Senior Manager - Internal Controls Group (IT Controls)

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 ROLE

We are seeking a Senior Manager to join our Corporate Internal Controls Group . The role will be engaged to review the existing design, evolve the control framework as the Company grows, and assist in the evaluation and risk assessment of management’s control structure. This role will collaborate closely with control owners across all levels, including accounting, finance, IT, and operations, to ensure a strong internal controls environment.

The ideal candidate will have a strong IT audit, global risk compliance background from a top-tier public accounting firm, with expertise in IT risk management, ERP systems, and compliance frameworks who can dive deep into a business process discussion with key stakeholders to design and implement internal controls that clearly address risk mitigation, drive process improvements, and ensure financial reporting integrity.  Further, the ideal candidate will have deep expertise in IT risk management, ERP systems and compliance frameworks.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Work cross-functionally with Finance, Accounting, IT and Operations to assess process risks and identify and implement best practices for internal controls.

• Identify process inefficiencies and recommend improvements to strengthen internal controls and operational effectiveness.

• Partner with IT and system owners to address IT general controls (ITGCs) and application controls, as well as, system-related risks impacting financial reporting.

• Provide guidance on IT control design for new system implementations, cloud migrations, acquisitions, and emerging technologies.

• Act as a subject matter expert on IT SOX compliance, providing training and guidance to IT, including reviewing the documentation of control owners, and business stakeholders on appropriate control design and documentation requirements, including providing feedback on strengths and weaknesses.

• Stay abreast of regulatory developments impacting the Company, especially in relation to SEC and PCAOB requirements across both IT and financial controls.

• Assist in developing management review plans, control designs, implementation roadmaps for new groups, and IT control rationalization efforts to ensure an efficient and scalable controls framework.

• Partner with the internal audit function and external auditors to facilitate successful control testing outcomes and risk assessments

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).

• CISA or other relevant certification required (e.g., CISSP, CPA, CIA).

• 8+ years of experience in public accounting, IT controls, global risk compliance, and IT audit for a large multinational corporation, with extensive expertise in second-line defense compliance roles.

• Strong understanding of SOX 404 requirements, IT general controls (ITGCs), application controls, cybersecurity frameworks and ERP systems.

• Expertise in cloud computing controls, identity and access management (IAM) and system development life cycle (SDLC) best practices.

• PCAOB audit experience required.

• Experience with multi-national public companies.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate technical control concepts into practical business solutions

• Strong knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley Act provisions and methodologies.