LN Venues, Senior Accounting Manager

Live Nation Entertainment • Work From Home - Tennessee, TN

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About The Position

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. The Sr. Accounting Manager oversees critical accounting functions and supervises an accounting team consisting of Managers, Accounting Supervisors, Sr. Accountants and Staff Accountants.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting; CPA preferred
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in accounting with at least 5 years of supervisory experience
• Possess advanced accounting expertise, including thorough knowledge of GAAP and SOX requirement
• Ability to lead Managers and provide guidance in team development
• Responsible for the consolidation and review in all month-end reporting
• Oversee on-boarding environment for all new hires within their team to ensure proper training
• Knowledge of internal controls. Must be able to maintain proper internal controls and enhance efficiency when possible.
• Strong analytical and effective decision-making skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel, ORACLE experience preferred, ability to integrate internal applications to increase team efficiencies

Responsibilities

• Coach, train, and supervise both on and off-site manager(s), senior/staff accountant(s) and accounting support assistants
• Interact with General Managers and EVPs to address any accounting matters at his/her venues
• Involvement in venue meetings with General Managers and the VP Finance during the review of venue forecasts, budgets and variances to actual results
• Ensure all team members are appropriately trained
• Work closely with Manager(s), Senior/Staff Accountant(s) and support assistants to ensure that all show and company-related data (e.g. receivables, receipts, payrolls, payables, etc.) is processed accurately, timely and is ready for month-end closing.
• Lead the period-end closing processes ensuring accurate and timely submission of the financial statements, including the following:
• Monitor and ensure that all event and company-related data has been recorded in an accurate, consistent, and timely manner
• Ensure that shows are hard booked within prescribed timelines
• Prepare monthly journal entries
• Analyze and review system-generated reports
• Complete, consolidate and submit financial statement roll-forwards, variance analyses, and detail of certain significant accounts
• Review and approve reporting package(s), including Financial Statement Package Checklist.
• Assemble and submit reporting package(s) to VP Finance for approval
• Review all reconciliations for bank accounts, general ledger accounts, various sub-ledgers, etc.
• Compile and review barter files and corresponding activity; submit quarterly barter activity report(s)
• Monitor receivable balances and collection efforts, ensuring adequate reserves are recorded as necessary
• Monitor Fixed Asset accounting and depreciation
• Ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and company procedures / policies, including SOX requirements
• Oversee audit processes, preparing internal and external audit schedules as needed and liaising with auditors
• Interact with Director of Accounting and/or Sr. Director/VP Finance to provide necessary show and company data necessary for forecasting and budgeting.
• Assist with special projects as assigned.
• Coordinating staff schedules to meet all division deadlines

Benefits

• 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)
• Free concert tickets
• Generous paid time off including paid holidays, sick time, and personal days
• 401(k) program with company match
• Stock reimbursement program
• New parent programs including caregiver leave, plus fertility, adoption, foster, or surrogacy support
• Career and skill development programs with School of Live, tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment
• Volunteer time off
• Crowdfunding match

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager