Governance and Controls Analyst

Macquarie Global Services; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing leave

Parental leave (20 weeks)

Volunteer leave

Insurance (medical, dental, vision)

401(k)

Hybrid work arrangement

Work-from-home equipment reimbursement

Job summary

Macquarie is seeking an Analyst in Houston to support governance and control activities for commodity finance transactions. You will collaborate with global colleagues to monitor risks, validate valuations, and ensure accurate reporting of collateral and covenants.

You will help transition toward automation, maintaining strong validation controls and human oversight throughout the process, while building expertise in energy and commodities finance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, finance, economics, or accounting.
• 0–2 years in Commercial or Corporate banking with risk awareness.
• Strong data management, programming, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze risks on commodity finance transactions.
• Perform assurance reviews of Deal and Logistics Management controls.
• Validate borrowing base valuations using diverse data sources.
• Coordinate collateral and borrowing base audits and reporting.

Skills

Data collection

Programming

AI projects

Analytical skills

Writing

Multitasking

Energy sector experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, finance, economics, or accounting

Job description

Join our Commodity Markets and Finance Division (CMF) as an Analyst within the Deal and Logistics Management (DLM) team in Houston, where you will work alongside colleagues across the business to support the management and oversight of commodity finance transactions.

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.

What role will you play?

Working within Deal and Logistics Management's Governance and Controls team, you will collaborate with colleagues across the global business and central service groups to monitor and analyze risks associated with commodity finance transactions across a diverse portfolio of energy, agriculture and resources loans and structured physical transactions. In addition, you will perform assurance reviews across a variety of Deal and Logistics Management operating controls, helping to ensure that key risks are appropriately identified, monitored and managed.

Your responsibilities will include investigating and verifying borrowing base valuations and calculations by drawing on a wide range of data sources, including independent third‑party information, to support your findings and conclusions. You will perform integrity controls and compliance checks against applicable credit agreements, track cash conversions of invoicing and confirm these against external statements, reconcile reported inventory against warehouse receipts and perform additional detailed controls to confirm the existence and validity of collateral.

You will also prepare monthly reporting to communicate validation outcomes, partner with relationship teams to develop appropriate validation processes for new credit transactions and support the systematic tracking and reporting of financing facility covenants. In addition, you will coordinate the scheduling and review of collateral and borrowing base audits, helping to ensure that findings are appropriately assessed and incorporated into ongoing monitoring and control activities.

A key part of your role will be supporting the continued transition toward greater automation, helping to move activities away from manual data extraction and processing and toward analytical review, exception management and risk‑based decision‑making. Throughout this transition, you will help ensure that appropriate validation, controls and human oversight remain in place.

What you offer

• Major in engineering, computer science, finance, economics, accounting, or other quantitative disciplines.
• 0-2 years of Commercial or Corporate banking experience with understanding of banking, finance/accounting, and risk-related issues
• Data collection and management experience, with coding/programming and analysis skills; hands‑on exposure to AI agents and concrete AI‑driven projects is a plus.;
• Effective writing and analytical skills;
• Ability to multi‑task, is organized, and able to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Experience in the energy and/or commodities sector is a plus

What we offer

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 Commodities and Global Markets

Commodities and Global Markets is a global business offering capital and financing, risk management, market access, physical execution and logistics solutions to its diverse client base across Commodities, Financial Markets and Asset Finance.

Inclusion at Macquarie

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.