Finance Analyst

Job Opportunity At Live Nation Entertainment

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 500 million tickets sold annually and more than 12,000 clients worldwide. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 40,000 shows and 100+ festivals annually for nearly 4,000 artists in over 40 countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect over 1,000 brands with the 98 million fans that attend Live Nation each year.

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!

What This Role Will Do:

• Prepare forecast and budget of local revenue and variable expenses
• Review contracts and prepare revenue recognition schedules based on contract terms
• Prepare month-end journal entries related to revenue and variable expenses
• Research expense report & invoice coding questions
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts
• Mid-month detailed review of actual expense costs
• Lead monthly team review of activity with brand managers
• Analyze and explain variances between actuals and forecast
• Ad hoc special projects as required or as necessary

What This Person Will Bring:

• 1-3 years relevant experience preferred
• Bachelor's degree preferred in finance, accounting, or related field
• Effective interpersonal and superior customer service skills required
• Self-motivated with ability to thrive in demanding, fast-paced environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to multi-task, implement new processes, and meet time-critical deadlines
• Strong computer skills with demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Excel required
• Experience with Oracle, SAP or other large automated accounting system a plus
• Experience with Salesforce or other large CRM tool a plus
• Ability to be flexible with hours as workload changes

Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.

Benefits & perks

• Health: Medical, Vision and Dental benefits for you and your family, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
• Yourself: Generous paid time off policy including paid holidays, sick time and paid days off for your birthday, Free concert tickets
• Wealth: 401(k) program with company match, Stock Program
• Family: New parent programs & support including caregiver leave and baby bonuses, Infertility support
• Career: Tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment internal growth and development programs & trainings
• Others: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding network

Live Nation's policy regarding vaccinations and masking will evolve based upon updated regulations and factors related to COVID-19. Currently, we strongly encourage employees to be fully vaccinated or have received a negative COVID test within [24] hours of entering an office.

Equal Employment Opportunity Live Nation Entertainment strongly supports equal employment opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

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.

California Hiring Pay*: $69,000 - $75,000

*Please note that the compensation information provided is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to the California Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements Law. It is estimated based on what a successful California applicant might be paid. It assumes that the successful candidate will be in California or perform the position from California. Similar positions located outside of California will not necessarily receive the same compensation. Live Nation takes into consideration a candidate's education, training, and experience, as well as the position's work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the California Law, a potential new employee's salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.