Malcolm Alexander-Neal
Malcolm Alexander-Neal is the founder of Mac Neal LLC, supporting individuals and businesses with bookkeeping, tax preparation, financial operations, and business strategy. He founded the firm in December 2013 to provide personalized, educational accounting services with a client-first mindset.
His career spans more than fifteen years across accounting, financial services, and regulation, including years at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the National Futures Association. That background shapes how Mac Neal LLC works today: accurate records first, clear scope, and compliance treated as something that can be planned for, priced, and met on time.
Professional Experience
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Worked in the Division of Clearing and Risk on the oversight of derivatives clearing organizations under Parts 38, 39, and 40 of the Commodity Exchange Act, reviewing how registered entities meet their core principle obligations in practice.
National Futures Association
Examined NFA member firms. That experience informs the firm's examination-readiness work: knowing what an examiner opens first and what documentation actually satisfies a request.
Mizuho Securities USA
Handled derivatives and digital-asset accounting in the private sector, bridging regulatory expectations and day-to-day financial operations.
Early career
Internships at KPMG, Ernst & Young, and Compuware, followed by the founding of Mac Neal LLC in December 2013.
Education
M.S., Accounting
Wayne State University
B.S., Finance
Michigan State University, Eli Broad College of Business, with summer studies at Harvard. Secondary education at Cass Technical High School in Detroit.
Mac Neal LLC Today
What began as a solo venture is now a bilingual (English and Spanish) virtual firm serving individuals and businesses across all 50 states from Chicago and San Diego. Malcolm leads the firm's work in:
For futures commission merchants, introducing brokers, commodity pool operators, and commodity trading advisors, the firm handles the financial operations side of registration and the reporting obligations that follow it: segregation and net capital, Form 1-FR-FCM, policies and controls, and examination readiness. The firm has also built an automation prototype that prepares regulatory filings so newly registered firms are not doing it by hand every cycle.
Professional Approach
Regulation as a plan, not an obstacle
Regulation is not the enemy of a growing business. It is a set of requirements that can be planned for, priced, and met on time.
Educational and client-first
Clients should understand their numbers, not just receive them. Every engagement starts with a clear scope, the records needed, and who is responsible for what.
Technical expertise with a human touch
Regulatory and accounting expertise delivered in plain language, in English or Spanish, for business owners who need a partner rather than a report.
Secure by default
Tax documents, account details, and confidential business records move through an agreed secure portal, never ordinary email or a general inquiry form.
Connect
Start with a conversation about where things stand and the decision or deadline ahead.
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