Technical Accountant, Transaction Advisory
Macquarie Group · Houston, United States · 8d ago
Mid levelOn-siteAccounting & Audit
The Commodities and Global Markets Financial Control team supports a diverse business engaged in commodity trading, physical and logistics services, risk management, and financing activities. This role provides technical accounting leadership that will translate complex commercial opportunities into clear, well-supported, and audit-ready accounting outcomes.
Working closely with stakeholders across Finance, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Commercial, Risk, and Operations, you will apply deep technical expertise to influence business decisions, support strategic transactions, and maintain high-quality financial reporting within a strong control environment.
We are a global financial services group operating in 30 markets with 57 years of unbroken profitability. At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that is fulfilling and creates value. You will bring your insights and expertise to the task at hand and feel supported as you make your own kind of impact for a better future.
Reporting to the Regional Head of Transaction Advisory within Commodities and Global Markets Financial Control, you will be supporting some of the firm's most complex and strategically significant transactions and business initiatives.
You will provide technical accounting advice on transactions, financing arrangements, acquisitions, restructurings, new products, and other commercial initiatives, helping to shape business outcomes while ensuring accurate financial reporting and robust governance.
Upon assessing accounting, reporting, disclosure, and control implications, you will translate complex commercial arrangements into audit ready accounting outcomes and help the business make informed decisions with confidence.
You will assess accounting outcomes under relevant accounting frameworks across areas including revenue recognition, financial instruments, derivatives, leases, customer contracts, consolidation, and business combinations. You will also help implement accounting positions and maintain a strong control environment by ensuring conclusions are appropriately documented, reviewed, and supported.
Acting as a trusted technical accounting adviser, you will research complex accounting matters, review commercial and financing agreements, and prepare technical accounting papers. You will also work with auditors and advisors to support accounting positions and resolve technical accounting issues.
In addition, you will monitor emerging accounting standards and regulatory developments, assess their impact on the business, and support the ongoing development of accounting policies and guidance. Through this work, you will help promote consistency, compliance, and strong financial governance across the organisation.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- CPA, CA, ACA, ACCA, or equivalent professional accounting qualification is ideal but not required
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles related to: Revenue Recognition, Financial Instruments, Derivatives, Lease Accounting, Customer Contracts, Consolidation and Business Combinations
- Experience researching and documenting technical accounting positions with strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving capabilities for analysing complex agreements, business structures, valuation reports, and financial models.
- Ability to explain complex accounting concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences in order to influence and collaborate effectively across functions and levels of the organization.
Preferred
- Experience with IFRS, including preparation of technical accounting memos under IFRS.
- Exposure to financing transactions, capital markets activities or structured transactions
- Experience working with external auditors and regulatory reporting requirements.
- Knowledge of SEC, public company, or multinational reporting environments
#LI-LO1
We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.
At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that’s rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on eligibility criteria, include: - 1 wellbeing leave day per year and a minimum of 25 days of annual leave
- 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of paid transition leave upon return to work and 6 weeks’ paid leave for secondary caregivers
- 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
- Benefits and initiatives to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing such as medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account and dependent day care savings account; life insurance, disability, and other insurance plans; 401(k) and short/long term disability
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program, a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
- Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
- Recognition and service awards
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
- Reimbursement for work from home equipment
Financial Management, People and Engagement (FPE) provides a single interface for Macquarie’s businesses across key areas of people, strategy, communications and financial management. Comprising two pillars – Financial Management, and People and Engagement – it is responsible for managing the Group’s financial, tax and treasury activities and strategic priorities, fostering our culture through people and community engagement strategies, and engaging with stakeholders to protect and promote Macquarie’s reputation globally.
We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all, where different experiences, skills and perspectives are valued and respected. Macquarie provides access to opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, gender identity or any other characteristic or circumstance.We provide reasonable accommodation to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and employment. If you require an accommodation, please let us know during the application process.