Transaction Management Accountant

Be part of a dynamic team responsible for supporting new transactions across Macquarie's Commodities and Global Markets businesses. Our team provides technical accounting oversight and advisory on new and complex transactions, ensuring compliant, audit-defensible outcomes while enabling commercial deal execution.

At Macquarie, our advantage is bringing together diverse people and empowering them to shape all kinds of possibilities. We are a global financial services group operating in 31 markets and with 56 years of unbroken profitability. You’ll be part of a friendly and supportive team where everyone - no matter what role - contributes ideas and drives outcomes.

What role will you play?

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In this role, you will be partnering with a range of stakeholders, including front office and senior management, to identify, communicate and manage potential opportunities for more efficient outcomes. You will utilize your technical accounting expertise to advise on the accounting treatment for new products, restructures, and complex transactions. Additionally, you will be coordinating within our Financial Management Group to assess and manage risks arising from new proposals, as well as understand and communicate accounting areas of judgement, assess and challenge existing accounting treatment, and provide recommendations in response to accounting developments.

Salary range for this position: $125,000 - $150,000/Year. Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, peer and market data, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. You may also be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. You can further read about the full spectrum of benefits we offer our people listed below.

What you offer

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• CPA qualification or equivalent.
• Experience within an accounting advisory or transaction advisory role, with a focus on banking and financial services and ideally with commodities experience. Strong knowledge of IFRS 9, Financial Instruments, is required.
• Excellent communicator, with the ability to conduct training on accounting updates and convey complex accounting issues to varying types of stakeholders.
• Commercial mindset, translating accounting theory into commercially viable answers.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment, prioritizing and managing multiple priorities and stakeholders.

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What we offer

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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

About Financial Management, People and Engagement

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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.

Empowering all kinds of bright and driven people

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We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all that values and respects different experiences, skillsets and perspectives. Macquarie provides access to opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, color, 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.