Nashville, Tennessee, United States · On-site
About the role The Senior Tour Accountant is responsible for the financial management and accounting of assigned touring merchandise operations from tour launch through final settlement. This role partners closely with T…
Skills: Tour Accounting, Financial Reporting, Royalty Calculations, Inventory Reconciliation, Contract Compliance
United States · Remote OK
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Manage the full accounting lifecycle for domestic and international touring merchandise operations, including revenue recording and inventory reconciliation. Prepare detailed artist settlement statements and calculate royalties in accordance with contractual terms.
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance with over 4 years of general accounting experience and at least 2 years in the entertainment or touring industry. Proficiency in GAAP, advanced Excel, and ERP systems like NetSuite is essential.
About the role
The Senior Tour Accountant is responsible for the financial management and accounting of assigned touring merchandise operations from tour launch through final settlement. This role partners closely with Tour Coordinators, Operations, Artist Relations, and external clients to ensure accurate financial reporting, timely settlements, royalty calculations, inventory reconciliation, and contract compliance. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced entertainment environment, has strong accounting fundamentals, exceptional organizational skills, and enjoys managing multiple active tours simultaneously.
What you'll do
Tour Accounting & Financial Management
-Manage the full accounting lifecycle for assigned domestic and international tours.
-Review and reconcile daily sales reports from venues and merchandise systems.
-Record and reconcile tour revenue, expenses, inventory movements, and cash
activity.
-Reconcile advances, deposits, settlements, and intercompany transactions.
-Review and approve vendor invoices related to touring activities.
Artist Settlements & Royalties
-Prepare detailed tour settlement statements in accordance with artist contracts.
-Calculate artist royalties, commissions, and profit participation.
-Review contractual deductions and process within settlement statements
accordingly.
-Ensure settlements comply with contractual terms.
-Coordinate final payments with Accounts Payable.
Month-End Close
-Complete monthly close responsibilities for assigned tours.
-Prepare balance sheet reconciliations.• Accrue outstanding expenses and deferred revenue where appropriate.
Contract & Compliance
-Review artist agreements for financial provisions.
-Ensure settlements comply with contract terms.
-Maintain supporting documentation for all financial transactions.
-Assist with 1099 reporting and other tax-related compliance.
Cross-Functional Partnership
-Serve as the primary accounting contact for assigned tours.
-Partner with:
o Touring Team
o Production
o Warehouse
o Artist Relations
o Legal
o Executive Leadership
-Respond to artist and management financial inquiries professionally and promptly.
Process Improvement
-Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and internal controls.
-Develop standardized settlement procedures and documentation.
-Assist with ERP and reporting enhancements.
-Mentor junior accountants and assist with training.
Qualifications
-Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
-4+ years of accounting experience.
-2+ years of entertainment, music, touring, live events, or merchandise accounting experience.
-Strong understanding of GAAP.
-Experience preparing financial reconciliations.
-Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
-Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite preferred).
-Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
-International accounting exposure.
-Foreign currency experience.
-Understanding of artist royalty accounting.
A full service, merchandise and experiential company catering to music industry.
Manhead is a worldwide, full service, merchandise and experiential company catering to the music and entertainment industries with offices in Nashville, New York, and Los Angeles. For over 15 years, Manhead has succeeded as one of the leading, independently owned music/entertainment merchandise companies, specializing in touring, e-commerce, creative, retail, licensing, collaborations, and pop-up shops.
Offices: Nashville, Tennessee, US · New York City, New York, US · Los Angeles, California, US · London, England, GB
A full service, merchandise and experiential company catering to music industry.
Manhead is a worldwide, full service, merchandise and experiential company catering to the music and entertainment industries with offices in Nashville, New York, and Los Angeles. For over 15 years, Manhead has succeeded as one of the leading, independently owned music/entertainment merchandise companies, specializing in touring, e-commerce, creative, retail, licensing, collaborations, and pop-up shops.
Offices: Nashville, Tennessee, US · New York City, New York, US · Los Angeles, California, US · London, England, GB
