Senior 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
As a Senior Accountant supporting our Latin America business, you will play a critical role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of financial reporting across a dynamic and fast-paced international environment. This position partners closely with regional finance teams to oversee month-end close activities, reconcile complex financial data, and support corporate reporting while ensuring compliance with US GAAP and SOX requirements.
The ideal candidate is a highly organized, detail-oriented accounting professional who thrives in a collaborative, deadline-driven environment and is flexible to work extended hours or occasional weekends during peak periods, including month-end close.
WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
Ensure Latin America financial reporting complies with US GAAP, SOX requirements, and internal accounting policies.
Review and reconcile event P&Ls, show settlements, and other financial reports to ensure completeness and accuracy.
Partner with local finance teams and LATAM accounting teams to support monthly corporate reporting, including balance sheet and income statement reconciliations between third-party systems and corporate financial records.
Analyze and reconcile general ledger accounts, researching and resolving discrepancies in a timely manner.
Prepare and post month-end journal entries while supporting the monthly close process and meeting critical reporting deadlines.
Maintain and reconcile complex balance sheet accounts, including monthly IFRS elimination entries and adjustments.
Maintain internal control policies, assist in audits, and liaise with internal auditors.
Assist with quarterly reporting requirements, financial analysis, and special projects as assigned.
Collaborate across international teams to identify process improvements that enhance reporting accuracy and operational efficiency.
Support occasional travel to events as needed and maintain flexibility to work evenings or weekends during month-end close, show settlements, or other business-critical periods.
WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, CPA candidate or CPA strongly preferred, MBA a plus.
3–5 years of progressive accounting experience, preferably with a Big 4 public accounting firm; entertainment or live events industry experience is a plus.
Strong knowledge of US GAAP and SOX compliance requirements.
Fluency in Spanish is required; Portuguese language skills are a plus.
Exceptional attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy and producing high-quality work.
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across international teams.
Experience managing projects and meeting tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications.
Experience with Oracle and/or SAP is preferred.
Willingness to work extended hours and occasional weekends during month-end close, financial reporting cycles, and event settlement periods to meet business needs.
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, 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 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, 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.
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, state 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.
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The expected compensation for this position is:
$76,000.00 USD - $95,000.00 USD** Pay is based on a number of factors including market location, qualifications, skills, and experience.
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.