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 500 million tickets sold annually and more than 12,000 clients worldwide.  Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 30,000 shows and 95+ festivals annually for nearly 4,000 artists in over 40 countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect over 900 brands with the 86 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.

WHO ARE YOU?

Passionate, motivated and driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit.  Resourceful, innovative, forward thinking and committed.

COMPANY OVERVIEW
Merch Traffic is a leading music merchandising company within the Live Nation family, partnering with top-tier artists to create iconic merchandise offerings across our major lines of business, from touring to retail to online sales. As part of Live Nation Entertainment, the global leader in live entertainment, Merch Traffic supports creative merchandising strategies that bring fans closer to the artists they love.

THE ROLE

As Chief Financial Officer of Merch Traffic, you will lead all aspects of financial strategy, operations, reporting, and compliance for the business. You will be a thought partner to the CEO and executive team, bringing clarity to the company’s financial performance, developing financial plans that enable scalable growth, and overseeing key financial operations across tour, retail, and eCommerce channels.

This role will serve as a senior leader within the Merch Traffic executive team and will also partner closely with the broader Live Nation Finance leadership group.

Our ideal person will be a strategic and commercially minded finance executive with deep expertise in accounting, planning, and operational finance, and would ideally have experience within retail, eCommerce environments, or entertainment in general.

You should be passionate about driving business performance, leading high-performing teams, and ensuring fiscal integrity across a fast-moving and artist-centric business. You thrive in entrepreneurial settings, are comfortable working cross-functionally, and have a strong command of both financial rigor and creative adaptability.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO:

Lead all financial planning and analysis (FP&A), budgeting, forecasting, and strategic modeling across the Merch Traffic business.Oversee accounting operations, ensuring SOX compliance with internal controls, US GAAP, and Live Nation financial policies.Deliver accurate, timely monthly and quarterly closes, with meaningful analysis of revenue drivers, margin performance, and cashflow.Develop and maintain financial dashboards and KPIs that provide business insight and operational accountability.Partner with eCommerce, touring, creative, and production teams to align financial goals with business strategies.Provide strategic recommendations to the CEO of Merch TrafficLead and mentor a high-performing accounting and finance team, with clear succession planning and growth opportunities.Serve as the key liaison with internal and external auditors, legal, tax, and other corporate stakeholders.Oversee revenue recognition, inventory management, cost-of-goods trackingReview and submission of artist contracts and deal proposals.Ensure robust contract compliance, risk mitigation, and ongoing improvements in systems and processes.Drive the financial integration and optimization of eCommerce platforms, vendor management, and payment systems.Review Artist Royalty Statements and General Ledger reconciliationsOversee the two subsidiary companies (screen printer and poster distribution companies)

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING:

10+ years of finance and accounting leadership experience, preferably in eCommerce, consumer goods, music, or entertainment industries.Proven track record as a CFO or senior finance executive within a high-growth, product-driven business.CPA strongly preferred; MBA a plus.Deep knowledge of US GAAP and public company reporting standards.Hands-on experience with ERP systems, eCommerce platforms, and inventory management tools.Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to influence across creative and commercial teams.

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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The expected compensation for this position is:

$260,000.00 USD - $325,000.00 USD

** Pay is based on a number of factors including market location, qualifications, skills, and experience.