so if this sounds like you then please read on! 

THE JOB

We are seeking a Sr. Accountant for the Live Nation Concerts division, a segment of the Live Nation live music business. This position will focus on the our concert promotions business in the Southwest. It is a blend of transactional and intermediate to advanced level Accounting. This person must be a self-motivated individual with the ability to multitask and collaborate with other departments.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Review artist and venue settlements to prepare flash reports (P&L’s), coordinating with both venue partners and internal operation teams to gather and review relevant support
• Manage and develop accounting support staff (i.e. primarily Staff Accountants I-II)
• Assist Manager with account reconciliations and regional consolidations.
• Reconciliation of event P&Ls in subsequent months to ensure accuracy before closing the event project.
• Ensure artist settlements are accurate and payment is swift upon completion of performances.
• Reconcile General Ledger accounts and research to ensure accuracy.
• Prepare month end journal entries and reporting
• Ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and company procedures / policies, including Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Maintains, controls and reconciles accounts that are moderately to very complex.
• Prepares daily, weekly, and/or monthly reports and schedules.
• Assist with special projects as assigned.

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• 5-7 years’ comparable work experience
• Quality problem solving and communication skills with the willingness to develop other team members
• Oracle experience a plus
• Possess excellent organizational, communication, and analytical skills with the ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment

BENEFITS & PERKS

Our motto is ‘Taking Care of Our Own’ through 6 pillars of benefits:

HEALTH: Medical, vision, dental and mental health benefits for you and your family, with access to a health care concierge, and Flexible or Health Savings Accounts (FSA or HSA)

YOURSELF: Free concert tickets, generous paid time off including paid holidays, sick time, and personal days

WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match, stock reimbursement program

FAMILY: New parent programs including caregiver leave and baby bonuses, plus fertility, adoption, foster, or surrogacy support

CAREER: Career and skill development programs with School of Live, tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment

OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding match

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We aspire to build teams that reflect and support the fans and artists we serve. Every day we aim to promote environments where everyone can be themselves, contribute fully, and thrive within our company and at our events. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with. 

Live Nation strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), family and medical care leave or the denial of family and medical care leave, mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status,