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About the Role

The Senior Finance Manager will oversee the day-to-day financial operations, ensuring accuracy, integrity, and transparency. This role involves strategic analysis for the CEOs, leading the finance team, managing monthly accounts and reporting, and integrating finance processes into the wider Group. The position requires strong communication, analytical, and spreadsheet skills, along with a formal accounting qualification.

Responsibilities

Provide effective leadership for the Finance team, whilst ensuring a close working relationship with the LN Finance team.
Integrate Louder Finance processes into the wider LN Finance function, including supporting the onboarding of events onto ROME, the event booking system.
Oversee the submission of all outdoor and indoor event P&L’s, from initial budgeting with the Operations team, through to monthly forecasting and finalisation and reconciliation to the General Ledger.
Provide financial insight, guidance and strategic analysis for new business ventures, new event ideas and commercial agreements.
Produce the Louder monthly Finance business pack, as well as actuals and forecast reporting to Live Nation, summarising forecast and actual results vs. budget and presenting to the Co-Founders, Finance leads and the Live Nation UK Board, via the monthly business call.
Work closely with LN Finance to prepare and submit the Louder annual budget in line with Live Nation requirements.
Monitor event budgets/ P&L’s and highlight variances that can impact the achievement of financial targets. Challenge and investigate variances when needed.
Own and review outdoor and indoor event tracking, covering the key financial metrics for all events in the Louder roster, providing real time data to the Louder business, to aid operational and commercial decision making on an ongoing basis from on-sale to event period.
Oversee the artist, production, marketing, and all supplier payment processes for all Louder events.
Support the Operations team throughout their processes, from budgeting, procurement, show delivery and cost actualisation processes.
Analyse commercial arrangements with third party income partners and ensure revenue is being maximised, as well as advising on accounting treatment.
Answer questions/provide analysis to LN relating to Louder events and provide context and rationale behind the relevant company strategy.
Work with business and department leads to identify and implement new policies and systems to improve processes within Louder.
Monitor and approve fixed costs as well as monthly payroll and benefits.
Develop and maintain relationships with key co-promotion partners and associated business stakeholders.
Provide operational and forward-looking cashflow analysis to the business and to the wider LN Finance team.
Ensure effective SOX reporting/compliance and that the requirements of the Parent company are met in a timely and efficient manner.
Undertake additional ad hoc tasks which may be outside of typical duties and may evolve as required as the business continues to grow.

Requirements

Proven track record as a successful finance professional.
Prior experience in the live entertainment business and knowledge of event budgets.
Knowledge of Live Music commercial deals and structures of deals gained from previous ‘real world’ experience.
Sound grasp of running a finance team, including demonstrable skills in risk analysis and forecasting, and the ability to interpret and communicate financial information.
A forensic eye for detail and the ability to manage time and multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
Fully IT competent, in particular Excel and Oracle (or similar) Accounts.
Exceptional communication skills including the ability to communicate with senior stakeholders including Live Nation UK board members and Live Nation Entertainment senior employees.
Understanding of FX transactions, Foreign Entertainers Tax, PRS, VAT.
Experience working in a SOX controls environment and adapting processes to ensure strict financial robustness.
Proven experience managing resources, and both senior and junior staff, including supporting of co-founders with financial management.
Knowledge of appropriate business approach, culture, practices, and procedures.
Uses own initiative, self-motivated and proactive.
Not afraid to drive change and rally the team to ensure results of the division are maximised.
Open to new ways of working and providing timely responses to business-critical incidents.

Skills

Strategic analysis
Finance team leadership
Monthly accounts and reporting
Financial process integration
Communication
Analytical skills
Spreadsheet skills
Risk analysis
Forecasting
Financial information interpretation
Time management
Multiple task management
Deadline management
Excel
Oracle (or similar) Accounts
FX transactions
Foreign Entertainers Tax
PRS
VAT
SOX controls environment
Resource management
Staff management

Location

Farringdon, London

Work Type

Full time
Permanent

Experience Level

Senior

Education Level

Formal accounting qualification such as ACA or ACCA/CIMA

Benefits

Use of arcade games in the basement games room
Onsite gym equipment
Fitness classes
Meditation classes
Fully stocked complimentary coffee bar with barista
Heavily subsidised lunch options
Regular staff events in atrium stage space including hosting speakers and open mic nights

About the Company

Louder Entertainment is a live events company with decades of experience in the music industry, specialising in talent booking, event marketing, social media campaigning, on-site logistics and management, and the growth of electronic music genres.
The company leads exciting music projects including On The Beach, Gunnersbury Park events, and brands such as Worried About Henry.
Louder's drive is to work with top artists at the best venues and cultivate new talent, working with acts and brands across electronic and live music, and developing international talent.
Louder Entertainment is part of Live Nation Entertainment, a multi-brand festival and club touring business.
Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, LN Media and Artist Nation Management.

Equal Opportunity

Working in an inclusive environment and encouraged to bring your whole self to work.
Support to help successfully balance work and homelife.
Encouragement to develop professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from talented colleagues.
Talent is valued, and applications are encouraged from people irrespective of gender identity, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.