Tour accountant


A tour accountant is responsible for the financial operations of a large scale concert tour. Normally, a tour accountant will report to both the tour manager, and to the artist manager/business manager.
From a tour perspective, the tour accountant will normally: handle periodic financial transactions, including per diem draw, wire transfers of both direct and indirect funds, per diem distribution, hotel settlement, currency exchange, negotiate all local tax issues, and constantly work to clear up any "grey areas" during the advance, that have the potential to affect show settlement. Although normally, tour members will be paid by either artist management/business management, or accounting firm, the tour accountant will act as the "conduit" between the parties, while the tour is operating.
If a tour is not large enough to warrant utilizing a tour accountant, the tour manager will normally assume his/her responsibilities, as listed above. Generally, the only exception to this is if artist management travels with tour, and opts to handle the aforementioned.
The path to becoming a tour accountant usually involves either advancement through the ranks, or via a more traditional route.