Finance Business Partner

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 a Financial Business Partner, you will be responsible for working very closely with the dept heads of a selection of venues within the business. You will produce monthly reports for your key stakeholders, including but not limited to the Finance Director, SVP of Mobilisation & Operations and venues leadership teams.

The role will help to deliver effective financial management, control, and advisory support for the venues business, to assist in understanding its financial performance; formulating strategies to achieve business targets; and improving its ability to forecast future performance.

Key Responsibilities

Overseeing the day-to-day operations of the venues finance processes and working closely with transactional and reporting teams to deliver the numbers

Developing and maintaining strong business partnering support to the venue’s leadership teams / Finance Director with analytics and insights

Preparation of various reports and analysis as required to provide value add assistance to the business, at both operational and executive level

Responsible for review of venue settlements, payment approvals and reviewing input costs ensuring good cost control & cost management behaviour

Preparation of budgets and forecasts in line with Group reporting timetable

Complete monthly & quarterly P&L results and analysis against forecast, reconciling monthly balance sheets

Responsible for oversight of venue sponsorship and other commercial matters to help ensure services are delivered effectively

Responsible for maintaining effective financial controls and continually reviewing & improving business processes

Ensuring LN internal controls & SOX compliance requirements are met and overseeing audits

Ad Hoc

Skills and Experience

Tertiary qualification in related discipline as well as an accounting qualification (CA, CPA)

4-5 years of work experience in an accounting role with exposure to finance business partnering

Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Advanced Excel skills

Experience in Oracle / SAP desirable

Ability to identify inefficiencies and improve processes

Ability to meet tight deadlines and maintain a quality output

Outstanding organisational skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritise

Proven ability to maintain confidentiality, exercise discretion, sensitive to relationships and situations.

Strong communication skills, comfortable interfacing with all levels of management

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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