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 500 million tickets sold annually and more than 12,000 clients worldwide.  Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 40,000 shows and 100+ festivals annually for nearly 4,000 artists in over 40 countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect over 1,000 brands with the 98 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! 

The Role:

We are seeking a Senior Project Accountant to serve as a dedicated superuser for our Oracle Cloud ERP software. This individual will attend superuser training sessions with Live Nation’s global team, becoming a subject matter expert and provide training and guidance to our local staff of thirty colleagues. In addition to system implementation, this role will manage accounting processes related to capital expenditures, marketing expenditure accruals and prepaids, joint venture intercompany transactions, cash forecasting, and department process and procedure oversight.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead as a change champion for our new Oracle Cloud ERP system

• Conduct system testing to identify and resolve any issues

• Attend training webinars and collaborative video calls with other divisional super users, in addition to accessing self-service demos and reference guides

• Deliver engaging training sessions and workshops for local system users

• Build user confidence by providing coaching and mentorship to individual users as needed

• Support operations teams with capital projects, coordinate payments, and maintain schedules

• Reconcile fixed asset projects and ensure accurate setup of capital assets

• Prepare monthly asset reports to identify accruals and depreciation

• Review quarterly asset schedules to identify possible impairments and retirements

• Manage month-end and year-end advertising expense reconciliation, accurately accounting for accruals, and prepaid expenses

• Oversee monthly digital advertising expenditures, ensuring proper event allocation, and completion of accruals

• Prepare and review cash flow schedules for timing of distributions and foreign currency purchases

• Perform monthly reconciliation of joint venture intercompany balances for cash settlement

• Develop, maintain and enforce a documented system of accounting policies and procedures to ensure SOX and internal control compliance

• Review accounting policies and procedures for optimal efficiency and effectiveness

• Support internal audit requests as needed

• Perform other assigned tasks as required

  Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent

• CPA Designation or equivalent

• Minimum 2 years experience with Oracle Cloud ERP

• Experience working in a large, complex organizations

• Robust understanding of business operations, accounting principles, and their application within ERP systems

• Minimum 2 years training experience

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Experience with GL reconciliation of complex accounts

• Strong organizational & time management abilities

• Strong analytical skills and very detail oriented

• Ability to multi-task, proactively solve problems, prioritize, and meet time-critical deadlines

• Strong computer skills with demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Excel

• PowerPoint skills an asset

  Benefits and Perks

  Our motto is ‘Taking Care of Our Own’ through 6 pillars of benefits:

• HEALTH: Medical, Dental and Vision benefits for you and your family, along with Employee Assistant Programs through Modern Health and ComPsych

• YOURSELF: Paid time off policy including holiday closures, and sick time for you and dependents, along with free concert tickets

• WEALTH: RRSP program with company match, Stock Program Reimbursement

• FAMILY: New parent programs & support including caregiver leave and baby bonus, and infertility support

• CAREER: Tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment internal growth and development programs & trainings

• OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding network, gender reassignment support

  We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

  Applicants for employment in Canada must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.

  Physical Requirements/Work Environment

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

  Employment Equity

  Live Nation Canada strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by provincial and/or federal law. Accommodations for candidates with disabilities are available on request during all aspects of the recruitment and selection process. If accommodation is needed during the recruitment and selection process, please contact us and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

  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 Entertainment recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Live Nation Entertainment may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, Internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms.

  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.

The expected compensation range for this position in British Columbia is:

$85,000 - $110,000 CAD **

**Please note that the compensation information provided is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to the British Columbia Pay Transparency Act. It is estimated based on what a successful British Columbia applicant might be paid. It assumes that the successful candidate will be in British Columbia or perform the position from British Columbia. Similar positions located outside of British Columbia will not necessarily receive the same compensation. Live Nation takes into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. In compliance with the Pay Transparency Act, a potential new employee’s salary history will not be used in compensation decisions.

About Us

Recognized three years in a row by Great Place to Work® and named one of People Magazine’s top 50 Companies that Care, Live Nation Entertainment is the global leader in live entertainment and ticketing. Our world-class portfolio reaches all aspects of the live event and ticketing industry, from ground-breaking software in Ticketmaster, mix of legendary venues and restaurants in House of Blues, production leaders in Concerts, exceptional brand partnerships in Media & Sponsorship, and unparalleled team of artist managers in Artist Nation supported by diverse professionals in all facets of Corporate operations.

We recognize that our most important assets are our employees, the rock stars who keep the live experience going. Generous vacation, healthcare, and retirement benefits are just some of the great perks we offer to support our global workforce of more than 38,000. For any stage in your career, our many unique benefit programs are designed to help you live life to the fullest. We offer student loan repayment to support recent grads, six months of paid caregiver leave to support new parents, perks like Roadie Babies (bring your little ones & a caretaker along with you on work trips) and Music @ Home (stipend to cultivate your little ones’ music interest), and tuition reimbursement to fuel your ongoing professional development. Plus, working for the world's largest live event and ticketing company means you'll have access to free concerts, festivals, sports games, and more through our exclusive employee ticket concierge.

There is no bigger stage for your career. See what your future looks like at Live Nation Entertainment.