Compliance Officer | Internal Audit & Regulatory

Ampersand Ltd; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampersand Ltd in Sydney CBD is seeking a Compliance Officer to support internal audits, regulatory reporting and risk management for an established Australian energy retailer. This permanent, hybrid role reports to the Compliance Manager and focuses on regulatory obligations across the business.

You will coordinate audits, monitoring and remediation activities, adapt to regulatory changes, and provide practical guidance to cross-functional teams while engaging with regulators and auditors.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications; legal qualifications are highly regarded.
• 1–3 years' experience in compliance, risk, legal or regulatory work within a regulated industry.
• Working knowledge of Australian energy regulatory requirements and licence obligations.
• Experience supporting compliance monitoring, regulatory reporting, audits, incident management or remediation.
• Experience maintaining compliance registers, risk registers or compliance-tracking tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and engage with regulators and auditors.
• Ability to adapt to regulatory change and manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the end-to-end internal compliance audit program, including planning, execution, reporting and follow-up.
• Prepare audit reports, document findings and track corrective actions through to completion.
• Develop and maintain the Annual Internal Audit Plan, audit schedules, checklists and supporting documentation.
• Conduct compliance reviews against regulatory obligations, internal policies and contractual requirements.
• Coordinate compliance monitoring and regulatory audit activities across the business.
• Work with stakeholders to implement corrective actions and monitor remediation.
• Coordinate mandatory compliance training, including training plans, registers, materials and completion reporting.
• Prepare regulatory reports, submissions and responses to information requests from regulators.
• Maintain compliance and risk registers, ensuring matters are appropriately recorded, escalated and managed.
• Support the development and review of compliance policies, procedures and controls.
• Provide practical compliance guidance to internal stakeholders.
• Monitor regulatory developments and assess their potential impact on the business.
• Support initiatives that strengthen compliance awareness and culture.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Attention to detail

Written & verbal communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Tertiary qualifications (legal qualifications highly regarded)

Job description

Compliance Officer | Internal Audit & Regulatory

Compliance Specialist Energy

This is a permanent role, based in Sydney CBD with Hybrid 2x days WFH.

Join an established Australian energy retailer and support regulatory compliance, internal audits and risk-management activities across the business.

Why you'll love this role

• Build your compliance career within the Australian energy sector
• Work across internal audits, regulatory reporting and compliance monitoring
• Partner with stakeholders across a fast-paced and evolving business

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity is available for a Compliance Specialist to join an established Australian energy retailer. Reporting to the Compliance Manager, you will play an important role in supporting the organisation's compliance framework and regulatory obligations. You will coordinate internal audits, compliance monitoring, reporting and remediation activities while helping the business respond to regulatory changes and market developments.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the end-to-end internal compliance audit program, including planning, execution, reporting and follow-up.
• Prepare audit reports, document findings and control weaknesses, and track corrective actions through to completion.
• Develop and maintain the Annual Internal Audit Plan, audit schedules, checklists and supporting documentation.
• Conduct compliance reviews against regulatory obligations, internal policies and contractual requirements.
• Coordinate compliance monitoring and regulatory audit activities across the business.
• Work with stakeholders to implement corrective actions and monitor remediation.
• Coordinate mandatory compliance training, including training plans, registers, materials and completion reporting.
• Prepare regulatory reports, submissions and responses to information requests from regulators.
• Maintain compliance and risk registers, ensuring matters are appropriately recorded, escalated and managed.
• Support the development and review of compliance policies, procedures and controls controls.
• Provide practical compliance guidance to internal stakeholders.
• Monitor regulatory developments and assess their potential impact on the business.
• Support initiatives that strengthen compliance awareness and culture.

About You

You are a practical and detail-oriented compliance professional with strong analytical skills and the ability to translate regulatory requirements into workable business outcomes.

To be successful, you will bring:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications, with legal qualifications highly regarded.
• One to three years' experience in compliance, risk, legal or regulatory work within a regulated industry.
• Working knowledge of Australian energy regulatory requirements and licence obligations.
• Experience supporting compliance monitoring, regulatory reporting, audits, incident management or remediation.
• Experience maintaining compliance registers, risk registers or compliance-tracking tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and engage with regulators and auditors.
• The ability to adapt to regulatory change and manage competing priorities.

Previous experience within the energy sector or in planning and conducting internal compliance audits will be highly regarded.