Controller, Live Nation
CA$125-150k
Entertainment events promoter and producer
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Entertainment events promoter and producer
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
CA$125-150k
1001+ employees
Company mission
Live Nation's mission is to help live music fans more easily and quickly find concert tickets and information about their favourite artists and venues.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
- Accounting Designation required
- Experience in managing the month-end close in a tight deadline
- Experience working in a large, complex organization
- Experience with SOX audits and US GAAP an asset
- Experience in filing and remitting tax (GST/HST, NRW, PST)
- Experience with GL reconciliation of high-volume accounts
- Ability to operate at both a senior financial level and in a hands-on capacity
- Strong organizational & time management abilities
- Strong analytical skills and very detail oriented
- 5+ years full cycle accounting experience
- Strong computer skills with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
- Experience with Oracle or Oracle Cloud preferred
What the job involves
- Reporting to the Director, Corporate Accounting, the Controller will be responsible for the timely and accurate month-end close and reporting of the numerous LN Canada companies
- This role ensures the proper close of full-cycle accounting including AP, AR, Bank Reconciliations, Balance Sheet accounts, and internal reporting
- Lead and manage day-to-day responsibilities of Intermediate Accountants, and work as key member of the Corporate Reporting team to ensure month-end deadlines are met
- Coach, monitor and appraise job results of direct reports, focusing on process efficiency and effectiveness
- Review and take lead on month-end close of AP, AR, Cash and Bank Reconciliations
- Reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts and lead sheets within deadlines
- Prepare and review complex journal entries
- Prepare monthly and quarterly Corporate Reporting, and responding to follow up inquiries
- Responsible for cash and inventory controls at offices and venues
- Oversee reconciliation and settlement of intercompany transactions, including transfer pricing impacts with cross-border LN groups
- Review cash balances daily to ensure appropriate funding of all accounts
- Oversee tax remittances (GST/HST, PST, QST, NRW, SOCAN)
- Oversee digital storage of financial reports and support for audit purposes
- Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with SOX requirements
- Enforcing compliance with SOX and internal control requirements
- Assist and respond to compliance review requests from internal audit team as needed
- Assist and respond to external audit requests as needed (external auditors, CRA etc)
- Other duties as assigned
Our take
Live Nation is the world's leading live entertainment company, sitting at the top of the market in live events and ticketing. Formed in 2009, it is a major international company, with key business segments made up of concerts, ticketing, and sponsorship and advertising.
Despite its dominant position in the market, the company saw an 84% drop in revenue during 2020 and the closure of live events. Since then, however, demand has been stronger than ever for their ticket sales. This is a reflection that live events remain a clear priority for consumers and has been further reflected in Live Nation's acquisitions of companies - like Goodlive - that complement and bolster Live Nation's portfolio.
In addition to live events, a key area to watch for Live Nation will be the rise of online concert streaming, like that undertaken by competitors such as Driift. Major festivals such as Glastonbury have trialled online concerts with mixed reviews. If it proves successful, this could be a major new section of the entertainment market and a big potential part of Live Nation's future ventures.
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Company benefits
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Work from home opportunities
Company values
- Live for artists - Artists are the heart of what we do and we have deep reverence and respect for their creativity. We believe live music is vital to art and culture which is why in 2019, we paid artists more than $6 billion, making Live Nation by far the largest financial supporter of musicians. Beyond global touring deals and festival performances, our Artist Nation group offers services such as management, business marketing and consulting to artists across all genres
- Live for decentralisation - We don’t believe in bureaucracy and we don’t mandate synergy. We keep our corporate teams small, because we trust that our decentralized divisions know how to make the best decisions for their businesses in real time
- Live for ideas - Part of working in a creative industry is imagining what could be and exploring the possibilities. We encourage everyone at Live Nation to dream big and email our CEO with ideas to move our business forward
- Live for entrepreneurship - Employees who thrive here are self-starters who are experts at what they do. While we give a tremendous amount of independence to our employees, we are also precise and exacting about performance. There is no hiding behind process here. You are evaluated on your results and concrete contributions to our business
- Live for focus - We have a long “To Do” list but an even longer “Not To Do” list. As the demand for live events continues to grow across the globe, we have to stay focused on our core mission of connecting artists with their fans for those magical hours of live music
- Live for talent - We believe talent comes from any place or background. This is not a place for elitists. We hire people for who they are – hard workers who deliver results and are passionate about what they do
Company HQ
Barbican, London, UK
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Leadership
Michael Rapino
(President and CEO, not founder)They worked for 10 years in various marketing and entertainment capacities at Labatt’s Breweries of Canada. They held several roles at Clear Channel Communications, including President and CEO of Global Music. They were named CEO and President of Live Nation in 2005.
People progressing
Joined as a Financial Accounting Manager in 2017, promoted to Director and then VP of Financial Accounting.
Joined as Executive VP Marketing in 2012, promoted to Senior VP & Head of Marketing after 2 years.
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