Senior Accountant - Venues

ASM Global; United States; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Paid vacation

401k plan

Job summary

Legends Global is seeking a Senior Accountant – Venues to join our Controllership team in Norwalk, Connecticut. This role focuses on venue accounting, balance sheet, P&L and cash flow reporting, ensuring accuracy of key accounts and strengthening internal controls in a multi-entity environment.

You will leverage ERP systems and BI tools to automate reporting, partner with cross-functional teams, and support internal and external audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field required.
• CPA strongly preferred.
• 3–5 years of accounting/finance experience including consolidation and financial reporting.
• Solid understanding of GAAP, consolidations and GL accounting.
• Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, MS Dynamics) preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills; BI reporting tools a plus.
• Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting processes across venue operations.
• Ensure intercompany transactions, eliminations, and balances are accurately recorded and reconciled.
• Ensure credit card transactions are recorded timely and accurately.
• Support the preparation of reporting packages to venue finance and accounting teams.
• Reconcile key balance sheet accounts monthly (cash, intercompany, fixed assets, accruals).
• Reconcile P&L accounts to identify, investigate, and resolve variances.
• Partner cross-functionally to ensure timely clearing of reconciling items.
• Leverage ERP and BI tools to automate reporting and strengthen data integrity.
• Support internal and external audit requests related to reporting and controls.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Accounting standards

Communication

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

CPA strongly preferred

3–5 years accounting/finance experience

GAAP knowledge & consolidations

ERP experience (NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, MS Dynamics)

Advanced Excel + BI tools

Public accounting experience a plus

Tools

NetSuite

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

Power BI

Job description

POSITION: Senior Accountant – Venues

DEPARTMENT: Finance

REPORTS TO: VP, Venues Controller

FLSA STATUS: Salaried/Exempt

LEGENDS GLOBAL

Legends Global is the premier partner to the world's greatest live events, venues, and brands. We deliver a fully integrated solution of premium services that keeps our partners front and center through our white-label approach. Our network of 450 venues worldwide, hosting 20,000 events and entertaining 165 million guests each year, is powered by our depth of expertise and level of execution across every component — feasibility & consulting, owner’s representation, sales, partnerships, hospitality, merchandise, venue management, and content & booking — of world-class live events and venues. The Legends Global culture is one of respect, ambitious thinking, collaboration, and bold action. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can be authentic, make an impact, and grow their career. Winning is an everyday thing at Legends Global. We have the best team members who understand every win is earned when we come together as one unified team. Sound like a winning formula for you? Join us!

THE ROLE

We are seeking a detail-oriented and technically strong accounting professional to join our Controllership team. This role will be responsible for supporting the accounting and reporting Venue accounting (balance sheet, P&L, and cash flows), ensuring the accuracy of key accounts and strengthening internal controls around reporting. The ideal candidate combines strong technical accounting expertise with a continuous-improvement mindset and comfort operating in a multi-entity or complex organizational structure.

ESSENTIAL DUTES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting processes across our venue operations
• Ensure intercompany transactions, eliminations, and balances are accurately recorded and reconciled
• Ensure credit card transactions are recorded timely and accurately
• Support the preparation of reporting packages to venue finance and accounting teams
• Reconcile key balance sheet accounts (e.g., cash, intercompany, fixed assets, accruals) on a monthly basis, including assisting in accounts receivable and inventory reserves
• Reconcile P&L accounts to identify, investigate, and resolve variances or discrepancies
• Partner cross-functionally to ensure timely clearing of reconciling items
• Leverage technology (e.g., ERP systems, consolidation software, Power BI/Tableau, Power Query) to automate reporting and strengthen data integrity
• Partner with cross-functional teams to enhance analytics capabilities and support data-driven decision-making
• Support internal and external audit requests related to reporting and controls.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty with effectiveness, energy and enthusiasm. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field is required.
• CPA strongly preferred
• 3-5 years of relevant accounting/finance experience, including consolidation and financial reporting
• Strong understanding of GAAP, consolidations and general ledger accounting principles
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics) preferred
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Power Query); experience with BI reporting tools a plus
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally
• Prior public accounting experience a plus.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Strong analytical skills to perform analysis and reconcile key accounts
• Problem-solving abilities to investigate reconciling items and collaborate with internal teams
• Knowledge of accounting standards to ensure compliance with provisioning and write-offs
• Strong communication skills for collaborating with teams and clients
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines efficiently.

COMPENSATION

• Competitive salary
• commensurate with experience
• a generous benefits package that includes medical
• dental
• vision
• life and disability insurance
• paid vacation
• 401k plan

WORKING CONDITIONS

Location: This role will be based in Norwalk, Connecticut. The position offers a hybrid arrangement, with an expected 4 days in office.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

NOTE: The essential responsibilities of this position are described below the above headings. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Also, this document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position.

Legends Global is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and encourages Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and protected Veterans to apply.

VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.