Staff Internal Auditor (Spanish Speaking)

Live Nation Entertainment•Houston, TX

1d•Hybrid

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. This role is for a dynamic Staff Internal Auditor who will work as an integral part of our Americas Internal Audit team. The successful candidate will communicate effectively with staff at all levels to quickly understand business processes, identify potential risk areas and help devise practical solutions to issues affecting our company. Working closely with the more senior members of the team, this person will evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of Live Nation’s operational and Sarbanes-Oxley controls and will be as comfortable working in a close-knit team environment as working independently. Given the nature of the role, you will travel around 15-20% of the time, with the majority of that time spent at locations across North and South America.

Requirements

Relevant university degree, commencement of or desire to commence study for professional qualification (CPA, CIA)
Business professional proficiency in Spanish required
1-2 years of relevant experience
Proven ability to work independently on occasion with minimal supervision, reporting findings directly to Management
Able to manage multiple projects and conflicting priorities
Able to think laterally to resolve issues
PC literate with demonstrated proficiency in MS Office suite

Nice To Haves

Understanding or previous experience of Sarbanes-Oxley
Experience of working for a US listed company
Experience using Oracle
Interest in working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, especially in entertainment or live events
Understanding or previous experience in External Audit, Internal Audit, Risk/Internal Controls, and/or Compliance

Responsibilities

Assist in performing internal financial and operational control audits across Live Nation businesses.
Assist in performing monitoring and follow-up of audit issues with reviews/projects, with the majority of that time spent on remediation.
Assist in testing and evaluation of internal controls related to the Group’s accounting and financial reporting functions in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley.
Gain a detailed understanding of processes currently in operation within each location and identify key controls and risks.
Identify improper accounting or documentation, research issues and make recommendations to improve policies or procedures accordingly.
Document walkthroughs of financial processes, including key controls, systems, and Information Produced by the Entity used.
Help the team to develop and foster Local Management relationships.
Communicate/liaise with External Auditor on management of audit requests; discussions of audit findings and related risks and controls.
Communicate with process owners to understand controls, address potential findings, and recommend solutions to issues identified.
Participate in peer and upward feedback.
Ad-hoc reviews / projects.
15-20% travel.