Intermediate Accountant

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

Reporting to the Accounting Manager, the Intermediate Accountant will be responsible for the reconciliation and remittance of tax and royalty/license accounts, as well as the reconciliation of multiple bank accounts and company credit cards, across several business entities.

Working in a high-volume environment, duties consist of reviewing, investigating, and reconciling account activity, preparing journal entries, filing statutory tax slips, preparing bank reporting packages as part of SOX compliance controls, and creating AR invoices.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Prepare monthly/quarterly tax (GST, Provincial taxes, Non-Resident Withholding) reconciliations and remittances for several business entities

• Prepare monthly royalty/license reconciliations and remittances

• Prepare and file year-end T4A-NR slips

• Investigate and resolve tax-related reconciling items and discrepancies

• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations for multiple CAD and USD accounts

• Prepare monthly bank reporting packages as part of SOX compliance controls

• Investigate and resolve bank-related reconciling items and account discrepancies

• Reconciliation of multiple company credit cards

• Prepare journal entries related to tax, royalty, and bank activity

• Create AR invoices to record intercompany transactions, refunds, etc.

• Assist with audit requests

• Support month-end and quarter-end close procedures, including variance analysis

• Support quarterly reporting requirements

• Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities within reconciliation processes

• Liaise with cross-functional teams and business units to resolve discrepancies

• Maintain supporting documentation and working papers for audit and SOX compliance purposes

• Reconciliation projects as assigned

• Other duties and projects as assigned

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• Post-secondary diploma or degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field

• Working towards or completion of a CPA designation an asset

• Strong analytical skills and very detail oriented

• Strong organizational & time management abilities

• Able to clearly and concisely present, both visually and verbally, complicated reconciliation data

• Ability to work independently and manage competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment

• Familiarity with Canadian indirect tax (GST/PST) and non-resident withholding tax rules

• 2+ years tax preparation, tax reconciliation, bank reconciliation, or general ledger reconciliation experience

• Strong computer skills with demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP

• Experience with Oracle Fusion preferred

• Experience with reconciliation software an asset

• Experience with AI an asset

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: $75,000-85,000 

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.