LN Venues, Senior 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! 

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

I.  Responsible (directly or through supervision of staff member) for all aspects of accounting and finance at the venue level

• Month-end close process

• Show Flashing

• Balance sheet maintenance

• Forecasting

• Daily Revenue reconciliation

• Accounts Payable

• Cash management and procedures

• Operational management support

• Tax and license maintenance

• Band Payment processes

• Office management and supply

• Accounts receivables

• Vendor and Guest relations

• Foundation Membership processes

• Manage and supervise lead auditor, cashiers, and purchasing managers

• Responsible for cash room, safe, and lock boxes

• Oversee accounts payable, including approvals, coding, input and review for accuracy and correctness.  Match invoices to purchase orders

• Responsible for daily sales and cash reconciliation.  Research and explain any variance

• Prepare and issue daily flash, comp report, weekly cost of sales and weekly labor report, profit and loss forecasting including maintenance of checkbook accounting process

•  Ensure accuracy of all reports

• Provide information as needed to home office club accounting for period close

• Review period end GL detail with department heads

• Preparation of monthly tax return

• Oversee all local and state audits of club books and records

• Track and collect accounts receivable

• Oversee physical inventory counts.  Actively participate in physical inventory, minimum one inventory per period, review actual to perpetual and explain variance.

• Review and provide input to Talent Buyer forecasting in the MIDAS system

• Preparation of fiscal operations and financial plan for respective club

• Responsible for weekly update and reforecast of Present View annual forecasting model based on actual and updated information

• Rollout of new financial procedures and systems in respective club

• Responsible to train and develop operations managers in the “Essentials of Finance”

• Recognize, identify and execute profit enhancement opportunities

• Assist with special projects as assigned

II. Responsible for adherence to Company Policy and Procedures, financial and operational financial controls

III. Analysis and Special projects as requested by home office controller / General Manager

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

Required:

• 5 years experience with a strong background in accounting

• 3 years Accounts Payable experience

• 2-3 years experience in Staff management

• Cash management background

• Able to communicate and interact well with executive level management

• Software requirements (PC Windows based): Very strong Excel skills

• Experience with national-level integrated General Ledger software system (Oracle)

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance

• 2-4 years experience in all aspects of accounting

• Flexible Schedule (days/nights, weekends, and holidays)

• Tolerance of all cultures, music and art forms

Preferred:

• Food/beverage accounting experience

• CPA preferred

• Advanced b