Operations Finance Senior Director

Live Nation; Toronto; Sur place; CAD 150 000 - 230 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health, Dental and Vision benefits

RRSP/Stock program and company match

Paid time off including holidays and a

Tuition reimbursement and development

Résumé du poste

Live Nation Canada seeks a Senior Director, Operations Finance to own national operational accounting for shows, venues and festivals. This leader will build a high-performing team, set standards, and drive automation and better controls in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires hands-on management of a ~12-person team, close collaboration with senior leadership, and accountability for close, AR, revenue recognition, and SOX controls across markets; travel to major events may be required.

Qualifications

• CPA designation and a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 10–12 years of accounting/finance experience with leadership of managers.
• Proven close and internal controls across multiple sites.
• Experience with Oracle and/or Salesforce; automation tools.

Responsabilités

• Own national operational accounting for Live Nation Canada across shows, venues and festivals.
• Lead a ~12-person team; build management layer and performance standards.
• Drive automation, control, and scale of accounting processes.
• Manage close calendar, audit readiness and SOX controls.
• Partner with VP and regional controllers for policy consistency.

Connaissances

Leadership

Financial analysis

SOX controls

Close and consolidation

Oracle/Salesforce experience

Advanced Excel

Process automation

Formation

CPA designation

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Outils

Oracle

Salesforce

Excel

Description du poste

• Reporting to the Vice President, Operations Finance, the Senior Director, Operations Finance owns operational accounting for Live Nation Canada. This is the senior operating leader of a function that accounts for every show, venue and festival we run in this country; tens of thousands of transactions a year, settled under contract in a fast-paced environment where the work is visible and the stakes are real
• The Senior Director’s mission will be to elevate the function by building a high-performing team and setting standards nationally for how shows and venues are accounted for. They will be responsible to evolve current processes toward greater automation, control and scale
• Success in the first 12 months will be clear and measurable: a functioning management layer that consistently delivers on deadlines; a faster, cleaner close with a defensible timetable and fewer post-close adjustments; one written national process standard in use across all markets; an automated end-to-end workflow that is live, adopted and measurably reducing manual effort or error; and a strong control environment where audit findings are closed promptly and none repeat
• Working in close partnership with the Vice President, the Senior Director will help shape the direction and priorities of the function. They will be the trusted go-to partner for the business on all matters of operational accounting
• This is a great opportunity to own a national function, build a team around it, and elevate how Live Nation Canada does its accounting
• Own the structure, capability and performance of a ~12-person operational accounting team spanning show settlement, venue accounting and financial close
• Lead through managers: develop the management layer, set clear ownership accountabilities, establish performance standards and hold managers accountable for their teams’ deadlines and quality
• Own talent strategy for the function: hiring standards, onboarding, development plans, succession depth, and a coverage model that holds through peak season, festival periods and major tours
• Accountable for the completeness, accuracy and timeliness of all events, venues and festivals accounting nationally (including the integrity of reported contribution margin by show, venue and market)
• Own the close calendar end to end and commit to the timetable; ensure corporate reporting deadlines are consistently met
• Own the accounting treatment of show settlement: from artist final settlements against contract, withholding tax, charity and merchandise/bundle recognition, co-promoted events, joint venture splits, venue expense settlement and shared ancillary revenue
• Own accounting for owned and operated venues, including inventory, labour costs and cash handling
• Own balance sheet integrity for the function: reconciliation quality, accrual adequacy, deferred revenue, AR aging and collections performance for event-related balances
• Develop and recommend accounting positions on complex deal structures such as co-promoted events, joint ventures, festival vehicles, rental versus promoted, international artist withholding, multi-year ancillary agreements
• Partner with regional controllers to ensure consistent application of policy across markets, and resolve differences rather than reporting them
• Partner with VP, Operational Accounting and Corporate for all technical accounting approval
• Accountable for the day-to-day operation of internal controls over settlement, cash floats, AP approval and wire release, including SOX-relevant controls in scope
• Play a critical role in internal and external audits; owning remediation of findings to closure while ensuring every settlement is audit-ready with proper documentation backup
• Proactively identify control gaps as volume, venues and deal structures change, and implement corrective action
• Develop, implement and sustain a national operational accounting playbook: settlement process, documentation standards, close process and checklist, reconciliation methodology, escalation path
• Identify and improve workstreams end to end; from business case through delivery to adoption and measured benefit
• Define and report the function’s operating metrics: days to close, settlement cycle time, restatement and error rates, aged AR, control exception volume. Use them to drive decisions and continuous improvement
• Own the data standards that allow event economics to be reported consistently
• Provide the actuals, trend data and event-level insight that Strategic Finance and FP&A build the budget and forecast on; accountable for the reliability of what they plan from
• Support due diligence, integration planning and post-close financial integration
• Deputize for the VP, Operational Accounting on function matters with senior leadership to set priorities for the function, and act as their delegate with senior leadership when needed

Benefits

• HEALTH: Medical, Dental and Vision benefits for you and your family, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
• WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match, Stock Program Reimbursement
• YOURSELF: Paid time off policy including holidays, sick time, and day off for your birthday, free concert tickets
• FAMILY: New parent programs & support including caregiver leave and baby bonus, infertility support
• CAREER: Tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment internal growth and development programs & trainings
• OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding network

Credibility and presence with senior commercial leadership; able to explain complex financial outcomes clearly to non-financial stakeholders and earn their trustA track record of leading a process or systems improvement end to end, from business case through delivery and adoption to measured resultLive entertainment, hospitality, venue, sports or comparable high-volume, deal-driven, contract-settled environment strongly preferred; comfort with a pace where revenue is earned in a single night and settled quicklyResourceful and hands-on when it matters; this is a senior role embedded in an operating businessAbility to hold an accounting position under commercial pressure while keeping the relationship intactStrong Oracle and/or Salesforce capability; advanced Excel; practical use of Claude, AI platforms, BI and automation tooling to reduce manual work10-12 years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including experience leading managers and building a management layer, not only managing individual contributorsDemonstrated ownership of a close and control environment across multiple sites, markets or entities within a larger corporate finance organizationCPA designation required; Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related fieldAvailability for travel and on-site support for major shows and festival properties, including evenings and weekends during peak season