Manager, Financial Reporting

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

The Manager, Financial Reporting, is responsible for the preparation, review, and analysis of the company’s partner financial reporting, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable accounting standards and internal policies. The role will also support technical-related accounting, including purchase accounting, integration of new entities into the company's financial reporting processes, and implementation of new and evolving accounting standards.

The ideal candidate combines strong accounting knowledge with excellent reconciliation and analytical skills and is comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

Financial Reporting & Close

• Ensure the accurate integration of accounting data for accounting upload companies

• Prepare adjusting journal entries as needed for accounting upload companies

• Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting packages.

• Ensure financial statements and supporting schedules are accurate, complete, and prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards.

• Prepare journal entries, accruals, and other close-related activities.

• Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are appropriately supported, reconciling items are identified and resolved timely, and balances are accurate and complete

• Review financial results and investigate significant or unusual period-over-period variances.

• Reconciliation and settlement of intercompany accounts.

• Prepare partner distribution schedules, with consideration of accounting, tax, legal, and policy considerations.

• Identify and resolve accounting and reporting issues in a timely manner.
   

Technical Accounting

• Ensure divisional compliance with accounting guidance as directed by corporate technical accounting team.

• Support accounting for business combinations and acquisitions, including purchase accounting, goodwill, and opening balance sheet preparation.

• Support the financial integration of new companies and business segments, including chart of accounts, close processes, controls, and reporting requirements.

Audit & Compliance

• Support compliance with SOX requirements, where applicable.

• Work with internal and external auditors to respond to audit requests and provide supporting documentation.

Financial Analysis

• Perform review of financial results, including revenue, operating expenses, and balance sheet accounts.

• Partner with FP&A and business leaders to understand financial performance and key business drivers.

• Analyze significant balance sheet movements, aged reconciling items, and unusual account activity and work with account owners to resolve issues

• Provide clear explanations of significant financial trends and variances to senior management.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

• CPA designation

• Seven+ years of progressive accounting and financial reporting experience.

• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting principles.

• Strong experience preparing, reviewing, and managing balance sheet reconciliations within a complex accounting environment.

• Experience with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.

• Experience with financial statement preparation and company reporting packages.

• Strong understanding of internal controls and SOX compliance.

• Experience working with external and internal auditors.

• Advanced Excel skills and strong proficiency with financial ERP systems

• Experience with AI tools is an asset

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• Strong technical accounting and analytical capabilities.

• Excellent attention to detail while maintaining an understanding of the broader business.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight reporting deadlines.

• Strong problem-solving skills and sound professional judgment.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Comfortable operating in a dynamic, high-volume environment.

BENEFITS & PERKS

Our motto is ‘Taking Care of Our Own’ through 6 pillars of benefits:

• HEALTH: Medical, Dental and Vision benefits for you and your family, along with Employee Assistant Programs through Modern Health and ComPsych 

• YOURSELF:  Generous paid time off policy including holiday closures, and sick time for you and dependents, along with free concert tickets 

• WEALTH: RRSP program with company match, Stock Program Reimbursement 

• FAMILY: New parent programs & support including caregiver leave and baby bonus, and infertility support 

• CAREER: Tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment internal growth and development programs & trainings 

• OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding network, gender reassignment support  

We thank all candidates for their interest, only those who will be selected for an interview will be contacted.

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The expected compensation in British Columbia is: $120,000-150,000

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

Sits for extended periods of time at a computer station or work desk; stands and walks throughout the day; occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.; uses hands and fingers to operate computers and office equipment for up to 8 hours each day; lifts up to 10 pounds regularly; exposed to typical office environment conditions and noise levels.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion.  You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work.  We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife.  As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with.  It’s talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.

Live Nation strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), family and medical care leave or the denial of family and medical care leave, mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, political affiliation, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation. 

We also afford equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability. For this reason, Live Nation will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant consistent with its legal obligations to do so, including reasonable accommodations related to pregnancy in accordance with applicable local, provincial and / or federal law. As part of its commitment to make reasonable accommodations, Live Nation also wishes to participate in a timely, good faith, interactive process with a disabled applicant to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodations. Applicants are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact a Human Resources Representative to request the opportunity to participate in a timely interactive process.  Live Nation will also provide reasonable religious accommodations on a case-by-case basis.

HIRING PRACTICES
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job

Live Nation recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Live Nation may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms. Live Nation may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support application screening and assessment. All hiring decisions are made with human review.

This job description is a summary of duties that are expected to be performed. Duties outlined on this job description may not be all-inclusive, and can be modified at any time if requested by management. 

Live Nation Entertainment will never request payment or equipment purchases as part of the hiring process. Recruiters will only contact candidates from official Live Nation or affiliated brand email domains.