Financial Reporting Analyst

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:

We are seeking an Analyst in our Corporate Accounting department to work within a team over external financial reporting functions. The ideal candidate will have a strong ability to pay attention to detail-oriented tasks to ensure financial reporting integrity. This role will also collaborate closely with worldwide divisions within accounting, finance, IT, and operations.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Assist with the preparation of Forms 10-Q, 10-K, 8-K and other SEC filings utilizing Workiva Wdesk

• Assist with the preparation of schedules to support financial statements, footnotes and other disclosures in SEC filings

• Maintain Workiva Wdesk earnings release tables for Investor Relations

• Tag XBRL concepts for SEC filings in Workiva Wdesk

• Assist with the preparation of Section 16 filings for board members and executive officers

• Assist with the preparation of SEC regulations 3-09 and 3-05 analysis

• Assist with research related to SEC rules and regulations

• Coordinate and test the annual contractual commitments and related parties activity with worldwide divisions

• Prepare and file monthly, quarterly, and annual U.S. government filings to U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics

• Work with internal and external auditors to provide requested supporting documentation and respond to inquiries

• Coordinate cross functional collaboration across various divisions throughout Live Nation to ensure complete and accurate disclosures

• Execute effective internal control procedures and maintain compliance with SOX requirements

• Assist with special projects as needed

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred)

• Actively seeking CPA certification desired

• 1-2 years of accounting experience preferred, will consider new graduates

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications

• Experience with Workiva Wdesk and XBRL tagging a plus

• Knowledge of U.S. GAAP accounting and/or SEC rules and regulations a plus

• Detail-oriented, organized and ability to handle multiple tasks and priorities to meet deadlines

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

BENEFITS & PERKS

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

• HEALTH: 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)

• YOURSELF: Free concert tickets, generous paid time off including paid holidays, sick time, and personal days

• WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match, stock reimbursement program

• FAMILY: New parent programs including caregiver leave and baby bonuses, plus fertility, adoption, foster, or surrogacy support

• CAREER: Career and skill development programs with School of Live, tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment

• OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding match

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We aspire to build teams that reflect and support the fans and artists we serve. Every day we aim to promote environments where everyone can be themselves, contribute fully, and thrive within our company and at our events. 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. 

Live Nation is an equal opportunity employer.  It hires and promotes employees based on their experience, talent, and qualifications for the job and does not tolerate discrimination toward employees based on 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, intersectionality, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation.

We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act and consistent with other similar and / or applicable laws in other areas.

Live Nation affords 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 or an employee consistent with its legal obligations to do so.  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 or employee to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodations. Applicants and employees are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek or currently occupy. Any applicant or employee who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact either the hiring manager for the role or a Human Resources representative to request the opportunity to participate in a timely interactive process.

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.

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