Senior Compliance Officer

Vertical Scope Group; Canberra; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertical Scope Group seeks an APS6 Senior Compliance & Investigations Officer to work across Compliance or Investigations streams, delivering high-quality regulatory analysis and advice in a complex legislative environment.

Under limited direction, you will lead investigations, review disclosures, and contribute to policy development, with autonomy and accountability and the ability to mentor junior staff.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial audits, assurance activities or investigations.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret complex information and identify risks.
• Ability to operate within legislative, regulatory or procedural frameworks.
• Excellent written communication for briefs, reports and recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and ability to build cross-functional relationships.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven leadership and guidance to junior staff.
• Flexibility in an evolving regulatory environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct risk-based investigations into potential non-compliance.
• Use data and intelligence tools to identify high-risk behaviours and inform compliance strategies.
• Independently review financial disclosures for accuracy and compliance.
• Assess election funding claims and related compliance matters.
• Analyse information from diverse sources to identify non-compliance risks.
• Oversee processing and payment of election funding.
• Prepare technical briefs, reports and recommendations for decision-makers.
• Contribute to regulatory policy development and approaches.
• Provide leadership and guidance to junior staff.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver defensible outcomes.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Investigations

Analytical skills

Regulatory frameworks

Written communication

Stakeholder engagement

Prioritization

Leadership

Adaptability

Education

Certificate IV in Government Investigations

Accounting/Commerce/Finance degree

Job description

Senior Compliance Officer– APS6

• Classification: APS Level 6
• Employment: Non-ongoing, Full Time
• Location: Canberra or Melbourne
• Security Clearance: Ability to Obtain Baseline security clearance
• Technical Focus: Regulatory compliance, complex investigations, financial disclosure, audit and assurance, risk analysis and electoral funding

About the Opportunity

As an APS6 Senior Compliance & Investigations Officer, you will work across either the Compliance or Investigations stream, providing high-quality analysis, regulatory assessment and advice in a complex and evolving legislative environment.

Working under limited direction, you will have a high degree of autonomy and accountability while contributing to complex compliance or investigative activities and supporting the capability development of junior team members.

Your duties may include:

• Conduct risk-based investigations into potential anti-avoidance schemes and regulatory non-compliance.
• Use data and intelligence tools to identify high-risk behaviours, entities and schemes and inform targeted compliance strategies.
• Independently review financial disclosure returns for accuracy, completeness and legislative compliance.
• Undertake complex assessments of election funding claims and associated compliance matters.
• Analyse information from diverse sources to identify potential non-compliance, including risks associated with foreign influence through financial contributions.
• Oversee and coordinate the accurate processing and payment of election funding.
• Prepare high-quality technical briefs, reports, correspondence and recommendations for decision-makers.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of regulatory policies, procedures and approaches.
• Provide leadership, guidance and support to junior staff.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders while delivering defensible, evidence-based regulatory outcomes.

The APS6 level carries greater independent responsibility across both streams, including leadership and guidance of junior staff.

Skills and experience we are looking for:

• Demonstrated experience supporting or leading financial audits, assurance activities, regulatory compliance, investigations or similar complex work.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex information, identify risks and issues and provide well-informed advice.
• Experience managing work methodically and accurately within legislative, regulatory or procedural frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgement and deliver high-quality outcomes under pressure.
• Highly developed written communication skills, including preparing briefs, reports, assessments and recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build productive relationships across different business areas.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead by example and provide guidance and support to junior staff.
• Flexibility and adaptability in an evolving regulatory and legislative environment.

For the Senior Investigations stream, a Certificate IV in Government Investigations (PSP40416), or willingness to undertake the qualification is highly desirable.

For the Senior Compliance stream, formal qualifications or relevant experience in accounting, commerce, finance or a related field are highly desirable. APS6 Senior Compliance and Inve…

Essential Requirements:

• Australian citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Baseline security clearance.
• Employees must be, and be seen to be, politically impartial and neutral.