Senior Manager - Internal Controls Group (IT Controls)

Job Summary:

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 ROLE

We are seeking a Senior Manager to join our Corporate Internal Controls Group . The role will be engaged to review the existing design, evolve the control framework as the Company grows, and assist in the evaluation and risk assessment of management’s control structure. This role will collaborate closely with control owners across all levels, including accounting, finance, IT, and operations, to ensure a strong internal controls environment.

The ideal candidate will have a strong IT audit, global risk compliance background from a top-tier public accounting firm, with expertise in IT risk management, ERP systems, and compliance frameworks who can dive deep into a business process discussion with key stakeholders to design and implement internal controls that clearly address risk mitigation, drive process improvements, and ensure financial reporting integrity.  Further, the ideal candidate will have deep expertise in IT risk management, ERP systems and compliance frameworks.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Work cross-functionally with Finance, Accounting, IT and Operations to assess process risks and identify and implement best practices for internal controls.

• Identify process inefficiencies and recommend improvements to strengthen internal controls and operational effectiveness.

• Partner with IT and system owners to address IT general controls (ITGCs) and application controls, as well as, system-related risks impacting financial reporting.

• Provide guidance on IT control design for new system implementations, cloud migrations, acquisitions, and emerging technologies.

• Act as a subject matter expert on IT SOX compliance, providing training and guidance to IT, including reviewing the documentation of control owners, and business stakeholders on appropriate control design and documentation requirements, including providing feedback on strengths and weaknesses.

• Stay abreast of regulatory developments impacting the Company, especially in relation to SEC and PCAOB requirements across both IT and financial controls.

• Assist in developing management review plans, control designs, implementation roadmaps for new groups, and IT control rationalization efforts to ensure an efficient and scalable controls framework.

• Partner with the internal audit function and external auditors to facilitate successful control testing outcomes and risk assessments

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).

• CISA or other relevant certification required (e.g., CISSP, CPA, CIA).

• 8+ years of experience in public accounting, IT controls, global risk compliance, and IT audit for a large multinational corporation, with extensive expertise in second-line defense compliance roles.

• Strong understanding of SOX 404 requirements, IT general controls (ITGCs), application controls, cybersecurity frameworks and ERP systems.

• Expertise in cloud computing controls, identity and access management (IAM) and system development life cycle (SDLC) best practices.

• PCAOB audit experience required.

• Experience with multi-national public companies.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate technical control concepts into practical business solutions

• Strong knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley Act provisions and methodologies.

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work collaboratively with stakeholders at all levels.

• Strong analytical and risk assessment skills.

• Strong organization skills

• Willingness to travel both domestically and internationally, estimated travel of ~30%

BENEFITS & PERKS

Our motto is ‘Taking Care of Our Own’ through 6 pillars of 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

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We aspire to build teams that reflect and support the fans and artists we serve. Every day we aim to promote environments where everyone can be themselves, contribute fully, and thrive within our company and at our events. 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. 

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, intersectionality, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation. 

We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act and consistent with other similar and / or applicable laws in other areas.

We also afford 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, state and / or federal law. As part of its commitment to make reasonable accommodations, Live Nation also wishes to participate in a timely, good faith, interactive process with a disabled applicant to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodations. Applicants are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact a Human Resources Representative to request the opportunity to participate in a timely interactive process.  Live Nation will also provide reasonable religious accommodations on a case-by-case basis.

HIRING PRACTICES
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. 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 pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms.

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