VP - Finance

Job Description

THE ROLE

The VP of Finance will have responsibility for the development and execution of the financial strategy that supports the Company's business plan for day-to-day finance operations for multiple Music Merchandising Entities and related Screen Printing and Poster Production Companies. The selected candidate will be accountable for taking on a leadership role in all financial decision-making that affects each Company and will provide strategic financial input to each Company President that they support. While keenly overseeing the accounting process, the successful VP, Finance will play a key role in developing and implementing financial procedures to improve and maintain the financial health of Live Nation.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
• Oversee the accounting/forecast processes of multiple Companies and serve as a financial advisor for strategic planning purposes.
• Develop financial forecasts while driving systems, processes and controls to enable broader financial subject area expertise within the organization.
• Review and approve all SAP/Oracle A/P and Wire/ACH payments.
• Collaborate with HR on employee matters relative to hiring/headcount and other monetary/financial situations.
• Review and approve all Month End supporting schedules (rollforwards, analytics, quarterly SOX disclosures, etc.)
• Review and certification of monthly, consolidated financial statements (Month End Close)
• Present monthly forecast package and operational overview to the Executive team
• Lead the Merch Nation forecasting and budgeting processes
• Review and approve joint venture NCI calculations, available cash calculations and tax distributions to the partners of each of the joint ventures.
• Provide business development analysis support

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting required; CPA/ MBA preferred
• Minimum 15 years of experience in corporate Accounting and Finance required
• Minimum 10 years of leadership/people management experience
• Background in entertainment nice to have
• Financial savvy; demonstrated ability to foster and lead cost-efficient initiatives without sacrificing quality or core values
• Exceptional analytical problem solving and data modeling experience; aptitude to apply modeling skills to resolve operational performance problems is a plus
• Skilled at arriving at and reaching understandings and agreements with a broad range of people internally and externally
• Ability to problem solve quickly and react to changes in business processes efficiently
• Must be willing to perform all functions, in addition to supervising.
• Know how to work collaboratively and be a true business partner to leaders to drive results – top and bottom line.
• Ability to solve problems by gathering information, discuss options and make recommendations
• SAPB1, Oracle and BPC experience are a plus (BPC will be retired and replaced with OneStream in 20250

BENEFITS & PERKS
Our motto is 'Taking Care of Our Own' through 6 pillars of benefits:
• HEALTH: Medical, Vision and Dental benefits for you and your family, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
• YOURSELF: Generous paid time off policy including paid holidays, sick time and paid days off for your birthday, Free concert tickets
• WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match, Stock Program
• FAMILY: New parent programs & support including caregiver leave and childcare cash, infertility support
• CAREER: Tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment internal growth and development programs & trainings
• OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding network

Live Nation's policy regarding vaccinations and masking related to a pandemic or other infectious disease control measures, acts of God, health and safety mandates and/or restrictions imposed by applicable local, state or federal governments has evolved over time. Currently, we strongly encourage employees to be fully vaccinated from such infectious diseases for which vaccinations are available. You are expected to follow Live Nation's health and safety protocols and policies as they change from time to time.

The expected compensation for this position is:
$200,000.00 USD - $250,000.00 USD
** Pay is based on a number of factors including market location, qualifications, skills, and experience.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-ro4mx3-3-146-34-146-42 in your application.