Senior Accountant, Vivid Seats
$75-110k
3+ days a week in office
Ticket exchange and resale platform
Open for applications
Ticket exchange and resale platform
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$75-110k
3+ days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To empower every fan to get to the live events that shape their most vivid moments and memories.
Role
Who you are
- 3+ years of accounting experience, including month-end close participation and/or audit work
- Comprehensive understanding of accounting principles; CPA or Masters in Accounting preferred
- Excellent Microsoft Excel skills and experience with large amounts of data and advanced functions
- Intrinsic desire to complete challenging tasks and take on new responsibilities
- Ability to manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously
- Many of our roles have flexible requirements and we encourage you to apply regardless of whether you meet every qualification
What the job involves
- The Opportunity: As a Senior Accountant, you will play a central role in supporting critical functions of our marketplace and company financial operations.
- You will oversee numerous aspects of the month-end close and financial reporting process, serve as a resource on complex accounting matters, design and implement solutions to new challenges, and ensure the successful completion of business-critical responsibilities.
- You will work with stakeholders throughout the company to ensure the highest level of service for our buyers, sellers, partners, and vendors.
- This role is part of a dynamic accounting environment and provides an exciting opportunity to work and collaborate across departments and teams in the company. The successful candidate can think critically when solving new challenges, is a team player willing to help where needed, and is energized by working in a fast-paced environment
- Complete and review critical and complex reconciliations for monthly financial reporting
- Works directly with department leaders within Vivid Seats and leaders from external parties (auditors, vendors, etc.)
- Oversees projects that require high degrees of planning and coordination with stakeholders across the company
- Mentors others and drives improvements throughout the department
- Mentor others, playing an active role in elevating the skill sets of those you work with
- 30 Days In:
- Complete new hire orientation, gaining the resources you need to be successful
- Acclimate to Vivid Seats’ values and organizational goals to understand how our department drives initiatives forward
- Learn how ticket marketplaces operate and how you’ll contribute to providing great experiences for our customers
- Gain a strong understanding of the accounting team structure, close cycles and Vivid Seats subsidiaries
- 90 Days In:
- Develop and lead initiatives for your stakeholders that enhance process, drive innovation, and build on Vivid Seats values
- Build, maintain, and leverage internal and external relationships to achieve progress and advance objectives
- Collaborate with accounting team to prepare and review accounting reconciliations
- 180 Days In:
- Design and implement process improvements that positively impact the team. Complete complex accounting reconciliations that rely upon technical accounting knowledge. Change and improve processes to increase accuracy and effectiveness
Our take
Founded in 2001, Vivid Seats is one of the leading online ticket marketplaces. The event tickets market is one of the biggest out there, expected to reach almost $85 billion by 2027, and the company has secured its place within it with partnerships with big players like ESPN, RollingStone, and the NBA.
The company's strategy has so far been based on massive public exposure through heavy spending on digital advertising, which has brought it great success to date. Its connects millions of buyers with thousands of ticket sellers each year, covering hundreds of thousands of different events.
Vivid Seats boasts high revenues and sustained growth, and went public in 2021. Following its listing on the NASDAQ, the company has been focusing on expanding operations and broadening its tech capabilities. A recent development is the company's Vivid Picks app, which combines live event and gaming experiences to target changing trends in the events ticket space.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
42% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
May 2014
$5.2m
SERIES A
Mar 2012
$3.9m
ANGEL
Total funding: $9.7m
Company benefits
- The Basics: We’ve got you covered with a variety of health, dental and vision packages to meet your needs: BCBS PPO, HSA and HMO plans, mental health and telehealth programs.
- Your Future: We care about what’s ahead for you. From competitive retirement and savings programs, to continuing education opportunities, and rewarding performance incentives, our goal is to grow your future in meaningful and sustainable ways.
- Recharge: We know employees who refresh, restore, and take time for life’s significant moments enjoy their work and are more productive. PTO, mental health days, and maternity/paternity policies give you the flexibility to make the most of your planned time off.
- Winning Together: We celebrate wins and stay connected as a team. Our teams are recognized in company-wide town-halls, hackathons, and product demos and enjoy in-office happy hours, holiday and summer events, and company sponsored sports leagues and competitions.
- Health = Happy: We are committed to a healthy lifestyle. We cover gym membership fees, host wellness weeks, provide plenty of nutritious snacks, cater smart choice lunches, provide access to on-site treadmill desks, bike storage, fitness classes, and inspiring office spaces where mindfulness can thrive.
- Convenient: We make work a little easier, providing hybrid working arrangements at accessible office locations. When you are in the office, you’ll have the tools (company provided laptops, monitors, software), room for ideas (open floorplan with plenty of meeting rooms, quiet areas, and whiteboards), and coffee. We’re talking good coffee.
Company HQ
West Loop Gate, Chicago, IL
Leadership
Stan Chia
(CEO)Board Director at 1871, and Board Member at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Former COO of GrubHub.
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