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Job 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 550 million tickets sold annually and more than 12,000 clients worldwide. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 40,000 shows and 100+ festivals annually for nearly 4,000artists in over 40 countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect over 1,000 brands with the 98 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.

WHO ARE YOU?

Reporting to the Director, Corporate Accounting, the Controller will be responsible for the timely and accurate month-end close and reporting of the numerous LN Canada companies. This role ensures the proper close of full-cycle accounting including AP, AR, Bank Reconciliations, Balance Sheet accounts, and internal reporting.

THE ROLE

• Lead and manage day-to-day responsibilities of Intermediate Accountants, and work as key member of the Corporate Reporting team to ensure month-end deadlines are met

• Coach, monitor and appraise job results of direct reports, focusing on process efficiency and effectiveness

• Review and take lead on month-end close of AP, AR, Cash and Bank Reconciliations

• Reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts and lead sheets within deadlines

• Prepare and review complex journal entries

• Prepare monthly and quarterly Corporate Reporting, and responding to follow up inquiries

• Responsible for cash and inventory controls at offices and venues

• Oversee reconciliation and settlement of intercompany transactions, including transfer pricing impacts with cross-border LN groups

• Review cash balances daily to ensure appropriate funding of all accounts

• Oversee tax remittances (GST/HST, PST, QST, NRW, SOCAN)

• Oversee digital storage of financial reports and support for audit purposes

• Maintain a documented system of accounting policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with SOX requirements

• Enforcing compliance with SOX and internal control requirements

• Assist and respond to compliance review requests from internal audit team as needed

• Assist and respond to external audit requests as needed (external auditors, CRA etc)

• Other duties as assigned

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

• Accounting Designation required

• Experience in managing the month-end close in a tight deadline

• Experience working in a large, complex organization

• Experience with SOX audits and US GAAP an asset

• Experience in filing and remitting tax (GST/HST, NRW, PST)

• Experience with GL reconciliation of high-volume accounts

• Ability to operate at both a senior financial level and in a hands-on capacity

• Strong organizational & time management abilities

• Strong analytical skills and very detail oriented

• 5+ years full cycle accounting experience

• Strong computer skills with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel

• Experience with Oracle or Oracle Cloud preferred

BENEFITS & PERKS

Our motto is ‘Taking Care of Our Own’ through 6 pillars of benefits:

• HEALTH: Medical, Dental and Vision benefits for you and your family, along with Employee Assistant Programs through Modern Health and ComPsych

• YOURSELF: Generous paid time off policy including holiday closures, and sick time for you and dependents, along with free concert tickets

• WEALTH: RRSP program with company match, Stock Program Reimbursement

• FAMILY: New parent programs & support including caregiver leave and baby bonus, and infertility support

• CAREER: Tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment internal growth and development programs & trainings

• OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding network, gender reassignment support

We thank all candidates for their interest, only those who will be selected for an interview will be contacted.

Physical Requirements/Work Environment

Sits for extended periods of time at a computer station or work desk; stands and walks throughout the day; occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.; uses hands and fingers to operate computers and office equipment for up to 8 hours each day; lifts up to 10 pounds regularly; exposed to typical office environment conditions and noise levels.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife. 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. It’s talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.

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, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation.

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, provincial 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 PRACTICESThe 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.

This job description is a summary of duties that are expected to be performed. Duties outlined on this job description may not be all-inclusive, and can be modified at any time if requested by management.

$125,000 - $150,000 CAD **

**Please note that the compensation information provided is a good faith estimate for this position only and is provided pursuant to the British Columbia Pay Transparency Act. It is estimated based on what a successful British Columbia applicant might be paid. It assumes that the successful candidate will be in British Columbia or perform the position from British Columbia. Similar positions located outside of British Columbia will not necessarily receive the same compensation. Live Nation takes into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining