Assistant Financial Accountant

Job Summary:

Company:
Live Nation Department:
Finance

Location:

Farringdon, London

Reports to:

UK Financial Reporting Manager

Working Hours:

Full time Job Type: Permanent

The Assistant Financial Accountant plays a key role in delivering Live Nation’s internal and external reporting requirements for the UK group. Not limited to but including monthly and quarterly balance sheet reconciliations, journal entry postings, statutory account filings and Office of National Statistics surveys.

The Financial Reporting team is a small team, working together closely to support the wider LN finance function. We work flexibly, focusing on key reporting timelines and deliverables while maintaining valuable relationships with colleagues across finance and the wider business on a range of projects and ad hoc tasks.

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.
• 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

• Strong Excel skills
• Strong administration and time management skills
• Able to handle pressure and conflicting deadlines
• Attention to detail and good organisation skills
• Willing to study towards ACCA qualification
• Good communicator
• Experience with Oracle
• Experience with Case Ware

• Self-starter and problem solver
• Deadline-focused
• Works well in a team environment and always willing to help others

• Assisting with the posting of monthly journals into Oracle and preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations for those accounts
• Assisting with the preparation of individual company statutory accounts under FRS 102 (Excel based and Case Ware)
• Assisting with group and statutory audit requests
• Assisting with the preparation of tax packs for the Tax department
• Preparation of other monthly reports including other income and expense, restricted cash, non-base currency and income statement currency reconciliations
• Assisting with the preparation of certain deliverables associated with the statutory accounts, including iXBRL tagging, imputed interest calculations and reconciliations to Oracle
• Intragroup loan and interest reconciliations
• Monthly FAS 109 information for the Tax department
• Completion of Office of National Statistics surveys
• Other ad hoc requests and projects

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 identity, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.

The Company 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.…