Operations Accountant

Job Summary:

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.

Working in close collaboration with the promoter and production teams, the Operations Accountant ensures accurate and timely night-of-show settlements. The role covers full-cycle accounting for each show: recording the income statement and balance sheet entries that capture the settlement, reviewing and approving transactions, and reconciling payables and receivables through to month-end close.

This position owns the accounting for each show, from pre-settlement through month-end reporting, including:

• Assist with pre-settlement and night-of-show artist settlements, working directly with promoters, artist representatives and production staff.
• Act as the primary accounting point of contact for the talent department, artist representatives and production staff.
• Enter show settlements into the accounting systems and distribute settlement reports to stakeholders.
• Review all show settlements to confirm proper documentation and backup are on file for audit purposes.
• Prepare and code artist final settlement wires per contract ensuring withholding taxes, charity and album bundles are correctly recognized.
• Settle venue expenses, shared ancillary revenues and co-promotion deals.
• Finalize the profit and loss statement for each show.
• Code, approve and distribute show invoices and cheques for Accounts Payable input.
• Prepare and upload show entries, along with accounts receivable and accounts payable settlements.
• Reconcile revenues, project costs and accruals, resolving variances promptly.
• Reconcile accounts receivable, review balances for accuracy and follow up to ensure timely collection.
• Complete the month-end close and report per-show contribution margin.
• Maintain and adhere to internal controls
• Travel and provide on-site support for large shows and festival properties as required.
• Take on ad hoc projects as assigned by management.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent; progress toward or completion of a CPA designation
• 3–5 years of accounting experience, with demonstrated strength in reconciliation (accounts payable, accounts receivable, accruals and cash).

• Strong Oracle and/or Salesforce capability; advanced Excel
• Practical use of Claude, AI platforms, BI and automation tooling to reduce manual work

• Experience in live entertainment, events or another high-volume, deadline-driven transactional environment is an asset.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to complete multiple time-sensitive settlements and close activities on schedule.
• Highly detail-oriented, with a strong ability to multi-task and maintain accuracy under tight night-of-show timelines.
• Strong written and verbal communication and excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with promoters, artist representatives, production staff and colleagues across the organization.
• Proficiency applications, especially Microsoft Excel.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends around show schedules, and to travel for large shows and festivals.

Sits for extended periods of time at a computer station or work desk; stands and walks throughout the day; occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.; uses hands and fingers to operate computers and office equipment for up to 8 hours each day; lifts up to 10 pounds regularly; exposed to typical office environment conditions and noise levels.

We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion.  You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work.  We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife.  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.  It’s talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.

 
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, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation.  

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, provincial 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.

This job description is a summary of duties that are expected to be performed. Duties outlined on this job description may not be all-inclusive, and can be modified at any time if requested by management. 

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.