Tour Accountant

Live Nation APAC; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading entertainment company is looking for a Tour Accountant to work with touring teams across Asia. This role involves budgeting, financial planning, and liaising with various stakeholders to ensure a smooth financial process throughout the tours. Candidates should have relevant accounting experience and strong communication skills, alongside proficiency in tools like Microsoft Excel.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years' experience in an accounting function.
• Experience in touring or live events is highly regarded.
• Good knowledge of major ticketing audits and reports is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support budgeting, settling and reporting for tours.
• Liaison with various stakeholders for financial management.
• Prepare artist settlements and manage cash float.

Skills

Communication

Time Management

Attention to Detail

Microsoft Excel

Analytical Skills

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

The Tour Accountant will work closely with the President Touring and VP Touring to assist with the budgeting, advancing and settlement process of our Club, Theatre, Arena and Stadium tours across Asia.

As part of the Asia Touring team, you will work closely with the Tour Directors, Promoters and local finance teams, ensuring all financial aspects relating to a tour are accurately provided and settled with Artist Management and Tour Accountants.

From budget planning, to preparation, execution and follow up, you will liaise with the artist management, agents and internal departments to oversee the successful delivery of the tour finances.

Key Responsibilities:

·Support the Asia Touring Team and local markets through building, reviewing, and updating tour budgets, reports and Settlements.

·Liaise with LN Production Rep and local finance to ensure production cost budgets are up to date and accurate, plus all quotes and final invoices are provided in a timely manner for settlement.

·Work closely with relevant Production and Tour Managers, Agents, Venues, Vendors where appropriate to ensure costs are being managed across a tour.

·Highlight and explain variances and reduce the financial uncertainty around each tour.

·Liaise with local finance teams to obtain settlements, review, and negotiate any points of issue, agree funds transfers.

·Facilitate artist deposit payments, interim payments, as required.

·Arrange cash float in advance for tours, through the local finance departments.

·Key contact on the ground during the tour, available to provide support and approval for request from the Tour/Agent.

·Prepare artists show settlements and fee reconciliations for settlement with Promoter, Agent or Artist tour accountant as required.

·Work closely with Promoter, Agent (or artist management) and tax agent to ensure Withholding Tax being calculated correctly.

·Provide artist or artist tax accountant with Tax Certificates as required.

·Ensure VIP has provided you with the settlement and fee reconciliations within the required deadlines.

Required Skills & Experience:

·An excellent communicator and team player

·Strong communication skills, both written and oral, with attention to detail.

·Excellent time management with ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise effectively.

·Highly proficient in Microsoft Excel and Outlook

·5-10 years’ experience in an accounting function, experience in touring or live events is highly regarded

·You are highly inquisitive, not afraid to ask questions and constructively challenge, to understand other perspectives and what you need to know to deliver desired outcomes.

·Good knowledge of major ticketing audits and reports (Ticketmaster, Ticketek, Moshtix etc) is an advantage.

·Willing to travel frequently