Operational Compliance Associate, Fund Operations / Associate Level

Automic Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth

Fast-paced environment

Job summary

Automic Group is seeking an Operational Compliance Associate to join the Fund Registry team in Sydney. This permanent, full-time role focuses on embedding robust regulatory practices across the business and partnering with Risk & Compliance and operations.

You will translate regulatory requirements into practical controls, support audits and regulatory reviews, incident management, and uplift processes with a proactive, solutions-focused mindset.

Qualifications

• Experience in operational compliance within financial services, funds, or investor administration.
• Experience embedding controls into operational processes.
• Experience supporting audits, reviews, or regulatory interactions.
• Strong risk-based judgement and attention to detail.
• Ability to interpret regulation and translate requirements into practical operational controls.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Comfortable working with operational systems, reporting artefacts, and evidence repositories.
• Tertiary qualification relevant to business, finance, or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of the Fund Registry operational compliance framework.
• Complete operational compliance activities including FATCA/CRS reporting and testing, AML, KYC, PEP & sanctions processes, and incident management.
• Perform and review operational controls and assurance activities.
• Support internal and external audits, regulatory reviews, and client due diligence processes.
• Work with Risk & Compliance teams to support regulatory change implementation.
• Support end-to-end incident and breach management processes.
• Maintain operational risk, incident, and reporting registers.
• Support root-cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Partner with Fund Registry leadership and operational teams as a trusted compliance support function.
• Provide practical guidance to support frontline compliance ownership.
• Identify opportunities to streamline and automate controls without increasing risk.
• Contribute to operational compliance uplift initiatives.
• Support improvements to assurance activities, control frameworks, and operational workflows.
• Assist with documentation and evidence management to support governance requirements.

Skills

Operational compliance

Regulatory understanding

Stakeholder engagement

Risk assessment

Attention to detail

Education

Tertiary qualification in business or finance

Tools

GRC systems

Automation platforms

Workflow tools

Job description

Operational Compliance Associate, Fund Operations / Associate Level

Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Sydney

About Us
Automic Group brings together modern purpose-built technology with a dynamic and experienced team to tailor solutions for companies and funds to understand, engage and manage their investors.We provide a cloud-native single registry, employee share plan and board management platform, and professional services including company secretarial, ESG, accounting and finance, and investor and media relations.

Today, over 1,400 ASX listed and unlisted clients trust Automic’s 250 employees to manage their registry, investor and board requirements – and Automic is ranked number one on the ASX by number of companies serviced, with 750 listed clients.In the past two financial years, Automic has won 50%of IPOs and 70% of listed companies who have switched registries.

Our culture is innately entrepreneurial, comprising people who thrive in an atmosphere where ideas, actions and initiative are encouraged. Our core values, Customer Success, Ambition, Equality and Team are at the foundation of who we are and how we operate.

Job Description

About the Role

We’re looking for an Operational Compliance Associate to join our Fund Registry team and play a key role in embedding strong operational compliance practices across the business.

Operating at the intersection of operations, risk, and regulation, this role helps ensure regulatory obligations, internal controls, and governance requirements are translated into practical, scalable operational processes.

Working closely with Fund Registry leadership, Risk & Compliance, and operational teams, you’ll support operational assurance activities, regulatory reporting, incident and breach management, and compliance uplift initiatives. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys combining regulatory rigour with operational problem-solving and wants to contribute to a strong compliance culture within a growing financial services organisation.

Role Responsibilities:

• Support delivery of the Fund Registry operational compliance framework
• Complete operational compliance activities including FATCA/CRS reporting and testing, AML, KYC, PEP & sanctions processes, and incident management
• Perform and review operational controls and assurance activities
• Support internal and external audits, regulatory reviews, and client due diligence processes
• Work with Risk & Compliance teams to support regulatory change implementation
• Support end-to-end incident and breach management processes
• Assist with incident assessment, escalation, investigation, and remediation planning
• Maintain operational risk, incident, and reporting registers
• Support root-cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives
• Partner with Fund Registry leadership and operational teams as a trusted compliance support function
• Provide practical guidance to support frontline compliance ownership
• Identify opportunities to streamline and automate controls without increasing risk
• Contribute to operational compliance uplift initiatives
• Support improvements to assurance activities, control frameworks, and operational workflows
• Assist with documentation and evidence management to support governance requirements

Desired Skills and Experience

Skills and Experience

• Experience in operational compliance within financial services, funds, or investor administration
• Experience embedding controls into operational processes
• Experience supporting audits, reviews, or regulatory interactions
• Strong risk-based judgement and attention to detail
• Ability to interpret regulation and translate requirements into practical operational controls
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Comfortable working with operational systems, reporting artefacts, and evidence repositories
• Tertiary qualification relevant to business, finance, or related discipline

Highly Regarded:

• Exposure to Fund Registry or Fund Administration environments
• Compliance, risk, or governance certification
• Experience contributing to process redesign, control automation, or workflow improvement
• Experience with workflow tools, GRC systems, or automation platforms

About you!

You’re someone who enjoys bringing structure, accountability, and practical solutions to operational environments. You have a strong eye for detail, understand the importance of governance, and can balance compliance requirements with operational realities.

You’re collaborative, proactive, and comfortable working with multiple stakeholders to solve problems and strengthen processes.

To succeed in this role, you will demonstrate:

• Strong judgement and risk awareness
• A proactive and solutions-focused mindset
• High attention to detail and operational discipline
• Confidence engaging and influencing stakeholders
• The ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines
• Ownership and accountability for outcomes

You’ll be part of a team whereoperational excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvementare genuinely valued. This is an opportunity to deepen your expertise, contribute to meaningful outcomes, and grow your career within a high-performing, purpose-led fintech environment.

Key Benefits include:

• Professional career growth & development
• Supportive & fast paced environment