VP - Finance

Live Nation Worldwide, Inc.; Beverly Hills (CA); Remote; USD 269,000 - 282,000; Full time

Job summary

Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. is seeking a VP of Finance in Beverly Hills, CA to lead financial planning, analysis and reporting for senior management. You’ll manage monthly P&L, budgets, forecasts and strategic planning, collaborating with marketing, talent bookers and venue managers to drive performance.

Telecommuting is permitted from anywhere in the U.S. The role requires a Master’s degree in finance or related field with 5+ years in senior finance roles, deep GAAP knowledge, and experience

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in finance leadership roles (Controller/Finance Director or related).
• Experience with US GAAP and financial statement reporting.
• Proficiency with relational databases and data mining tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead a finance team of 11 professionals and drive monthly P&L, budgets, and forecasts.
• Collaborate with senior management and local CEO to analyze results.
• Develop new financial models and revamp reports for KPI tracking.
• Oversee audits and prepare divisional board presentations.

Skills

Data modeling

Pivot tables

US GAAP

Financial analysis

Pricing analysis

Education

Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related field

Tools

Business Objects

BPC

Access

Job description

Job Summary

VP - Finance (Live Nation Worldwide, Inc.; Beverly Hills, CA): Manage key aspects of financial planning and analysis for the organization focusing on proactively analyzing business performance and key performance metrics to provide analytical, strategic and financial support to senior management. Work directly with the local CEO/Chairman to analyze results and projections. Manage and analyze monthly P&L results, annual budgets, monthly forecasts, and strategic planning with focus on time management, accuracy and actionable insights. Collect and input data for monthly forecasting, budgets and new business entities. Collaborate with Premium seating sales on product pricing, packaging and procedures. Assist and effectively communicate with marketing, talent bookers, and venue managers to provide analysis regarding emerging trends, issues, opportunities and understanding financial reporting and processes. Identify and monitor advanced analytics for venue utilization, customer behavior, marketing optimization, and pricing strategies. Develop new models and revamp financial reports including P&L, efficiency metrics, margin analysis, buying ratios. Build operational trackers for special events team and up-sell activity. Manage team of 11 finance professionals including Director of Accounting, Finance Manager, and Staff accountants. Track box office sales for consistent tracking and reporting. Develop systems and tools training for the department to help advance divisional reporting. Lead financials meetings with general managers, talent team, SEO team, and Security division. Build performance-based compensation model for various departments. Prepare presentations and conduct divisional board meetings periodically. Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting for the partners. Manage quarterly and annual partners’ distribution. Lead local financial audit. Two direct reports and eleven indirect reports. Telecommuting permitted from anywhere in the U.S.

Minimum Requirements

Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field, plus 5 years of experience in the job offered position, Controller, Finance Director or related occupation.

Required Experience

Must have experience with the following:

• Analytical and data modeling to improve operational performance
• Multiple worksheets and external databases, using pivot tables, and writing nested functions
• USGAAP and financial statement reporting
• Relational databases (Access), and data mining or statistical analysis tools (Business Objects, BPC)
• Developing price and cost structures
• Using financial reports to identify potential risks, performing cost benefit analyses, and conducting differential analyses to determine the benefits from strategic partners

Salary

$269,000.00 to $282,000.00 per year

Company Culture

Recognized for seven years as a Great Place to Work® and named one of Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies, 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. Our world-class teams specialize in all aspects of the live entertainment industry, from ground-breaking innovations in ticketing, global venue development and operations, concert promotion and production, sales and brand partnerships, and unparalleled artist management supported by professionals in all facets of corporate operations. We believe in taking care of the countless employees helping artists bring live music to fans all around the world. Our many unique benefit programs are designed to help our teams live life to the fullest including generous vacation, healthcare, retirement benefits, student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, six months of paid caregiver leave for new parents including fostering and perks like Roadie Babies helping new parents care for their babies on work trips. And of course, access to free live events through our exclusive employee ticketing program. There is no bigger stage for your career. See what your future looks like at Live Nation Entertainment.

An EOE.