Category: Legal/Biz Management/Financing

Job Summary:
Company: Live Nation
Department: EMEA
Location: Farringdon, London
Reports to: Director, Finance – EMEA Touring
Working Hours: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
Role Description
The Tour Accountant will report to the Director, Finance – EMEA Touring and the EMEA Touring team to handle financial matters for tours and-one off shows across a broad range of artists, in venues around Europe and the UK.
The position will be responsible for coordinating with promoters, internal departments and external companies to effectively manage finances for tours with an aim to maximise revenue generated and deliver timely and accurate reporting to all stakeholders.
Live Nation Entertainment, is the largest live entertainment company in the world, consisting of five businesses: concert promotion and venue operations, sponsorship, ticketing solutions, e-commerce and artist management. Live Nation seeks to innovate and enhance the live entertainment experience for artists and fans: before, during and after the show.
What we can offer you
Live Nation offers impressive employee benefits including tickets to shows and festivals and unlimited annual leave. The Farmiloe Building in Farringdon, London is a beautiful office to work in. Staff can enjoy use of arcade games in the basement games room, onsite gym equipment plus fitness and meditation classes. In addition to this, the office has a fully stocked complimentary coffee bar with barista to serve you your favourite coffee as you walk into the office and offers heavily subsidised lunch options. We hold regular staff events in our atrium stage space including hosting speakers and open mic nights to showcase Live Nation employee talent.
Who you are
Competencies / Skills / Knowledge / Experience
• Prior experience of working as a Tour Accountant or in a closely related field
• Knowledge of stadiums, arenas, theatres and clubs
• Ability to work spreadsheets and databases
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Ability to plan and organise own workload and team workload
• Ability to work to strict deadlines
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to interact with people at all levels of business understanding
Behaviours
The following attributes determine how the role will be carried out and are required to be a success
• Proactive team player with initiative and self-motivation
• Focus on quality and service
• Very focused and adaptable to achieving deadlines
• Independent thinker
• Ability to translate a concept into a plan
• Interest in the music industry a benefit
• Willingness to travel if required
What the role includes
• Oversight/management of the financial settlement process for all departmental projects.
• Create summarised reporting for each tour to track actual performance against tour forecasts; issue management reports for all tours and administer overall tour deals.
• Tailor summary reporting and templates to meet tour specific objectives and informational requirements of management and Tour Accounts.
• Liaising with tour accountants/representatives on every aspect of settlements and settlement files including auditing of night of show (“NOS”) settlements and adjustment/finalisation of settlements (ensuring accuracy and integrity of figures and correction of reporting errors); analyse/investigate material variances to projections.
• Create "settlement template" for each show, taking into consideration all relevant deal points and revenue streams to create a framework for show specific P&Ls and determine the source(s) of show proceeds.
• Attend settlements (if necessary) to instruct tour staff on administration of settlements.
• Liaise with Tour Accounts for general ledger (“GL”) input of settlement files/summary reporting (including NOS and final adjustments).
• Liaise with/instruct Tour Accounts in reconciliation of management reporting with the GL and final/preliminary settlements with artists.
• Accounts receivable: monitor collections of show proceeds and address collection issues
• Payments: initiate artist payments on a timely basis and administer any other payments needed by the department
• Liaise with departmental bookers, local promoters, marketing, ticketing, legal on all show/tour settlement issues.
• Non-resident withholding taxes – liaise with tour accounting staff, local promoters, and artist representatives to meet withholding tax requirements in all jurisdictions.
• Create local assignment agreements and deal memos using the main tour agreement and liaising promoters
• Assist promoters with Tour Business Plans, including collecting local costings
• Update and maintain business plans in ROME (our in-house sales force product, designed for worldwide business plans)
• Daily bank reconciliations, for GBP, EUR and USD accounts
• Prepare/administer historical reporting on past tours on an ad hoc basis.
• Maintain/update the Europe/Rest of World settlement database
Equal Opportunities
We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with. It’s talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender identity, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.
The Company
Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company, comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. Ticketmaster is the global leader in event ticketing with over 500 million tickets sold annually and more than 12,000 clients worldwide. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 40,000 shows and 100+ festivals annually for nearly 4,000 artists in over 40 countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect over 1,000 brands with the 98 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com
**APPLICATION DEADLINE: Monday 17th November 2025. **We reserve the right to close applications at any time so encourage early application where possible.
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