LN Venues, Senior Accountant

Live Nation Entertainment

About The Position

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 Accountant for the Live Nation Concerts division, a segment of the Live Nation live music business. This person must be a self-motivated individual with the ability to multitask.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
3-5 years’ comparable work experience
Quality problem solving and communication skills
Software requirements (PC Windows based): Very strong Excel skills
Experience with national-level integrated General Ledger software system (Oracle)
Possess excellent organizational, communication, and analytical skills
Flexible Schedule (May require occasional weekend/holiday/evening)

Nice To Haves

Acquisition Experience
F&B Accounting Experience

Responsibilities

Prepare event flash reports (P&L’s), coordinating with operations team to gather and review relevant support.
Post appropriate bank activity.
Facilitate Cash requests from Venue.
Facilitate month end close process to ensure deadlines are met.
Prepare and enter month end journal entries/accruals.
Provide preliminary reporting to GM/Ops for review during month end close process.
Limited monthly Forecasting, and annual Budgeting.
Revenue GL reconciliations for multiple revenue centers/locations.
Expense GL reconciliation for multiple revenue centers/locations.
Monitor/approve payables.
Monitor Accounts Receivable, keep detailed reconciliations, work to clear balances, and age appropriately.
Maintain Balance Sheet, to include detailed reconciliations, researching outstanding items and clearing balances timely.
Preparation, Filing and Payment of State/Local Taxes & Foreign W/holding.
Review month end F&B COGS for reasonableness and accuracy.
Review inventory management system P&Ls against GLs for variances, making appropriate corrections.
Ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and company procedures/policies, including Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
Support Venue GM, Department Heads with supplemental reporting to support P&Ls.
Be available, and able, to provide answers to P&L and other Financial Reporting questions.
Assist with special projects as assigned by Accounting Manager/Director.

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

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