Senior Accountant - Internal Reporting

Live Nation, Inc; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Live Nation Entertainment in Houston, TX is seeking a Senior Accountant to join Corporate Internal Reporting to support monthly financial consolidation and audit coordination.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's in Accounting, 3+ years in public accounting or internal corporate reporting, and strong Excel, communication, and analytical skills; CPA preferred. Foreign currency experience and Oracle are a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting is required.
• CPA preferred.
• 3+ years public accounting or internal corporate reporting experience.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Experience with foreign currency exchange rates.
• Experience with Oracle is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and reconcile intercompany accounts, including receivable & payable loan transactions.
• Record and review intercompany journal entries to ensure compliance with company accounting policies.
• Monitor intercompany activity to ensure transactions are properly settled timely.
• Prepare reconciliations for late adjusting entries and communicate impacts to the divisional finance teams.
• Complete various Balance Sheet roll forwards schedules via BPC system/OneStream to be used by management in monthly/quarterly financial statement review.
• Assist with monthly consolidation by running queries and analyzing financial data.
• Prepare journal entries for various general ledger intercompany accounts requiring monthly/quarterly Income Statement and Balance Sheet eliminations.
• Research account reconciliation variances in accordance with company accounting policies by coordinating with divisions to confirm information and/or to correct with an adjusting entry.
• Prepare reconciliations for the late adjusting entries companies which are used to provide the divisional finance contacts information regarding late adjusting entries.
• Prepare internal and external audit requests.
• Special projects as requested by management.

Skills

Excel

Communication

Analytical

Organization

Team player

Self-motivated

Foreign currency experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

CPA preferred

Tools

Oracle

Job description

## Senior Accountant - Internal ReportingApplylocations: Houston, TX, USAtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR-91895Job 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 620 million tickets sold annually and approximately 10,000 clients worldwide. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 50,000 events annually for nearly 7,000 artists in 40+ countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect more than 1,200 sponsors with the 145 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**We are seeking a Senior Accountant in our Corporate Internal Reporting department to assist in the consolidation of monthly financials and coordination of internal and external audit requests.**WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO*** Prepare and reconcile intercompany accounts, including receivable & payable loan transactions* Record and review intercompany journal entries to ensure compliance with company accounting policies* Monitor intercompany activity to ensure transactions are properly settled timely* Prepare reconciliations for late adjusting entries and communicate impacts to the divisional finance teams* Complete various Balance Sheet roll forwards schedules via BPC system/OneStream to be used by management in monthly/quarterly financial statement review* Assist with monthly consolidation by running queries and analyzing financial data* Prepare journal entries for various general ledger intercompany accounts requiring monthly/quarterly Income Statement and Balance Sheet eliminations* Research account reconciliation variances in accordance with company accounting policies by coordinating with divisions to confirm information and/or to correct with an adjusting entry* Prepare reconciliations for the late adjusting entries companies which are used to provide the divisional finance contacts information regarding late adjusting entries* Prepare internal and external audit requests* Special projects as requested by management**WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING*** Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required* CPA preferred* 3+ years public accounting or internal corporate reporting experience* Strong Excel skills* Strong written and verbal communication skills* Strong analytical skills* Strong organization skills* Team-player* Self-motivated; shows initiative* Must be able to effectively handle multiple projects simultaneously in a deadline driven environment* Experience in working with foreign currency exchange rates* Experience with Oracle is a plus**BENEFITS & PERKS**Our motto is ‘Taking Care of Our Own’ through 6 pillars of benefits:* **HEALTH**: Medical, vision, dental and mental health benefits for you and your family, with access to a health care concierge, and Flexible or Health Savings Accounts (FSA or HSA)* **YOURSELF**: Free concert tickets, generous paid time off including paid holidays, sick time, and personal days* **WEALTH**: 401(k) program with company match, stock reimbursement program* **FAMILY**: New parent programs including caregiver leave, plus fertility, adoption, foster, or surrogacy support* **CAREER**: Career and skill development programs with School of Live, tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment* **OTHERS**: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding match**EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY**We aspire to build teams that reflect and support the fans and artists we serve. Every day we aim to promote environments where everyone can be themselves, contribute fully, and thrive within our company and at our events. 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.Live Nation strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), family and medical care leave or the denial of family and medical care leave, mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, political affiliation, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, sexual orientation, intersectionality, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation.We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act and consistent with other similar and / or applicable laws in other areas.We also afford equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability. For this reason, Live Nation will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant consistent with its legal obligations to do so, including reasonable accommodations related to pregnancy in accordance with applicable local, state and / or federal law. As part of its commitment to make reasonable accommodations, Live Nation also wishes to participate in a timely, good faith, interactive process with a disabled applicant to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodations. Applicants are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact a Human Resources Representative to request the opportunity to participate in a timely interactive process. Live Nation will also provide reasonable religious accommodations on a case-by-case basis.**HIRING PRACTICES** The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.Live Nation recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Live Nation may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms.#LI-MC2#LI-HYBRIDHOUSTON,TXLive Nation Entertainment will never request payment or equipment purchases as part of the hiring process. Recruiters will only contact candidates from official Live Nation or affiliated brand email domains.