A well-established entertainment firm seeks a Senior Staff Accountant – Touring to join their dynamic team.
Responsibilities
- Work with Partners, Managers, Account Executives, and Assistant Account Executives on tour client accounts.
- Request tour itineraries and show contracts and forward those items to appropriate Insurance Brokers and Foreign Accountants.
- File all tour documents in g-drive including itineraries, show contracts, budgets, etc.
- Create and/or review tour budgets.
- Complete state tax mitigation applications.
- Complete foreign tax mitigation applications in certain territories.
- Correspond and work with Foreign Accountants to ensure they have all required paperwork and information to file the tax mitigation applications in certain territories.
- Prepare application Form 8802 and Form 8821 requesting Form 6166 and a letter of US residency certificate.
- Prepare Form CA590 when applicable.
- Prepare required Canadian forms when applicable.
- Prepare CWA budget, end of tour reporting, and provide required information to tax department when applicable.
- Ensure insurance certificates are provided by our insurance brokers to the various vendors/promoters.
- Review vendor contracts and any changes requested by Insurance and Legal Professionals and ensure changes are completed with vendors.
- Record show settlements in Datafaction system.
- Review and reconcile show settlements.
- Code income received from Promoters and Agents in accordance with department procedures.
- Track show income from Promoters and Agents while reconciling Accounts.
- Communicate with Promoters and Agents regarding missing income and tax certificates.
- Track tax certificates.
- Correspond via e-mail or telephone with agents or tax offices regarding missing tax certificates.
- Prepare budget vs. actual and research discrepancies.
- Prepare merchandise reconciliations.
- Prepare meeting packages and ensure the accuracy of the budget vs. actual vs. the profit and loss and general ledgers.
- Create commission schedules when applicable.
- Prepare and invoice for front-end tour support from the record label.
- Prepare label bill backs for tours on support and promotional events.
- Provide all reporting and related backup to our Australian, Canadian, and France Accountant in order for them to file the tax returns.
- Prepare 360 label reporting when applicable.
- Communicate with the client's team including Managers, Tour staff, Agents, etc.
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Oral and written Communication Skills.
- Professionalism.
- Time management.
- Organizational skills.
- Math aptitude.
Education / Experience Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
- Prior bookkeeping experience.
- Prior tour experience.
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