Intermediate 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.

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! 

Reporting to the Accounting Manager, the Intermediate Accountant will be responsible for the reconciliation and remittance of tax and royalty/license accounts, as well as the reconciliation of multiple bank accounts and company credit cards, across several business entities.

Working in a high-volume environment, duties consist of reviewing, investigating, and reconciling account activity, preparing journal entries, filing statutory tax slips, preparing bank reporting packages as part of SOX compliance controls, and creating AR invoices.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Prepare monthly/quarterly tax (GST, Provincial taxes, Non-Resident Withholding) reconciliations and remittances for several business entities

• Prepare monthly royalty/license reconciliations and remittances

• Prepare and file year-end T4A-NR slips

• Investigate and resolve tax-related reconciling items and discrepancies

• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations for multiple CAD and USD accounts

• Prepare monthly bank reporting packages as part of SOX compliance controls

• Investigate and resolve bank-related reconciling items and account discrepancies

• Reconciliation of multiple company credit cards

• Prepare journal entries related to tax, royalty, and bank activity

• Create AR invoices to record intercompany transactions, refunds, etc.

• Assist with audit requests

• Support month-end and quarter-end close procedures, including variance analysis

• Support quarterly reporting requirements

• Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities within reconciliation processes

• Liaise with cross-functional teams and business units to resolve discrepancies

• Maintain supporting documentation and working papers for audit and SOX compliance purposes

• Reconciliation projects as assigned

• Other duties and projects as assigned

• Post-secondary diploma or degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field

• Working towards or completion of a CPA designation an asset

• Strong analytical skills and very detail oriented

• Strong organizational & time management abilities

• Able to clearly and concisely present, both visually and verbally, complicated reconciliation data

• Ability to work independently and manage competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment

• Familiarity with Canadian indirect tax (GST/PST) and non-resident withholding tax rules

• 2+ years tax preparation, tax reconciliation, bank reconciliation, or general ledger reconciliation experience

• Strong computer skills with demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP

• Experience with Oracle Fusion preferred

• Experience with reconciliation software an asset

• Experience with AI an asset

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.

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.