Assistant Financial Accountant

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tickets to shows and festivals

Unlimited annual leave

Onsite gym and fitness options

Free coffee bar and subsidised lunches

Job summary

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. is seeking an Assistant Financial Accountant in London to support UK internal and external reporting. You will handle monthly reconciliations, journal postings, and statutory filings within a small finance team.

The role involves assisting with audits, tax packs, and various monthly reports, with opportunities to study towards ACCA and grow in a dynamic live‑entertainment environment.

Qualifications

• Strong Excel skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Organised and detail‑oriented with good communication.
• Willing to study towards ACCA qualification.
• Experience with month/quarter end reporting is helpful.
• Able to work under pressure and meet timelines.
• Good team player and clear communicator.

Responsibilities

• Post monthly journals into Oracle and prepare reconciliations.
• Assist with statutory accounts under FRS 102 and CaseWare.
• Support group and statutory audit requests.
• Prepare tax packs for the Tax department.
• Produce monthly reports and currency reconciliations.
• Contribute to iXBRL tagging and intragroup reconciliations.
• Assist with ONS surveys and ad hoc tasks.

Skills

Excel

Administration

Time management

Attention to detail

ACCA study

Communication

Education

ACCA study encouraged

Tools

Oracle

CaseWare

Job description

Job Summary:

Company: Live Nation

Department: Finance

Location: Farringdon, London

Reports to: UK Financial Reporting Manager

Working Hours: Full time

Job Type: Permanent

Role Description

The Assistant Financial Accountant plays a key role in delivering Live Nation's internal and external reporting requirements for the UK group. Not limited to but including monthly and quarterly balance sheet reconciliations, journal entry postings, statutory account filings and Office of National Statistics surveys.

What it's like to work in the Team

The Financial Reporting team is a small team, working together closely to support the wider LN finance function. We work flexibly, focusing on key reporting timelines and deliverables while maintaining valuable relationships with colleagues across finance and the wider business on a range of projects and ad hoc tasks.

What we can offer you

Live Nation offers impressive employee benefits including tickets to shows and festivals and unlimited annual leave. The Farmiloe Building in Farringdon, London is a beautiful office to work in. Staff can enjoy use of arcade games in the basement games room, onsite gym equipment plus fitness and meditation classes. In addition to this, the office has a fully stocked complimentary coffee bar with barista to serve you your favourite coffee as you walk into the office and offers heavily subsidised lunch options. We hold regular staff events in our atrium stage space including hosting speakers and open mic nights to showcase Live Nation employee talent.

Competencies / Skills / Knowledge / Experience

Essential

• Strong Excel skills
• Strong administration and time management skills
• Able to handle pressure and conflicting deadlines
• Attention to detail and good organisation skills
• Willing to study towards ACCA qualification
• Good communicator

Desirable

• Experience with Oracle
• Experience with CaseWare

Behaviours

• Self-starter and problem solver
• Deadline-focused
• Works well in a team environment and always willing to help others

What the role includes

• Assisting with the posting of monthly journals into Oracle and preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations for those accounts
• Assisting with the preparation of individual company statutory accounts under FRS 102 (Excel based and CaseWare)
• Assisting with group and statutory audit requests
• Assisting with the preparation of tax packs for the Tax department
• Preparation of other monthly reports including other income and expense, restricted cash, non-base currency and income statement currency reconciliations
• Assisting with the preparation of certain deliverables associated with the statutory accounts, including iXBRL tagging, imputed interest calculations and reconciliations to Oracle
• Intragroup loan and interest reconciliations
• Monthly FAS 109 information for the Tax department
• Completion of Office of National Statistics surveys
• Other ad hoc requests and projects

Equal Opportunities

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 identity, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.

The Company

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

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Wednesday 4th November 2026.