Are you an accountant looking to escape the grind and dive into a dynamic role with a company full of independent spirit?
Destroy All Lines (DAL) is looking for a Tour Accountant to join our team. We're a fast-paced live entertainment company that's toured artists ranging from Limp Bizkit to Kesha to Bring Me The Horizon to James Blunt. We're behind festivals like Good Things, Monolith & New Bloom and we provide end-to-end touring services for artists and their teams.
www.destroyalllines.com
We pride ourselves on being reliable, adaptable, and a bit rebellious. Our success is built on DIY ethics and marching to the beat of our own drum, and we’re all about bringing great people together to create unforgettable experiences.
If you're ready to leave the world of everyday finance and apply your skills to your passion for gigs, concerts and festivals - this is the opportunity for you.
This Position Matters Because…
The Tour Accountant is responsible for managing all financial aspects of an allocated promotional tour. This includes budgeting, tracking daily expenses, reconciling tour accounts, and ensuring the financial integrity of the tour. The role requires close coordination with promoters, vendors, and other stakeholders to ensure timely financial reporting, cost control, and adherence to budgets.
The position works closely with the Senior Tour Accountant and Head of Touring Finance referring decisions and seeking guidance and mentoring for more complex or challenging settlements.
Critical to this position is the ability to build relationships with internal stakeholders, timeliness and attention to detail in financial processing.
Key Accountabilities
Financial Management
Provide accurate and timely financial services and processing pertaining to:
- Float requests and acquittals with all necessary documentation.
- Provide DAL bank details for payments to external persons.
- Prepare and present financial reports to promoters and management including (but not limited to) tour profit and loss statements.
- Provide real-time financial updates to promoters and managers and ensure all financial operations align with the overall tour strategy (where required).
- Ensure compliance with local tax laws and financial regulations.
- Collect and enter ATO Taxation information for each international artist and/or entertainer.
Budgets
- Track and report on budget vs. actuals throughout tours, festivals and events, proactively identifying any variances (as required).
Financial Tracking and Reporting
- Maintain accurate records of tour-related expenditures, including vendor payments, travel costs, accommodation, per diems (travel daily allowances), and production costs.
- Monitor the Trade debtors ledger and ensure all payments are made on time.
Processing Payments
- Set up account details for payments.
- Process invoices and payments based on promoter information pertaining to venues, artists, vendors and other stakeholders in accordance with contracts and agreements.
- Ensure proper documentation and compliance with payment terms and conditions.
- Process deposits and interim payments in accordance with agreements and approvals.
- Process artist chargebacks.
- Process OneMusic AU & APRA NZ Invoices.
- Review and process road float acquittals.
- Process Travel Grid and all Travel invoices.
Settlements
- Prepare and process all settlement information including (but not limited to): ticket revenue, ticketing/venue rebates, venue settlements, production costs, float acquittals, marketing costs, travel costs, insurances, OneMusic, and accounting fees.
- Ensure appropriate internal approvals are in place prior to processing.
- Process relevant internal journals in MYOBA to allocate Company recharges and accruals.
- Prepare and process artist payments in line with the artist contracts and taxation obligations.
- Reconcile all accounts at the end of the project, ensuring that all financial transactions are recorded accurately.
- Business Partnership and Advice
- Partner with promoters to build trust and effective working relationships.
- Provide robust financial advice and insights on financial processes and data.
- Proactively develop financial reports and data to ensure performance is visible.
- Partner and provide financial education to ensure financial systems, databases and tools are adopted effectively.
- Provide assistance on ad hoc tasks as required by DAL’s Managing Director and/or Head of Touring Finance.
Administration
- Monitor the travel and accounts email inboxes and ensure emails are answered and distributed to the relevant person in a timely manner.
Qualifications, Licences and Experience
- A relevant qualification in accounting, finance or a related field.
- A good knowledge and understanding of the music industry (3 years’ experience).
- Sound knowledge of accounting principles and financial regulations.
- Proficiency in accounting software such as QuickBooks, MYOB Advanced, or similar.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and meet tight deadlines.
- Australian Work Rights.
- A valid driver’s licence (preferred).
Capabilities
The most effective way to learn is on the job experience. DAL believes in empowering and exposing staff to opportunities and experiences that will help them grow in capability and confidence.
Teamwork
Openly shares information, demonstrates respect and cooperates with others in the pursuit of solutions that benefit DAL as a whole. Accommodates the working style of others and demonstrates consideration and care for others.
Planning and Organising
Establishes systems, processes, and plans to organise and manage actions to achieve
outcomes using time management principles and prioritising tasks as required. Can adapt
plans to achieve desired outcomes based on high impact work and follows the advice of
more senior team members when managing a high workload.
Technical Job Knowledge (Finance)
Demonstrates strong numeracy and accounting skills and is able to collate, compile and calculate financial information to identify trends, resolve discrepancies and proactively reveal financial situations.
Adaptability and Resilience
Remains calm, listens, and seeks to understand changing situations, even when facing obstacles and disruption. Adjusts approach with support to align with new circumstances, processes, and technologies.
Communication
Conveys verbal and written ideas and information confidently and clearly in a manner that engages audiences. Understands personal style and adapts communication to suit audiences. Solves problems with creativity and resourcefulness. Be courteous to other people’s needs and deadlines.
Initiative and Self-Management
Takes action and responds to queries within a reasonable timeframe. Exercises good self-control over thoughts, feelings, and actions. Demonstrates transparency, initiative, and optimism across operational and some complex tasks. Applies good judgment when making decisions. Works autonomously and takes ownership of tasks. Acts proactively, embraces feedback, and takes on responsibility, seeking opportunities to learn, grow, and contribute. Consults managers openly for more complex matters.
Want to join our team?
If you value work-life balance, a down-to-earth company culture, and the chance to make a direct impact on an independent business - you might just be the unicorn we're looking for, and we can’t wait to hear from you!
Please submit your resume via Pedestrian then email a photo of your favourite animal to jobs@destroyalllines.com with the subject line “DAL Tour Accountant - [Your Name]”
Applications close Friday 24th April, 2026.
