Assistant Tour Accountant

Wasserman; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

MUSIC·TEAM, a leading global agency, seeks a dedicated artist accounting specialist. You will maintain and reconcile client accounts, raise statements, process payments, and manage multi-currency transactions within Sage and our bespoke systems.

You will work in a busy team, ensuring accuracy under tight deadlines while coordinating with Agents, Managers and Accountants to deliver timely payments and robust financial reporting.

Qualifications

• Excellent numerical and analytical skills.
• Experience with live events / touring.
• Attention to detail.
• Good knowledge of accounting software (Sage would be desirable).
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Excellent administration and great organisational skills.
• Able to work in a team but also use own initiative and take responsibility for own work.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining and reconciling Client (Artist) accounts on Sage 200 & our bespoke booking database
• Raising statements for artists through our bespoke database
• Raising commission invoices
• Making payments to artists
• Ensuring accurate recording of multi-currency transactions
• Various credit control tasks
• Working directly with Agents and their Assistants to ensure all funds are accurately accounted for
• Liaising and building relationships with Artists, Managers and Accountants
• Managing monthly reports of artist account balances and agent commissions
• Ensuring up to date knowledge of FEU, Withholding taxes & VAT
• Allocating payments on our CRM and Sage systems
• Handling promoter refunds
• Providing cover during colleague absences
• Various ad hoc duties

Skills

Numerical skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Communication skills

Administration

Initiative & ownership

Education

Accounting-related education

Tools

Sage

Job description

MUSIC·TEAM is a leading global agency representing prominent artists across all genres for live performance, touring, brand partnerships, and beyond. We are long-term career development strategists who work with artists to expand their reach and deepen their impact with audiences around the world.

MUSIC·TEAM is part of THE·TEAM. THE·TEAM operates at the epicenter of sports, music and entertainment, serving talent, brands and properties on a global scale. Headquartered in Los Angeles, THE·TEAM’s presence spans 28 countries and more than 70 cities, including New York, London, Nashville, Chicago, Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Toronto, Paris and Sydney. For more information, please visit THE.TEAM.

Working in a busy Music Agency to maintain first-class accounts for our Artists. This is an exciting role for someone with an eye for accounting and attention to detail, who can work under pressure to strict deadlines. This is not a ‘typical’ accounting role; it is bespoke to the industry and focuses primarily on getting the artists paid within the short time-frame as laid out in their contracts. You will work within a team of client accountants; each client accountant will work with multiple Agents.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Maintaining and reconciling Client (Artist) accounts on Sage 200 & our bespoke booking database
• Raising statements for artists through our bespoke database
• Raising commission invoices
• Making payments to artists
• Ensuring accurate recording of multi-currency transactions
• Various credit control tasks
• Working directly with Agents and their Assistants to ensure all funds are accurately accounted for
• Liaising and building relationships with Artists, Managers and Accountants
• Managing monthly reports of artist account balances and agent commissions
• Ensuring up to date knowledge of FEU, Withholding taxes & VAT
• Allocating payments on our CRM and Sage systems
• Handling promoter refunds
• Providing cover during colleague absences
• Various ad hoc duties

Requirements

• Excellent numerical and analytical skills
• Experience with live events / touring
• Attention to detail
• Good knowledge of accounting software (Sage would be desirable)
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Excellent administration and great organisational skills
• Able to work in a team but also use own initiative and take responsibility for own work

THE·TEAM does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.