Sr. Financial Analyst

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 Financial Analyst to provide finance and accounting support to Live Nation’s Corporate Accounting team. Major responsibilities include assisting with building the annual budget model, assisting with coordinating forecast updates, preparing various operational and capital cost tracking schedules, cost allocations, and assist with AP functions such as purchase orders and invoice processing.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Assist with budget preparation annually. Includes, but not limited to:

  • Assist with building yearly budget model accounting for headcount, software, contractors, capital projects with internal labor, and miscellaneous fixed costs

  • Conduct variance analyses including scenario modeling and comparisons to prior years

  • Assist with preparation of annual cost allocation model accounting for direct and indirect costs

  • Coordinate with business leadership to build and present budget presentations

• Serve as a finance partner to the business. Includes, but not limited to:

  • Assist with preparation of monthly financial variance analyses at the department and project level

  • Participate in status meetings with business leaders to review financial performance, staffing updates, capital projects, etc.

  • Coordinate updates with the accounting team for month end accruals, forecast changes, and budget needs

  • Track headcount including new hires, terms, open positions, contractors and other personnel changes.

• Support invoice process. Includes, but not limited to:

  • Coordinate Purchase Order workflow, invoice reviews/approvals, and GL coding

  • Track spend at the invoice level by project/vendor for various projects, including confirming compliance with agreements and capex vs opex analysis

  • Resolve invoice discrepancies

• Backup to FP&A Manager, Corporate Marketing finance lead, and other team members

• Other ad-hoc reporting and analysis assigned by management

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

• 4+ years related work experience

• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office – specifically Excel 

• CPA, CPA eligibility, or FPAC a plus

• Oracle experience a plus

• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral)

• Multi-task oriented

• Strong analytical skills

• Strong organization skills

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