Tax Analyst, Live Nation
Office located in Farringdon, London
Entertainment events promoter and producer
Open for applications
Entertainment events promoter and producer
1001+ employees
Open for applications
Office located in Farringdon, London
1001+ employees
Company mission
Live Nation's mission is to help live music fans more easily and quickly find concert tickets and information about their favourite artists and venues.
Role
Who you are
- This role would suit an enthusiastic tax specialist who is keen to apply their skills and gain experience within the live music industry
- Alternatively, we can consider applications from those with a finance background who are keen to specialise in tax
- Previous in-house experience in corporation tax or mixed tax background would be very advantageous but we are open to considering applications from people with a finance background who are keen to progress their career in taxation
- Part or qualified tax professional or accountant (e.g. ATT or equivalent), or you will be qualified by experience
- Note: we can consider training support for candidates who demonstrate suitable willingness and an enthusiasm to study for a tax qualification
- Alpha Tax experience (desired)
- Good Excel skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills. You will need to be comfortable explaining tax to non-tax stakeholders
- Experience of running reports using financial systems such as Oracle and BPC (desired)
- A ‘can do’ attitude essential. Proactive and confident working using own initiative
- Customer service focused with internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to organise and prioritise workloads to work to short lead times and meet strict deadlines
- Team player
- Attention to detail
- Desire to learn
What the job involves
- Reports to: Tax Director
- This is a newly created role, being the first in-house Tax Analyst position for the Group
- The position itself will consist of the supporting the Direct and Indirect Tax Managers with Tax compliance and reporting, as well as ad-hoc support for the tax team and business stakeholders across the group
- The role represents a fantastic opportunity for someone to develop hands-on tax experience, in a mixed tax role within a large and diverse multi-national group
- We work closely with a variety of stakeholders at all levels across the group both in the UK and internationally
- What the role includes:
- Supporting Corporation Tax Managers with CT600 preparation and supporting calculations
- Assisting the Corporation Tax Managers with statutory account provisions and quarterly reporting to the US
- Administration and calculation of UK QIPs and tax annual budget figures where required
- Liaison with internal and external stakeholder where required, for example, HMRC
- Ad hoc research on various tax matters (corporate, international, VAT, Employment taxes)
- Supporting the Employment Tax Manager with Benefits Reporting and Share Award reporting requirements
- Assisting the team with Senior Accounting Officer (“SAO") obligations
- Supporting the Tax Director and Tax Managers with ad-hoc projects, as required
Application process
- Application deadline: Monday 23rd September
- We reserve the right to close applications at any time so encourage early application
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Live Nation is the world's leading live entertainment company, sitting at the top of the market in live events and ticketing. Formed in 2009, it is a major international company, with key business segments made up of concerts, ticketing, and sponsorship and advertising.
Despite its dominant position in the market, the company saw an 84% drop in revenue during 2020 and the closure of live events. Since then, however, demand has been stronger than ever for their ticket sales. This is a reflection that live events remain a clear priority for consumers and has been further reflected in Live Nation's acquisitions of companies - like Goodlive - that complement and bolster Live Nation's portfolio.
In addition to live events, a key area to watch for Live Nation will be the rise of online concert streaming, like that undertaken by competitors such as Driift. Major festivals such as Glastonbury have trialled online concerts with mixed reviews. If it proves successful, this could be a major new section of the entertainment market and a big potential part of Live Nation's future ventures.
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Company benefits
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Work from home opportunities
Company values
- Live for artists - Artists are the heart of what we do and we have deep reverence and respect for their creativity. We believe live music is vital to art and culture which is why in 2019, we paid artists more than $6 billion, making Live Nation by far the largest financial supporter of musicians. Beyond global touring deals and festival performances, our Artist Nation group offers services such as management, business marketing and consulting to artists across all genres
- Live for decentralisation - We don’t believe in bureaucracy and we don’t mandate synergy. We keep our corporate teams small, because we trust that our decentralized divisions know how to make the best decisions for their businesses in real time
- Live for ideas - Part of working in a creative industry is imagining what could be and exploring the possibilities. We encourage everyone at Live Nation to dream big and email our CEO with ideas to move our business forward
- Live for entrepreneurship - Employees who thrive here are self-starters who are experts at what they do. While we give a tremendous amount of independence to our employees, we are also precise and exacting about performance. There is no hiding behind process here. You are evaluated on your results and concrete contributions to our business
- Live for focus - We have a long “To Do” list but an even longer “Not To Do” list. As the demand for live events continues to grow across the globe, we have to stay focused on our core mission of connecting artists with their fans for those magical hours of live music
- Live for talent - We believe talent comes from any place or background. This is not a place for elitists. We hire people for who they are – hard workers who deliver results and are passionate about what they do
Company HQ
Barbican, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Michael Rapino
(President and CEO, not founder)They worked for 10 years in various marketing and entertainment capacities at Labatt’s Breweries of Canada. They held several roles at Clear Channel Communications, including President and CEO of Global Music. They were named CEO and President of Live Nation in 2005.
People progressing
Joined as a Financial Accounting Manager in 2017, promoted to Director and then VP of Financial Accounting.
Joined as Executive VP Marketing in 2012, promoted to Senior VP & Head of Marketing after 2 years.
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