Senior Sales Tax Manager

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! 

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• Provide company wide sales tax support for U.S sales/admissions tax audits;  including support to LN Concerts, Festivals, Merchandise, PSS Premium Seating, VIP Sales, Sponsorship, and Corporate Divisions

• Negotiate settlement of tax audits including reduction of penalties when applicable

• Act as liaison between tax auditors and LN Finance to ensure proper audit procedures are followed and appropriate level of documentation is provided by both tax auditors and LN Finance

• Take lead on audits with material assessments or complex tax issues impacting LN companies

• Meet with auditors to ensure fair and appropriate audit procedures are applied by tax authorities to LN companies

• Research tax laws to prevent over taxation by tax authorities against LN companies

• Identify tax refund opportunities and assist LN companies to obtain tax refunds

• Ensure applicable tax refunds are netted against audit assessments to reduce tax and interest assessments

Research and Tax Support

• Provide U.S. sales, use, and admissions tax guidance to all LN companies needing sales tax support

• Research specific revenue streams in multiple state and local tax jurisdictions for proper tax treatment and implications to companies (Examples - face value admissions, secondary market lift, ticketing fees, VIP packages, platinum lift, parking, concessions, merchandise, distributed commerce programs)

• Research tax issues related to growing revenue segments

• Inform LN companies of legislative tax changes potentially impacting LN tax collection responsibilities

• Act as internal tax consultant for LN companies and divisions to address specific tax issues unique to our industry (Example - All In/Tax Inclusive ticket prices)

• Distribute government tax liability notices to respective LN companies and provide guidance for resolution

Tax Lobbying Efforts

• Work with LN Government Relations, Regional Presidents, LN executives, and 3rd party lobbyists on efforts to reduce sales/admissions tax impact on LN companies. 

Training

• Lead National Sales Tax Calls with LN Finance teams from LN Concerts, Festivals, Merchandise, PSS Premium Seating, VIP Sales, Sponsorship and Corporate Divisions to address existing and upcoming sales and use tax issues

• Provide guidance to finance teams for correct use tax reporting policies and proper tax treatment of multiple revenue streams.

• Lead effort to create internal NAC sales tax reporting matrix to identify discrepancies in current tax treatment of revenue and expenses and proper tax treatment in multiple tax jurisdictions

• Lead effort with external consultants to create specific sales, use, and admissions tax matrices for LN

Contract Review - Mergers/Acquisitions

• Review new venue agreements and draft/modify tax language to for appropriate tax treatment with goal of limiting tax risk to LN companies.

• Review co-promote and 3rd party agreements for LN Concerts, TC SEO/Special Events, and distributed commerce programs for tax implications.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• 10+ years experience with sales and other indirect taxes in professional services firm, large public company, or state comptroller’s office

• Strong interpersonal skills – ability to interact with sen