Financial Reporting Manager — GAAP & Close Excellence

Live Nation, Inc; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

RRSP match

Stock program

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Volunteer time off

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

Live Nation Entertainment in Vancouver, BC, is seeking a Manager, Financial Reporting. You will lead preparation, review, and analysis of partner financial reporting, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with US GAAP and internal policies, while supporting technical accounting and new entity integrations.

This role demands strong reconciliation and analytical skills in a fast-paced environment, with collaboration across corporate technical accounting, audit, and FP&A teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• CPA designation.
• Seven+ years of progressive accounting and financial reporting experience.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and financial reporting principles.
• Strong experience preparing, reviewing, and managing balance sheet reconciliations within a complex accounting environment.
• Experience with month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
• Experience with financial statement preparation and company reporting packages.
• Strong understanding of internal controls and SOX compliance.
• Experience working with external and internal auditors.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong proficiency with financial ERP systems.
• Experience with AI tools is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate integration of accounting data for accounting upload companies.
• Prepare adjusting journal entries as needed for accounting upload companies.
• Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting packages.
• Ensure financial statements and supporting schedules are accurate, complete, and prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards.
• Prepare journal entries, accruals, and other close-related activities.
• Ensure balance sheet reconciliations are appropriately supported, reconciling items are identified and resolved timely, and balances are accurate and complete.
• Review financial results and investigate significant or unusual period-over-period variances.
• Reconciliation and settlement of intercompany accounts.
• Prepare partner distribution schedules, with consideration of accounting, tax, legal, and policy considerations.
• Identify and resolve accounting and reporting issues in a timely manner.

Skills

Financial reporting

GAAP knowledge

Excel

Intercompany reconciliations

SOX compliance

Audit coordination

ERP systems

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA designation

Tools

AI tools (asset)

ERP systems

Job description

Live Nation Entertainment in Vancouver, BC, is seeking a Manager, Financial Reporting. You will lead preparation, review, and analysis of partner financial reporting, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with US GAAP and internal policies, while supporting technical accounting and new entity integrations.

This role demands strong reconciliation and analytical skills in a fast-paced environment, with collaboration across corporate technical accounting, audit, and FP&A teams.