Internal Auditor

Live Nation Entertainment • Houston, TX

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

WHO ARE WE? 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. Ticketmaster is the global leader in event ticketing with over 620 million tickets sold annually and approximately 10,000 clients worldwide. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 50,000 events annually for nearly 7,000 artists in 40+ countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect more than 1,200 sponsors with the 145 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com. WHO ARE YOU? Passionate and motivated. Driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Resourceful, innovative, forward thinking and committed. At Live Nation Entertainment, our people embrace these qualities, so if this sounds like you then please read on! THE TEAM Our team is made up of a diverse group of individuals, but we all share the same enthusiasm for audit and for music! We are committed to working effectively as a team, both in our immediate group and with our Internal Audit peers in other locations who join us to make up the Global Internal Audit department. Our leadership team are open and approachable, and together we have a reputation to build valuable relationships and partner with the business to drive control improvement and operational efficiencies. THE ROLE We are currently recruiting for a dynamic Internal Auditor who will work as an integral part of our Global Internal Audit team, responsible for all markets across the LNE Global organization, with a focus on the Americas. Confident in nature, the successful candidate will communicate effectively with staff at all levels to quickly understand business processes, identify potential risk areas and help devise practical solutions to issues affecting our company. Working closely with the more senior members of the team, this person will evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of Live Nation’s operational and Sarbanes-Oxley controls and will be as comfortable working in a close-knit team environment as they are working independently. You will also be open to travel as 15-20% of your time will be spent away from your home location, at LNE entities in North America.

Requirements

• Relevant university degree, commencement of or desire to commence study for professional qualification (CPA, CIA)
• 1-2years of relevant experience
• Proven ability to work independently on occasions with minimal supervision, reporting findings directly to Management
• Able to manage multiple projects and conflicting priorities
• Able to think laterally to resolve issues
• PC literate with demonstrated proficiency in MS Office suite
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Flexible and able to adapt to a variety of roles and projects and changing demands
• Unquestionable integrity, credibility and moral character
• Demonstrates professional courage
• Confident, assertive and self-motivated

Nice To Haves

• Understanding or previous experience of Sarbanes-Oxley
• Experience of working for a US listed company
• Experience using Oracle
• Interest in working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, especially in entertainment or live events
• Understanding or previous experience in External Audit, Internal Audit, Risk/Internal Controls, and/or Compliance

Responsibilities

• Assist in performing internal financial and operational control audits across Live Nation businesses.
• Assist in testing and evaluation of internal controls related to the Group’s accounting and financial reporting functions in accordance with Sarbanes-Oxley.
• Gain a detailed understanding of processes currently in operation within each location and identify key controls and risks.
• Identify improper accounting or documentation, research issues and make recommendations to improve policies or procedures accordingly.
• Document walkthroughs of financial processes, including key controls, systems, and Information Produced by the Entity used
• Help the team to develop and foster Local Management relationships.
• Communicate/liaise with External Auditor on management of audit requests; discussions of audit findings and related risks and controls.
• Communicate with process owners to understand controls, address potential findings, and recommend solutions to issues identified.
• Participate in peer and upward feedback.
• Ad-hoc reviews / projects.
• 15-20% travel.

Benefits

• 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 and baby bonuses, 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level