Operations Controller

Live Nation; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Job summary

Live Nation Entertainment, a global leader in live entertainment, is seeking a Controller, Operational Accounting. You will lead the team responsible for timely financial reporting of events and venue operations, own the month-end close, and ensure robust controls across income statements and balance sheets.

You will partner with venue management and production teams, drive process improvements, and support audits. CPA and 7+ years experience in a large, public company environment are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required or equivalent
• CPA designation required or in progress
• 7+ years progressive, full-cycle accounting experience at a senior level
• Experience leading, coaching and developing an accounting team
• Public company reporting experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and manage the operational accounting team with clear priorities and deadlines
• Hire, onboard and train team members; coach and appraise direct reports
• Review and approve work to ensure accuracy and policy adherence
• Own the month-end close and deliver complete balance sheet and P&L on schedule
• Finalize event profit & loss statements with variance analysis and commentary
• Prepare and review complex journal entries with documentation
• Perform reconciliations of income statement, balance sheet and GL; resolve variances
• Support pre-settlement and on-site artist settlements for large events
• Review and reconcile accounting for owned venues, inventory and cash handling
• Analyze event metrics and contracts to provide clear insights to management
• Serve as primary point of contact for internal departments and venue teams
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies and controls; assist audits
• Identify and implement process improvements across close and reporting
• Travel to venues and events as required

Skills

CPA

Oracle

Salesforce

Excel

Analytical thinking

Communication

Team leadership

Public company reporting

Process improvement

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA designation

Tools

Oracle

Salesforce

Excel

BI tools

Job description

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.

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

Reporting to the Vice President, Operational Accounting, the Controller, Operational Accounting leads the team responsible for the timely and accurate financial reporting of events and venue operations. This is a hands‑on leadership role that owns full-cycle accounting across the income statement and balance sheet, drives a disciplined month‑end close, and acts as a trusted finance partner to venue management, promoters, artist representatives and production teams. The Controller upholds accounting policy and internal controls, and continually looks for ways to make the team's processes faster, more reliable and more scalable.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Lead, develop and manage the operational accounting team, setting clear priorities, deadlines and quality standards for day‑to‑day work.
• Hire, onboard and train team members; coach and appraise direct reports with a focus on performance, process efficiency and effectiveness.
• Review and approve work completed by direct reports to ensure accuracy, consistency and adherence to policy.
• Own the month‑end close, ensuring complete and accurate balance sheet and P&L statements are delivered on schedule.
• Finalize event profit & loss statements, providing variance analysis and commentary to the VP and finance leadership.
• Prepare and review complex accounting entries, including accruals and deferrals, with appropriate support and documentation.
• Perform and review income statement, balance sheet and general ledger reconciliations, resolving variances and aged items promptly.
• Support pre‑settlement and on‑site artist settlements for larger arena and stadium events.
• Review and reconcile accounting for owned & operated venues, including inventory on hand, hourly staffing and cash handling processes.
• Analyze event metrics and venue and co‑promoter contracts, translating findings into clear insights and recommendations for management.
• Act as the primary point of contact for internal departments, venue management, artist representatives and production staff.
• Ensure compliance with documented accounting policies, procedures and internal controls; identify and remediate control gaps.
• Support internal and external audits throughout the year, including preparing schedules and responding to auditor requests.
• Take a proactive approach to process efficiency, identifying and implementing improvements across the close and reporting cycle.
• Other tasks as assigned.
• Some travel may be required, including to venues and events.

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent education; accounting designation (CPA) required.
• 7+ years of progressive, full-cycle accounting experience at a senior level, including experience leading, coaching and developing an accounting team.
• Proven experience managing the month‑end close to tight deadlines.
• Strong Oracle and/or Salesforce capability; and advanced Excel
• Practical use of Claude, AI platforms, BI and automation tooling
• Experience working in a large, complex organization; public company reporting experience preferred.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge, including balance sheet and general ledger reconciliation, accruals and complex journal entries.
• Strong analytical skills and exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to turn financial data into actionable insight.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with non‑finance partners at all levels.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to multi‑task, prioritize, solve problems proactively and meet time‑critical deadlines.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Oracle preferred.
• Experience in live entertainment, venues, hospitality or another high‑volume, cash‑handling environment is an asset.

BENEFITS & PERKS

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

HEALTH: Medical, Dental