What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant - Touring position at AEG Presents?
For more than 20 years, AEG has played a pivotal role in transforming sports and live entertainment. Annually, we host more than 160 million guests, promote more than 10,000 shows and present more than 22,000 events around the world. We are committed to innovation, artistry, and community, and leverage the power of our 300 venues, leading sports franchises, marquee music brands, integrated entertainment districts, premier ticketing platform and global sponsorship activations, to create memorable moments that give the world reason to cheer.
Our business is interwoven with the human mind and heart, and we strive to build a diverse and inclusive company that reflects the artists, athletes, and fans that we host; reach beyond traditional boundaries to support the communities in which we operate; and minimize our impact on the environment by adopting sustainable practices throughout our business operations.
If you want to be challenged to up your game and make a difference, then join us in giving the world reason to cheer!
Position Summary:
The Accountant performs professional level accounting work in the preparation, maintenance and analysis of financial records. This position will assist in the recording of road checks, reconciling bank statements and deposits, preparing wire requests, maintain general maintenance of digital records for their department or venue, and work with operating staff to ensure that assigned shows are ready for settlement. The Accountant will collect and compile all invoices pertaining to each show settlement and code to appropriate department with an ability to resolve discrepancies, field invoice inquiries, and provide support to Management as necessary.
Essential Functions:
- Responsible for the reconciliation of bank statements, show files, tickets, marketing invoices, merchandise settlement, balance sheets, credit card transactions for ticket sales, and purchasing card charges for show costs – Research and resolve all necessary discrepancies.
- Collect and compile all invoices pertaining to each assigned show, code to appropriate department and enter in JD Edwards ensuring that all data is entered correctly and matches reports. Processing of road checks, daily cash receipts, invoices, artist payments, NSF checks, charge backs and all other cash transactions.
- Work with venue operating staff to ensure proper documentation is in place for settlement. Review and vouch supporting documents in the settlement file related to all revenues and expense. Submit show close documents to Accounts Payables.
- May be assisting in the review and coding of expenses to the appropriate department/event.
- May be responsible to compare and maintain internal show system and JD Edwards accounting systems to ensure that financial data is accurate and up to date.
- May be assigned the responsibility to collect and compile all invoices pertaining to each assigned show, code to appropriate department and enter in JD Edwards ensuring that all data is entered correctly and matches reports
- Miscellaneous duties as assigned including: Ad-hoc projects, monthly flash, income statement & balance sheet reconciliations, and generation of reports on request.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Arts/Sciences Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 2 Years of related work experience
- Proficient in MS Office: Word, Excel, Outlook
- Knowledge of basic accounting principles and practices
- Strong attention to detail is required
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to identify, analyze, and resolve problems and discrepancies in financial systems
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- Music industry experience is preferred
- Experience with JDE, Image Now and Concur is preferred
Pay Scale: $23.17 - $33.79
AEG reserves the right to change or modify the employee’s job description whether orally or in writing, at any time during the employment relationship. AEG may require an employee to perform duties outside his/her normal description.
Salary : $23 - $34
