AP Staff Accountant

Who We Are:

On Location is a premium experience provider, offering world class hospitality, ticketing, curated guest experiences, live event production, and travel management across sports, entertainment, and fashion. From unrivaled access for corporate clients to guests looking for fully immersive experiences at marquee events, On Location is the premier and official service provider to over 150 iconic rights holders, such as the IOC (Paris 2024, Milano Cortina 2026, LA 2028), NFL, NCAA, UFC and PGA of America, and numerous musical artists and festivals. The company also owns and operates a number of unique and exclusive experiences, transforming the most dynamic live events into a lifetime of memories. On Location is a subsidiary of Endeavor, a global sports and entertainment company.

Endeavor is a global sports and entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events, and experiences. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation through entertainment agency WME; sports operations and advisory, event management, media production and distribution, and brand licensing through IMG; live event experiences and hospitality through On Location; full-service marketing through global cultural marketing agency 160over90; and sports data and technology through IMG ARENA and OpenBet. Endeavor is also the majority owner of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company comprising UFC and WWE.

The Role and What You’ll Do:

The AP Staff Accountant is primarily responsible for working within our end-to-end purchase to pay process. The AP Staff accountant will play a critical role in our finance team, ensuring accurate and timely processing of invoices, expense reports and vendor payments. They will be responsible for assisting with bill processing, preparing weekly payment runs and processing payments within our treasury portals. Further, this role will assist in updating vendor payment templates, updating payment information on the banking portal, review vendor information for accuracy, and operate SOX controls.

The ideal candidate will have a strong attention to detail, passion for accuracy, advanced excel skills, a desire to learn and ensure accurate payment to vendors.

• The role will support the Finance Manager, Milan:

• Receive, review, and verify vendor invoices for accuracy, proper authorization, and adherence to company policies.

• Maintain vendor records, respond to inquiries, and ensure timely resolution of discrepancies.

• Prepare and process payments through our treasury management portals while adhering to payment schedules.

• Review and process employee expense claims, ensuring compliance with company travel and expense policies.

• Perform regular reconciliation of AP accounts.

• Assist with month-end closing by providing AP reports and supporting documentation.

• Ensure adherence to Italian financial regulations and company internal controls.

• Work closely with the procurement, event management, and finance teams to ensure smooth operations.

• Input and organize payment runs with multiple banks (3 +)

• Review and approve invoices daily

• Respond to various ad-hoc requests

 

 

You Have These

• Minimum 1-2 years of progressive AP experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related preferred

• Strong analytical and accounting skills, as well as excellent attention to detail

• Experience with Treasury Management Systems and accounting ERPs

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Microsoft Excel

• Ability to learn and digest new things quickly

• Strong organizational skills with ability to multi-task 

• Ability to work on multiple tasks in a deadline-driven environment while maintaining a high level of precision.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to work/communicate with various departments 

We’d Love If You Also Have These: 

• Event experience

• NetSuite accounting software knowledge

• Knowledge of Italian tax regulations (e.g. VAT)

• Eagerness to be resourceful

• Excellent organizational skills

• Process orientated and able to manage policies through our end-to-end procurement process 

 

Travel: Will be occasionally required to work outside of standard working hours or on weekends at events

Working Conditions

• Fixed Term Position

• Working hours are:  9am-5pm

• Working days are: Monday-Friday

• Travel: Will be occasionally required to work outside of standard working hours or on weekends at events

 

How we work: 

Endeavor is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 4 days per week/in a remote capacity. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.

 

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. As a global company that drives culture, we strive to reflect the world’s diverse voices.  

Endeavor is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief.