Business management and accounting for entertainment industry high-net-worth clients
GRF is a full-service accounting and business management firm serving entertainers, executives, and high-net-worth individuals across music, film, television, and sports. The stack—Excel, CCH tax software, ADP, Workday, SQL Server, plus Python/Pandas for data work—reflects a finance-first operation managing complex royalty tracking and multi-jurisdictional tax planning. Active hiring across finance roles (32 open positions, accelerating) paired with documented pain points around data ingestion volumes and royalty accuracy suggests the firm is scaling to handle increasing client complexity and transaction throughput.
Founded in 1967, Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman operates as a full-service business management firm with 30 partners and over 650 staff across 10 locations in the U.S. and U.K. (Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, San Rafael, Wilmington, Boston, London). The firm specializes in accounting, tax planning, tour accounting, family office services, and royalty administration for creatives and high-net-worth individuals in entertainment. Core service areas include music royalty audits, foreign touring clearance, multi-state and multi-jurisdictional tax preparation, and financial statement review. The firm processes large volumes of music industry data and manages complex tour-related financial workflows.
CCH tax software, QuickBooks, Excel with Power Pivot, SQL Server, and ADP for payroll and HR systems. Python with Pandas is used for data analysis and ETL processes.
10 offices across U.S. and U.K.: Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, San Rafael, Wilmington, Boston, and London. Headquarters in Century City, California.
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