What are the responsibilities and job description for the Legal Entity Controller position at Macquarie Group?
Join our Legal Entity Control team, a trusted partner to the business, responsible for delivering high-quality financial control, reporting and insight across designated legal entities. The team plays a critical role in maintaining a robust control environment while enabling informed decision-making through clear financial analysis.
While Macquarie offers hybrid working for many of our roles, this role does require 3 days a week in our office location.
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?
You will act as a financial controller for the Commodities and Global Markets division. You will support the Futures business by managing balance sheet and P&L analysis, executing month end close, preparing financial statements, regulatory reports, and providing audit support. Leveraging your expertise in financial reporting, you will ensure accurate accounting treatment for new transactions, products, and restructures. You will also contribute to process improvement initiatives, strengthening controls and driving consistency across the function.
What You Offer
What We Offer
Benefits
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:
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
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.
While Macquarie offers hybrid working for many of our roles, this role does require 3 days a week in our office location.
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?
You will act as a financial controller for the Commodities and Global Markets division. You will support the Futures business by managing balance sheet and P&L analysis, executing month end close, preparing financial statements, regulatory reports, and providing audit support. Leveraging your expertise in financial reporting, you will ensure accurate accounting treatment for new transactions, products, and restructures. You will also contribute to process improvement initiatives, strengthening controls and driving consistency across the function.
What You Offer
- Demonstrated experience in financial reporting, including preparation of financial statements and analytical commentary at a subsidiary and business level
- Knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS (preferred)
- Strong balance sheet control mindset, with experience in reconciliations, impairment reviews, and attestation of financial balances
- Proven ability to engage with senior stakeholders and present financial performance insights clearly and confidently
- Experience working within complex corporate structures, including intercompany transactions, cash settlements and FX considerations
- A continuous improvement approach, with experience enhancing processes, systems and controls to mitigate financial risk and improve efficiency
What We Offer
Benefits
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.
Empowering all kinds of bright and driven people
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.