Powered by Passion. United by Purpose. Build for Impact.
At Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Partnership (MLSE), we exist to deliver the ultimate fan experience by lifting trophies, spirits, and communities – united as one.
We're more than a workplace. We are a team of passionate people, boldly building the future of sport and entertainment, together. We believe in the power of play, the strength of collaboration, and the energy that comes from showing up with purpose.
From the ice to the pitch, the hardwood to the digital arena, we’re proud to be the driving force behind the Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL), the Toronto Raptors (NBA), Toronto FC (MLS), Toronto Argonauts (CFL) and development teams with the Toronto Marlies (AHL), Raptors 905 (NBA G League), Toronto FC II (MLS NEXT Pro League) and Raptors Uprising Gaming Club, the Toronto Raptors Esports franchise in the NBA 2K League.
We bring these teams – and world-class entertainment – to life at our iconic venues, including Scotiabank Arena, BMO Field, Coca-Cola Coliseum, Ford Performance Centre, BMO Training Ground, and OVO Athletic Centre. Off the field, we serve up elevated dining at e11even, Real Sports, and our signature club spaces like Hot Stove Club, ScotiaClub, and Platinum Club.
Through MLSE Foundation and MLSE LaunchPad, we use the power of sport to help youth facing barriers reach their full potential. Since 2009, we’ve invested more than $45 million into Ontario communities -- and we’re just getting started.
This is what it means to be One MLSE: a culture where everyone plays a role, everyone belongs, and everyone contributes to something bigger than themselves.
So, if you're ready to play with purpose, grow with passion, and win as one, we’d love to have you on our team.
- We know that great candidates come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Even if you do not meet every qualification listed, we encourage you to apply. Your unique perspective, transferable skills, and lived experience may be exactly what we’re looking for. **
Job Description
As the Accountant supporting Retail / Merchandise, you will be a key Finance partner to MLSE's retail and merchandise business, including Real Sports Apparel and other team and venue merchandise activity. You will combine strong accounting fundamentals with commercial curiosity to support the financial management of a fast-moving, consumer-facing business, helping ensure sales, inventory, cost of goods sold, and operating activity are recorded accurately, reported effectively, and understood by business leaders. Working closely with Retail / Merchandise, Finance, FP&A, Procurement, and other cross-functional teams, you will develop a strong understanding of product economics, inventory flows, sales channels, and margin drivers and help translate retail activity into accurate accounting and meaningful financial reporting.
Building on the core responsibilities of the Accountant role, including month-end journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, monthly reporting, and financial analysis, this role elevates the focus on inventory accounting, cost of goods sold, gross margin, sales reconciliation, shrink and obsolescence, and actionable financial insight. Please note that due to changing priorities for the business, learning opportunities or volume, the client group supported may switch, however the key responsibilities will remain the same.
Responsibilities
- Own key accounting activities for Retail / Merchandise, including month-end journal entries, accruals, revenue and expense recognition, inventory and cost of goods sold entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
- Develop a strong understanding of MLSE's retail and merchandise business, including Real Sports Apparel, venue and event merchandise, e-commerce and other sales channels, product purchasing, inventory movement, and key margin drivers.
- Analyze monthly financial results and retail activity, identifying trends and variances in sales, cost of goods sold, gross margin, product mix, inventory, shrink, markdowns, returns, freight, and other operating expenses requiring further investigation.
- Support accurate inventory accounting by reviewing inventory receipts, transfers, adjustments, physical counts, shrinkage, obsolescence, and valuation-related activity, ensuring inv
