Job Summary:

JOB DESCRIPTION – Senior Accountant

Location: Work From Home - California

Division: Ticketmaster North America

Line Manager: Senior Manager, Accounting

Contract Terms: Permanent, 40 Hours per week (full-time)

THE TEAM

The Ticketmaster North America Accounting team is responsible for preparing accounting entries, reconciling general ledger accounts, and supporting balance sheet reporting for Live Nation’s financial reporting process. The team also plays a key role in coordinating and supporting internal and external audits across the division, ensuring compliance and accuracy in all financial activities.

THE JOB

We are seeking a Senior Accountant to join Revenue Accounting, a division of the Ticketmaster North America Accounting Team.  This position will support month-end close activities, including journal entry preparation and reconciliation of assigned general ledger accounts across multiple Ticketmaster business lines.

This role is ideal for a detail-oriented, motivated self-starters with strong Excel skills and a passion for accuracy and continuous improvement.  This is a primarily remote position; however the team meets in the Beverly Hills office on occasion for focused on-site meetings, therefore flexibility to commute or travel is preferred. 

This is an exciting time to join Ticketmaster as we continue to evolve and innovate within the live entertainment space. As part of a global leader in ticketing and live event experiences, you’ll gain exposure to complex accounting processes while contributing to a fast-paced, high-impact finance team.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Prepare and record month-end journal entries to support accurate and timely financial close.
• Reconcile assigned general ledger accounts monthly to ensure SOX compliance and financial accuracy.
• Investigate and resolve reconciling items by partnering with internal stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Maintain amortization and accrual schedules to support financial reporting requirements and prepare journal entries to book accruals and expenses.
• Maintain schedules supporting ticketing revenue deferral to ensure accurate revenue recognition.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and company procedures/policies, including SOX requirements
• Support internal and external audits, including quarterly and annual SOX audit requirements in a timely manner.
• Assist in preparing ad hoc financial analyses and schedules for internal management reporting.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve accounting processes and ensure data integrity..

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (or TECHNICAL SKILLS)

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5+ years of accounting experience in high-volume transactional environments ideally in revenue accounting, contract accounting and entertainment/ticketing.
• Advanced Excel proficiency required
• Experience using an ERP/general ledger system required, preferably in SAP and/or Oracle is preferred.
• Possess excellent organizational, communication, and analytical skills with the ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment

BENEFITS & PERKS

Through our ‘Taking Care of Our Own’ program, we provide benefits across six key pillars:

• 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

LIFE AT TICKETMASTER

We are proud to be a part of Live Nation Entertainment, the world’s largest live entertainment company.

Our mission at Ticketmaster is to connect people around the world to the live events they love. Ticketmaster is the world’s largest ticket marketplace and the global market leader in live event ticketing products and services. Through official partnerships with thousands of venues, artists, sports teams, festivals, performing arts centers and theaters, Ticketmaster processes 550 million tickets per year across 35+ different countries.

We do it all with an intense passion for Live and an inspiring and diverse culture driven by accessible leaders, attentive managers, and enthusiastic teams. If you’re passionate about live entertainment like we are, and you want to work at a company dedicated to helping millions of fans experience it, we want to hear from you.

Our work is guided by our values:

Reliability - Fans and clients count on us to power their live event experiences and we rely on each other to make it happen.

Teamwork – While we celebrate individual achievements, we know have more success as a team.

Integrity - We are committed to the highest moral and ethical standards on behalf of the countless partners and stakeholders we represent.

Belonging - We are committed to building a culture in which all people can be their authentic selves, have an equal voice and opportunities to thrive.

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. 

Ticketmaster 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, Ticketmaster 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, Ticketmaster 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.  Ticketmaster 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.

Ticketmaster recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Ticketmaster may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms. Ticketmaster 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.