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Senior International Tax Manager

Passionate and motivated. Driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Resourceful, innovative, forward thinking and committed. At Live Nation Entertainment, our people embrace these qualities, so if this sounds like you then please read on!

The Role

A Senior International Tax Manager is a senior-level tax professional who will assist the company in the international tax department. This role supports entertainment productions, touring artists, talent, and related business operations by managing withholding taxes and indirect tax obligations, including VAT, GST, and HST filings across multiple authorities.

What This Role Will Do

• Manage international tax compliance for assigned authorities.
• Prepare and file VAT, GST, HST and other international tax returns accurately and on time.
• Oversee the withholding tax compliance related to artist withholding, fees, productions services, touring, licensing, and cross-border payments.
• Advise internal teams on tax implications of international productions, performances, artist engagements, sponsorships, and content distribution.
• Coordinate tax registrations, filings, payments, refunds, and correspondence with foreign tax authorities
• Review contracts and payment structures to identify withholding, permanent establishment, indirect tax, and treaty considerations
• Cross-functional support
• Special Projects

What This Person Will Bring

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Business, or related field required
• CPA, CA or equivalent preferred
• 10+ years of international tax experience and withholding tax compliance.
• Certifications: CPA, CMI or other relevant tax certifications is a plus.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Vertex tax software, Excel, Power Query, and tax research tools.
• Strong knowledge of cross-border payments, tax treaties, non-resident withholding, VAT registrations, and refund processes.
• Experience supporting entertainment, media, music, live events, talent, sports, or similarly international service-based businesses is highly desirable.

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

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.

Live Nation recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner.