LN Concerts, Financial Analyst II

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 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 JOB

We are seeking a Financial Analyst for the Live Nation Concerts division, a segment of the Live Nation live music business. This position is responsible for supporting the full-cycle forecasting and month-end analysis process and serves as a key financial partner to regional booking and operational teams.

The Financial Analyst will independently evaluate financial and operational information, develop and incorporate forecast assumptions, identify trends and risks, and provide recommendations to Finance and business leadership. The role requires sound judgment, strong analytical skills, and the ability to manage recurring responsibilities and ad hoc requests with limited day-to-day supervision.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Manage key components of the monthly business unit forecast process, including event analysis, non-event revenue analysis, fixed cost analysis and venue-level performance evaluation
• Serve as a primary Finance contact for booking teams, gathering and evaluating operational information and determining the appropriate assumptions to incorporate into forecasts.
• Independently assess forecast inputs and adjust assumptions based on business developments, historical performance, identified trends, and communication with booking and operational partners.
• Prepare monthly forecast packs and provide meaningful commentary regarding financial performance, risks, opportunities, and material changes in assumptions.
• Participate in annual budget process, including historical analysis, development of business targets and initiatives, evaluation of underlying assumptions, and preparation of budget presentation materials.
• Partner with the accounting team during month end to provide meaningful analysis focused on event CM variances, non-event CM variances, and fixed cost variance.
• Prepare month-end financial walks and independently investigate significant variances, identify underlying business drivers, and communicate conclusions to Finance and business leadership.
• Review lines of business, regions, venues, and events to identify performance trends, emerging risks, and financial opportunities.
• Develop customized and ad hoc reporting that responds to leadership requests or provides additional insight based on independently identified patterns and trends.
• Ensure financial analysis and reporting are completed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, company policies and procedures, and applicable Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Recommend improvements to forecasting, reporting, analytical processes, and financial controls when opportunities are identified.
• Manage multiple recurring deadlines and ad hoc projects with limited supervision, determining the appropriate analytical approach based on the nature and significance of each assignment.
• Assist with additional financial and strategic projects as assigned.

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance is required.
• 3+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis, accounting, forecasting, budgeting or related financial function.
• Experience supportive live events, entertainment, venues or similar operations business is preferred
• Intermediate to advanced computer skills including spreadsheet and database software as appropriate.
• Possess excellent organizational, communication, and analytical skills with the ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be flexible, self-starter, change-oriented, self-motivated team player.

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. Live Nation may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support application screening and assessment. All hiring decisions are made with human review.

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The expected compensation for this position is:

** Pay is based on a number of factors including market location, qualifications, skills, and experience.

Live 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.