LN Concerts, Staff 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 Staff Accountant I for the Live Nation Concerts division, a segment of the Live Nation live music business. This role will be focused on supporting the Accounts Payable team at the regional level.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Perform all processes required for AP review at month-end
• Support flash P&L preparation and show reconciliations as needed
• Assist senior accountant with duties related to month-end close
• Learn and support settlement procedures at shows as needed
• Answer inquiries from vendors concerning open A/P items
• Enter manual checks (including two-step invoice entry and payment clearing) and maintain checks log
• Provide regional assistance with AP-related needs, including immediate payments, aged outstanding checks, and research
• Assist with special projects as assigned (e.g., pushdown accounting entries from Ticketmaster, in-house box office entries)
• Set up new vendors in the system
• Daily Positive Pay preparation
• Perform other duties as assigned

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• 1-3 years of Accounts Payable experience preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• Microsoft Excel and Word proficient
• Oracle experience a plus
• Entertainment industry experience a plus
• Be a self-motivated individual who possesses a “roll up the sleeves attitude” and a “hands-on” style, as well as the aptitude to thrive in a fast-paced, results- oriented environment.
• Bring a passion for accomplishment and success and set high standards for performance.
• Possess superb verbal, written, and interpersonal skills and have outstanding persuasion and presentation skills; be an articulate communicator and good listener.
• Possess a style that facilitates the sharing of knowledge and the building of teams.
• Demonstrate the highest level of personal ethics and professional integrity

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