Sponsorship Accountant

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 550 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, so if this sounds like you then please read on!

THE ROLE

Working closely with the Sponsorship and Accounting teams, the Sponsorship Accountant is responsible for full cycle expense reporting. This includes overseeing payment of all sponsorship expenses, including accurately coding, recording, reconciling, and reporting expenses, ensuring compliance with company policies and sponsor requirements.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Responsible for the accounts payable cycle for the sponsorship division
• Code sponsorship payables and collect required approvals
• Enter sponsorship payables into appropriate accounting systems for payment
• Track and report ticket usage for sponsors
• Review and ensure proper coding for internal staff expenses
• Generate monthly reports on sponsor expenses
• Prepare monthly expense to budget variance analysis to the project level
• Communicate individual sponsor expenses to appropriate management teams
• Report and manage sponsorship accruals with appropriate account managers
• Update lead sheets and prepare account reconciliations
• Support month-end and year-end close processes.
• Ensure compliance with internal control requirements
• Assist with other duties, projects and financial reporting as requested by the management team

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• Post secondary education with accounting background
• Minimum 2 years bookkeeping/accounting role
• High level attention to detail and organizational skills
• Excel proficiency (pivot tables, vlookups, mathematical formulas)
• Proven ability to handle high volume with accuracy, manage multiple concurrent tasks and deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot/problem solve, results-oriented
• Strong communication skills

BENEFITS & 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: Generous paid time off policy including paid holidays, sick time and paid days off for your birthday, Free concert tickets
• WEALTH: RRSP program with company match, Stock Program Reimbursement
• FAMILY: New parent programs & support including caregiver leave and childcare cash, infertility support
• CAREER: Tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment internal growth and development programs & trainings
• OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding network

We thank all candidates for their interest, only those who will be selected for an interview will be contacted.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

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.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

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.