Festivals Financial Reporting Accountant – Close & Controls

Live Nation (Music) UK Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tickets to shows

Unlimited annual leave

Onsite gym

Job summary

Live Nation is seeking a Financial Reporting Accountant - Festivals to support reporting, month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations and SOX control evidence for the Festivals business.

Reporting into Patricia, this role will help create a more robust reporting and controls function, enabling the commercial finance team to focus on insight while ensuring reported results are complete, accurate and properly supported.

Qualifications

• Qualified, part-qualified or qualified by experience with relevant financial reporting or management accounting experience.
• Strong understanding of month-end close, journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Experience preparing or reviewing reporting packs and supporting schedules.
• Good control awareness, with SOX, audit or internal control experience desirable.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial systems and large data sets.
• Ability to identify reconciliation issues, aged balances and incomplete evidence.
• Organised and deadline-driven with strong attention to detail.
• Experience in multi-entity, event, entertainment or project-based environments desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support the monthly close process, including journals, accruals, prepayments, actuals reporting and close checklists.
• Prepare and maintain monthly reporting packs and supporting schedules for review by Reporting Manager.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and track reconciling items, aged balances and required actions.
• Support SOX evidence collection, filing and control compliance across reporting and balance sheet processes.
• Work with Commercial Finance team to ensure event accruals, prepayments and P&L movements are supported and understood.
• Prepare cashless reconciliations following each event and monitor actions to ensure partner settlements are paid and revenue invoices are raised correctly and timely.
• Assist with statutory company reporting, intercompany reconciliations and legal entity reporting requirements.
• Support audit, internal control and group finance requests with timely and accurate schedules.
• Maintain clear documentation, working papers and audit trails for month-end and balance sheet processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting templates, reconciliation quality and close efficiency.

Skills

Financial reporting

Management accounting

Month-end close

SOX/compliance

Data analysis

Excel

Intercompany

Tools

Excel

Financial systems

Job description

Live Nation is seeking a Financial Reporting Accountant - Festivals to support reporting, month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations and SOX control evidence for the Festivals business.

Reporting into Patricia, this role will help create a more robust reporting and controls function, enabling the commercial finance team to focus on insight while ensuring reported results are complete, accurate and properly supported.