Senior Accountant (Live Events)

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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 Senior Accountant Live, you will play a key role in the financial management of one of MLSE's most exciting and fast-paced business areas. Supporting concerts and live entertainment events across our venues, you will combine strong technical accounting expertise with commercial curiosity to ensure complex event-related financial activity is accurately recorded, analyzed, and reported.

Working closely with MLSE's Live Events team, Finance, FP&A, and other cross-functional partners, you will develop a strong understanding of event economics, contractual arrangements, revenue streams, and operating costs. You will help translate the financial complexities of live entertainment into accurate accounting, meaningful reporting, and actionable insights that support business decisions.

Beyond traditional accounting responsibilities, including month-end close, journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and financial reporting, this role places particular emphasis on event settlements, revenue and expense recognition, financial analysis, internal controls, and business partnership. You will take ownership of complex accounting activities, proactively identify opportunities for improvement, and contribute to the financial success of MLSE's live entertainment business.

Please note that due to changing business priorities, learning opportunities, or operational requirements, the client group supported may evolve or change; however, the core responsibilities of the position will remain consistent.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead key accounting activities supporting Live Events, including month-end close, journal entries, accruals, revenue and expense recognition, balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting financial schedules.
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of MLSE's live entertainment operations, including concerts, venue agreements, event settlements, ticketing arrangements, and the financial drivers influencing event profitability.
• Oversee the accounting and reconciliation of event settlements, ensuring revenues, expenses, contractual obligations, and amounts payable or receivable are accurately recorded and appropriately supported.
• Review and interpret financial and contractual arrangements with event partners to ensure appropriate accounting treatment, revenue recognition, expense allocation, and financial reporting.
• Analyze monthly financial results and event-level performance, identifying trends, variances, risks and opportunities.
• Prepare and enhance monthly financial reporting, providing meaningful commentary that connects financial results to event activity, venue costs, contractual arrangements, and other key operating drivers.
• Serve as a trusted Finance partner to the Live Events leadership team and other business stakeholders, providing accounting guidance and financial insights on departmental operations.
• Maintain strong balance sheet governance, proactively reviewing and re