Operations Finance Senior Director

Join Live Nation Canada as the Senior Director of Operations Finance. In this role, you will lead a team of approximately 12 people and be responsible for the operational accounting of all shows, venues, and festivals in Canada. You will work closely with the Vice President of Operations Finance to shape the direction and priorities of the function. This is a great opportunity to own a national function, build a team, and elevate how Live Nation Canada does its accounting.

• Elevate the operational accounting function by building a high-performing team, setting national standards, and evolving processes toward greater automation and control.
• Own the structure, capability, and performance of a ~12-person operational accounting team, ensuring the completeness, accuracy, and timeliness of all events, venues, and festivals accounting nationally.
• Develop, implement, and sustain a national operational accounting playbook, identifying and improving workstreams end to end, and defining and reporting the function's operating metrics.

• Credibility and presence with senior commercial leadership; able to explain complex financial outcomes clearly to non-financial stakeholders and earn their trust
• A track record of leading a process or systems improvement end to end, from business case through delivery and adoption to measured result
• Live entertainment, hospitality, venue, sports or comparable high-volume, deal-driven, contract-settled environment strongly preferred; comfort with a pace where revenue is earned in a single night and settled quickly
• Resourceful and hands-on when it matters; this is a senior role embedded in an operating business
• Ability to hold an accounting position under commercial pressure while keeping the relationship intact
• Strong Oracle and/or Salesforce capability; advanced Excel; practical use of Claude, AI platforms, BI and automation tooling to reduce manual work
• 10–12 years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including experience leading managers and building a management layer, not only managing individual contributors
• Demonstrated ownership of a close and control environment across multiple sites, markets or entities within a larger corporate finance organization
• CPA designation required; Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• Availability for travel and on-site support for major shows and festival properties, including evenings and weekends during peak season