VIP Touring Finance Accountant – Settlements

Live Nation; Farringdon; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tickets to shows and festivals

Unlimited annual leave

Office in Farmiloe Building, Farringon

Barista coffee bar & subsidised lunch

Job summary

Live Nation in London seeks a Tour Accountant to manage the financial settlement of VIP touring activity across the UK touring portfolio. You will work with international stakeholders, internal finance teams, ticketing and tour operations to ensure accurate revenue recognition and expense recording, reconciliations and timely settlements.

Reporting to Senior Director of VIP Operations, UK Touring, the role requires UK travel, a part-qualified accounting credential, strong Excel and accounting

Qualifications

• Part-qualified ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
• Progressive experience within an accounting function, ideally within live music, touring, festivals, events or an entertainment environment.
• Strong understanding of financial processes, including revenue recognition, cost allocation, reconciliations and transaction processing.
• Strong understanding of accounts payable and receivable, invoice processing, purchase orders and payment controls.
• Ability to maintain accurate financial records across multiple concurrent projects, tours and events.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial systems, ticketing platforms and reporting tools.
• Ability to investigate financial discrepancies, resolve queries and maintain a clear audit trail.
• Experience monitoring event budgets, tracking expenditure and identifying financial variances for review.
• Strong knowledge of VAT and withholding tax (WHT) applications, with an understanding of relevant UK and US GAAP requirements.
• Understanding of financial controls, approval processes and supporting documentation requirements.
• Ability to liaise with ticketing, event management, promoters and finance teams to obtain and validate financial information.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple reporting deadlines and competing priorities.
• Experience contributing to month-end processes, management reporting and the preparation of financial information for central finance teams.
• Willingness and enthusiasm for travel within the UK.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of financial settlements for domestic VIP touring activity, ensuring all income and expenditure is accurately accounted for.
• Take ownership of financial information provided to international finance teams, ensuring all income and

Skills

Excel

Accounting processes

VAT & WHT knowledge

Financial reconciliation

Multi-project management

Audit & controls

Communication with stakeholders

UK GAAP knowledge

Problem solving

Travel willingness

Revenue recognition

AR/AP knowledge

Education

Part-qualified ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

Accounting systems

Job description

Live Nation in London seeks a Tour Accountant to manage the financial settlement of VIP touring activity across the UK touring portfolio. You will work with international stakeholders, internal finance teams, ticketing and tour operations to ensure accurate revenue recognition and expense recording, reconciliations and timely settlements.

Reporting to Senior Director of VIP Operations, UK Touring, the role requires UK travel, a part-qualified accounting credential, strong Excel and accounting