Senior Accountant | CBD | Live Entertainment

Melbourne, VIC
$110,000 per year
Permanent
Full-time

16 days ago

Job Description:The CompanyStep into the spotlight with a chance to join one of the most dynamic names in the entertainment industry. This is your opportunity to be part of a market-leading organisation with an international reputation, a buzzing team culture, and an ever-expanding international client base.With shows, tours, and productions that captivate audiences across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia, this business is on a powerful growth trajectory. Backed by decades of expertise in production and promotion, they are now scaling their finance team to keep pace with skyrocketing demand. Join them and you'll be right at the centre of the action, ensuring every performance is backed by world-class financial management.The RoleAs Senior Accountant, you'll go beyond the numbers-providing critical insights, strategy, and financial control that directly support the success of tours, artists, and events across the region. This is not your average accounting role: you'll play a key part in the financial heartbeat of a fast-moving, high-profile business.Your responsibilities will include:

Partnering with managers to deliver accurate financial reporting, forecasting, and budgeting throughout the tour lifecycle
Driving financial performance by tracking sales, merchandise, and revenue streams, while identifying opportunities to maximise profitability
Managing end-to-end finance functions including invoicing, AP/AR, reconciliations, and final settlement reporting
Ensuring compliance with tax regulations and contract terms, preparing for artist and stakeholder audits
Providing strategic support through variance analysis, reconciliations, and creative solutions to unique touring challenges
Building strong stakeholder relationships through transparent reporting and proactive communication

Your ProfileYou're not just technically strong, you thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments and love the challenge of supporting complex projects with many moving parts. Highly organised and detail-oriented, you also know how to collaborate, influence, and communicate with a wide range of stakeholders.

CA/CPA qualified with 5+ years' experience
Experience in Big 4 audit highly regarded
Strong stakeholder engagement and partnering skills
Proactive, adaptable, and solutions-focused
Experience in project accounting (entertainment, media, or events highly regarded)
Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office skills
TechOne experience advantageous but not essential

Apply TodayThis is a rare opportunity to combine your financial expertise with your passion for live entertainment. Interviews for this high-demand role are taking place next week, and applications are being reviewed as they're received.Job No: EWBy clicking 'apply', you give your express consent that Robert Half may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you from time to time for future employment opportunities. For further information on how Robert Half processes your personal information and how to access and correct your information, please read the Robert Half privacy notice: Please do not submit any sensitive personal data to us in your resume (such as government ID numbers, ethnicity, gender, religion, marital status or trade union membership) as we do not collect your sensitive personal data at this time.

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