Event Accountant - Co-op Live

TN United Kingdom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits at a leading venue in Manchester, where you can join a dynamic finance team as an Event Accountant. This role involves managing event P&L budgets, settlements, and liaising with promoters, ensuring a smooth financial process for each event. You will thrive in a vibrant environment alongside talented individuals, contributing to unforgettable live music experiences. The company values work-life balance and offers development opportunities, life assurance, and a supportive employee assistance program. If you’re passionate about finance and eager to be part of a lively team, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Life Assurance 4 x basic salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced family friendly benefits

Team social events

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Advanced Excel skills and experience in budgeting and reporting.
• Strong relationship building and communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain event P&L budgets and settlements.
• Assist in financial reporting and month-end close processes.
• Work onsite for event settlements with promoters.

Skills

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Budgeting

Reporting

Relationship Building

Flexibility

Event Industry Experience

Accounting Degree

Education

Accounting Degree or Equivalent

Tools

Oracle NetSuite

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Event Accountant - Co-op Live, Manchester

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Client:

Oak View Group

Location:

Manchester, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

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About the Venue

We’re on a mission creating the best live music experience in the UK.

Co-op Live offer a warm Manchester welcome to over 23,000 fans and amazing artists. With innovative smart ‘bowl’ design, cutting edge visual and acoustic technology, plus amazing bars and food outlets and 12 premium lounges and clubs, we’ve created a unique space for the people of Manchester and beyond. World class, planet friendly and all in the heart of our local vibrant community.

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Role Purpose

This is a great opportunity to join the finance team as a Event Accountant, you will be supporting the financial controller on event P&L budgets, event settlements both pre and post events. This is a role that will give you lots of variety which means no day will ever be the same.

Working with the best talent on and off the stage, you will be supporting the venue management team to manage accounting entries and costs for each event and liaising with promoters on event days to settle events. Just when you thought music never sounded so good you will be part of a awesome team supporting global brands and touring bands who are excited to be part of Co-op Live.

Responsibilities

• Creating and maintaining event P&L’s, budgets, and Outlooks in coordination with the booking department
• Creating event settlements / settle events as required
• Creating and posting event entries
• Provide final event P&L analysis
• Creating budget / forecast templates for purposes to upload into data into accounting and reporting systems
• Attending budget preparation meetings to gather data
• Helping with preparing financial reporting package for month-end close
• Working on financial budget package and doing reconciliations between files / systems
• Assisting with the gathering of capital budget data, creating budget input templates
• Prepare and distribute flash reports for events, Food and Beverage and parking
• Be onsite for event settlement with promoters

What Co-op Live will give to you

Alongside the benefit of working with an awesome team of talented people, we want to help you get the best out of your work and have a work life balance.

• Provide you with development opportunities
• Key objectives for you to succeed in your role
• Your general wellbeing is at the forefront of our minds, we understand the importance of balancing work and personal commitments
• Life Assurance 4 x basic salary
• WeCare Employee Assistance Programme to support you and your family 24hrs, 7 days per week when you need the service
• Enhanced family friendly benefits
• Team social events

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Advanced Microsoft Excel user
• Experience in the events industry
• Strong budget and reporting experience
• Flexible approach, you will like variety of which there is lots
• Strong relationship building skills and able to communication with internal teams and external parties
• A passion for getting things done and working as part of a awesome team
• Accounting degree or equivalent accounting qualifications
• Oracle NetSuite

Closing date for applications: 27 September 2024

Employee Screening and Eligibility to Work

We recognise the importance of safeguarding, dependent on role you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check, details of which will be shared with you at interview.

If successful in your application, you will be required to provide eligibility to work evidence in line with the ‘Eligibility to Work in the UK’ requirements.