Senior Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst

About the Role

The Senior Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst for Live Nation will work on Roc Nation (a segment of Live Nation). This person must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and maintain relationships within the company. This role is an integral part of the overall Roc Nation finance and accounting function, and requires partnering with Finance and business leaders to lead financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and strategic analysis. The candidate must be able to translate detailed financial information to various audiences, persuasively presenting complex business issues and potential solutions in a clear and concise manner. This role is responsible for financial planning, forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting. It will be important to proactively build relationships within the team and across the business, as a trusted and reliable source of information and support.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the month-end close process, including variance analysis and monthly reporting.
• Act as a key contributor/creator of the annual budget and monthly forecasts.
• Manage spend tracking, reporting, and analytics – including contract monitoring, category-level spend, and margin summaries.
• Support recurring operational reporting across pacing, cost tracking, royalty reconciliation, and event-level analytics.
• Identify data points that are reliable indicators of future performance, continually exploring sources to challenge assumptions, clarify our understanding of financial relationships, and enhance accuracy.
• Partner with business to reflect departmental priorities into budgets and departmental realities into forecasts. Understand risks & opportunities and incorporate them into sensitivity analysis on short-, medium- and long-term time horizons.
• Present forecasts and results to senior finance and business leaders.
• Develop and track KPIs that will result in the business meeting its objectives.
• Identify ways to enhance financial processes and reporting capabilities to drive efficiency.
• Provide financial and operational support for Roc Nation and subsidiaries' teams.
• Handle special projects and ad hoc requests as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance is required.
• 5+ years related work experience with proven success in FP&A.
• Strong financial modeling and forecasting skills with attention to detail.
• Natural financial literacy with the ability to distill complicated concepts and models into actionable plans to update routinely.
• Advanced MS Excel skills, proficient PowerPoint user with experience with BI tools (e.g., OneStream, Oracle Fusion, and SAP BPC).
• Comfort with fast-paced, deadline-driven close cycles.
• Flexible communication skills that allow you to understand & explain complex relationships within financial data, while condensing to core factors in plain English for those outside Finance, and the ability to partner across departments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• A strategic mindset, bias towards action, skepticism of the status quo, and can-do attitude - someone who is not afraid to dig in, uncover problems, and find solutions.
• Strong interpersonal skills - ability to interact with all disciplines, levels, and cultures and build relationships.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to work independently with little supervision.

Benefits & Perks

• 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.

Pay

$80,000.00 USD - $100,000.00 USD. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location, qualifications, skills, and experience.

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