Financial Reporting Accountant, Festivals

Hours: Full time Contract Type: Permanent Role Description Live Nation is seeking a Financial Reporting Accountant - Festivals to support reporting, month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations and SOX control evidence for the Festivals business. Reporting into Patricia, this role will help create a more robust reporting and controls function, enabling the commercial finance team to focus on insight while ensuring reported results are complete, accurate and properly supported. What it’s like to work in the Team The Festivals finance team supports a complex, fast-moving portfolio of events, statutory companies and operational stakeholders. The team works across commercial finance, reporting, controls and finance operations, with a clear focus on helping the business understand performance, manage risk and make better decisions. This is a hands-on environment where finance needs to be close to production, ticketing, operations and leadership. The team is expected to be collaborative, calm under pressure and practical in how it supports events from initial budget through to final reconciliation and settlement. What we can offer you Live Nation offers impressive employee benefits including tickets to shows and festivals and unlimited annual leave. The Farmiloe Building in Farringdon, London is a beautiful office to work in. Staff can enjoy use of arcade games in the basement games room, onsite gym equipment plus fitness and meditation classes. In addition to this, the office has a fully stocked complimentary coffee bar with barista to serve you your favourite coffee as you walk into the office and offers heavily subsidised lunch options. We hold regular staff events in our atrium stage space including hosting speakers and open mic nights to showcase Live Nation employee talent.

Competencies / Skills / Knowledge / Experience Qualified, part-qualified or qualified by experience with relevant financial reporting or management accounting experience. Strong understanding of month-end close, journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations. Experience preparing or reviewing reporting packs and supporting schedules. Good control awareness, with SOX, audit or internal control experience desirable. Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial systems and large data sets. Ability to identify reconciliation issues, aged balances and incomplete evidence. Organised and deadline-driven with strong attention to detail. Experience in multi-entity, event, entertainment or project-based environments desirable. Behaviours The following attributes determine how the role will be carried out and are required to be a success Accurate, structured and control focused. Proactive in resolving reporting issues and chasing outstanding actions. Comfortable working to tight month-end and reporting deadlines. Collaborative with commercial finance and finance operations teams. Clear in communication and willing to escalate risks early. What the role includes Support the monthly close process, including journals, accruals, prepayments, actuals reporting and close checklists. Prepare and maintain monthly reporting packs and supporting schedules for review by Reporting Manager. Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and track reconciling items, aged balances and required actions. Support SOX evidence collection, filing and control compliance across reporting and balance sheet processes. Work with Commercial Finance team to ensure event accruals, prepayments and P&L movements are supported and understood. Prepare cashless reconciliations following each event and monitor actions to ensure partner settlements are paid and revenue invoices are raised correctly and timely Assist with statutory company reporting, intercompany reconciliations and legal entity reporting requirements. Support audit,