Assistant Accountant

Posted:
8/1/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ⋅ Victoria, Australia

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Accounting

Job Summary:

About us:

Live Nation is the world’s leading provider of live entertainment, promoting more than 40,000 shows annually for over 5,000 artists across 46 countries. Across Australia and New Zealand, we deliver the best all-round entertainment offering, with international headline concert tours, intimate boutique music events, family entertainment, comedy, festivals and much more.

The role:

As part of the Finance team, the Assistant Accountant assists with the settlements process of concerts and tours across both Australia and New Zealand. You will work closely with the Tour Directors and Promoters ensuring all financial information relating to a tour has been accurately provided to you for further processing.

This is a fixed-term position until end of April 2025, with opportunity for extension.

Key responsibilities:

  • Ensure accurate GL coding and cash receipting of venue settlements

  • Ensure invoice Operational approvals compliant with approval limits before approving in invoice workflow platform

  • Ensure all event related invoices saved in tour folders

  • Load tour related journals to Oracle

  • Prepare end of tour audit checklists to ensure all key tour documentation is held on file for audit purposes

  • Preparation of APRA/PPCA submissions for Tour Director Sign-off

  • Liaise with bank to arrange Cash floats requested by Tour Directors

  • Actively reviewing settlement process to identify efficiencies/improvements

  • Adhoc duties as required

About you/requirements

  • An excellent communicator and team player

  • Strong time management skills

  • Ability to work to deadlines whilst maintaining quality output on a high volume of work

  • You’re a strong problem solver with an eye for detail

  • Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel and Outlook

  • Previous experience in an accounting function

What do we offer?

  • Ticket perks to our events

  • Flexible working environment

  • Health & wellbeing activities and programs, including free counselling

  • Investment in your personal career development and training

  • To be part of an innovative and exciting business!

Sound like the role for you? To apply, please click on the apply link and submit your resume and a cover letter telling us a little more about yourself!

Equal Opportunities: 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, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.

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Live Nation Entertainment

Website: https://www.livenationentertainment.com/

Headquarter Location: Beverly Hills, California, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 1996

IPO Status: Public

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Debt

Industries: Concerts ⋅ Event Promotion ⋅ Events ⋅ Media and Entertainment ⋅ Ticketing