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.

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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.

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Reporting to the Vice President, Operations Finance, the Senior Director, Operations Finance owns operational accounting for Live Nation Canada. This is the senior operating leader of a function that accounts for every show, venue and festival we run in this country; tens of thousands of transactions a year, settled under contract in a fast‑paced environment where the work is visible and the stakes are real.

The Senior

Director’s mission will be to elevate the function by building a high‑performing team and setting standards nationally for how shows and venues are accounted for. They will be responsible to evolve current processes toward greater automation, control and scale. Success in the first 12 months will be clear and measurable: a functioning management layer that consistently delivers on deadlines; one written national process standard in use across all markets; and a strong control environment where audit findings are closed promptly and none repeat.

Working in close partnership with the Vice President, the Senior Director will help shape the direction and priorities of the function. They will be the trusted go‑to partner for the business on all matters of operational accounting. This is a great opportunity to own a national function, build a team around it, and elevate how Live Nation Canada does its accounting.

Own the structure, capability and performance of a ~12‑person operational accounting team spanning show settlement, venue accounting and financial close

Lead through managers: develop the management layer, set clear ownership accountabilities, establish performance standards and hold managers accountable for their teams' deadlines and quality

Own talent strategy for the function: hiring standards, onboarding, development plans, succession depth, and a coverage model that holds through peak season, festival periods and major tours

Event Reporting and Operational Accounting Accountable for the completeness, accuracy and timeliness of all events, venues and festivals accounting nationally (including the integrity of reported contribution margin by show, venue and market)

ensure corporate reporting deadlines are consistently met

Own the accounting treatment of show settlement: from artist final settlements against contract, withholding tax, charity and merchandise/bundle recognition, co‑promoted events, joint venture splits, venue expense settlement and shared ancillary revenue

Own accounting for owned and operated venues, including inventory, labour costs and cash handling

Own balance sheet integrity for the function: reconciliation quality, accrual adequacy, deferred revenue, AR ageing and collections performance for event‑related balances

Develop and recommend accounting positions on complex deal structures such as co‑promoted events, joint ventures, festival vehicles, rental versus promoted, international artist withholding, multi‑year ancillary agreements

Partner with regional controllers to ensure consistent application of policy across markets,



and resolve differences rather than reporting them

Partner with VP, Operational Accounting and Corporate for all technical accounting approval

Accountable for the day‑to‑day operation of internal controls over settlement, cash floats, AP approval and wire release, including SOX‑relevant controls in scope

Play a critical role in internal and external audits; owning remediation of findings to closure while ensuring every settlement is audit‑ready with proper documentation backup

Proactively identify control gaps as volume, venues and deal structures change, and implement corrective action

National Responsibilities Develop, implement and sustain a national operational accounting playbook: settlement process, documentation standards, close process and checklist, reconciliation methodology, escalation path from business case through delivery to adoption and measured benefit

Use them to drive decisions and continuous improvement

Own the data standards that allow event economics to be reported consistently

Partner with the business: Provide the actuals, trend data and event‑level insight that Strategic Finance and FP&A; build the budget and forecast on; Support due diligence, integration planning and post‑close financial integration

Deputize for the VP, Operational Accounting on function matters with senior leadership to set priorities for the function, and act as their delegate with senior leadership when needed

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field

10–12 years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including experience leading managers and building a management layer, not only managing individual contributors

Demonstrated ownership of a close and control setting across multiple sites, markets or entities within a larger corporate finance organization A track record of leading a process or systems improvement end to end, from business case through delivery and adoption to measured result

Live entertainment, hospitality, venue, sports or comparable high‑volume, deal‑driven, contract‑settled environment strongly preferred; comfort with a pace where revenue is earned in a single night and settled quickly

Strong Oracle and/or Salesforce capability; advanced Excel; practical use of Claude, AI platforms, BI and automation tooling to reduce manual work

Ability to hold an accounting position under commercial pressure while keeping the relationship intact

Credibility and presence with senior commercial leadership; this is a senior role embedded in an operating business

Availability for travel and on‑site support for major shows and festival properties, including evenings and weekends during peak season

Our motto is ‘Taking Care of Our Own’ through 6 pillars of benefits: HEALTH: Medical, Dental and Vision benefits for you and your family, along with Employee Assistance Programs through Modern Health and ComPsych

Generous paid time off policy including holiday closures, and sick time for you and dependents, along with free concert tickets

New parent programs & support including caregiver leave and baby bonus, and infertility support

Tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, and internal growth and development programs and training

Volunteer time off, crowdfunding network, gender reassignment support

Sits for extended periods of time at a computer station or work desk; occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery,



etc.; uses hands and fingers to operate computers and office equipment for up to 8 hours each day; exposed to typical office environment conditions and noise levels.

We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. 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. Live Nation 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, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation. Live Nation also affords equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability.

For this reason, Live Nation 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, provincial and / or federal law. Live Nation will also provide reasonable religious accommodations on a case‑by‑case basis.

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. Live Nation recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Live Nation may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support application screening and assessment.

Duties outlined on this may not be all‑inclusive, and can be modified at any time if requested by management. Recognized for seven years as a Great Place to Work® and named one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, 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. Our world‑class teams specialize in all aspects of the live entertainment industry, from ground‑breaking innovations in ticketing, global venue development and operations, concert promotion and production, sales and brand partnerships, and unparalleled artist management supported by professionals in all facets of corporate operations.

We believe in taking care of the countless employees helping artists bring live music to fans all around the world. Our many unique benefit programs are designed to help our teams live life to the fullest including generous vacation, healthcare, retirement benefits, student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, six months of paid caregiver leave for new parents including fostering and perks like Roadie Babies helping current parents care for their babies on work trips. There is no bigger stage for your career.

📌 Senior Director, Finance & Business Operations (Toronto)
🏢 LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT
📍 Toronto