Senior Manager, Regulatory Reporting

AustralianSuper; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

AustralianSuper is seeking a Senior Manager, Regulatory Reporting to lead the Fund’s regulatory reporting obligations, including APRA, ASIC, RG97, and ESG disclosures. You will guide a team to deliver scalable, technology-driven, best-practice reporting while aligning with governance and financial controls.

The role requires strategic oversight, collaboration across levels, and the ability to influence stakeholders, drive change, and translate regulatory requirements into practical processes.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in a business or related field such as business, management, commerce, finance, accounting or economics.
• Completion of CPA, ACA or postgraduate studies in finance.
• Strong leadership and people management skills, with experience developing high-performing teams.
• Senior-level APRA experience and prior experience in regulatory reporting.
• Prior experience in the financial services industry, with superannuation experience highly regarded.
• Experience translating legislative and compliance obligations into business processes.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present ideas, perspectives and issues to management.
• Developed stakeholder relationship skills, including the ability to work effectively with people at all levels across the Fund, regulators and industry associations.
• Advanced analytical skills, high attention to detail and the ability to review, challenge and add value.
• Experience with regulatory technology and software, process changes or system transitions will be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Fund’s regulatory reporting strategy and oversee all APRA, ASIC and related reporting obligations.
• Oversee governance, frameworks, risks, processes and controls as they relate to regulatory reporting.
• Manage stakeholder relationships with regulators, Boards and committees.
• Guide technical accounting changes and ESG reporting readiness.
• Coordinate third-party vendors and contractual relationships in regulatory reporting.
• Drive continuous improvement through technology, data and best-practice reporting processes.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory reporting

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

CPA

ACA

Postgraduate studies in finance

Tools

Regulatory technology

Job description

At AustralianSuper, we truly care about our colleagues. We know work and life are intertwined. That’s why we support the diverse needs of everyone and have policies that enable us all to thrive and be truly flexible. We ensure diversity is celebrated for the opportunity it provides us all to learn and grow and deliver better outcomes for members. We are dedicated to building a high-performance environment underpinned by a strong risk culture, ensuring we deliver the best outcomes for our members.

Your New Role

As Senior Manager, Regulatory Reporting, you will lead the Fund’s existing and emerging regulatory reporting obligations, including APRA, ASIC, RG97, Payment Times Reporting and ESG regulatory disclosures. You will work with a team of subject matter experts to deliver a scalable, repeatable, technology-driven and best practice approach in a rapidly growing Fund.

Leading a team, you will provide strategic oversight of regulatory reporting, governance and financial control activities while fostering a high-performing, member-first culture. This role requires a collaborative leader who can navigate change, leverage data and technology, and influence stakeholders across all levels of the organisation.

Key duties include but are not limited to;

• Manage the ongoing transition of APRA regulatory reporting to align to Superannuation Data Transformation requirements.
• Oversee the Fund’s ongoing regulatory reporting requirements, including reporting to APRA, ASIC, AMM notice requirements and Payment Times Reporting.
• Oversee regulatory reporting, including compliance with applicable prudential standards and any regulatory reporting aspects of merger activity.
• Lead governance, frameworks, risks, processes and controls as they relate to regulatory reporting.
• Oversee technical accounting changes, accounting positions and policies, including preparing the Fund for ESG financial reporting requirements.
• Prepare and present reporting to regulators, Boards and Committees, including the Finance & Audit Committee.
• Actively manage key Financial Control and Regulatory Reporting third-party vendors and contractual relationships.
• Drive continuous improvement through innovative use of technology, data and best-practice approaches to strengthen reporting processes and controls.

What You’ll Need

• Tertiary qualifications in a business or related field such as business, management, commerce, finance, accounting or economics.
• Completion of CPA, ACA or postgraduate studies in finance.
• Strong leadership and people management skills, with experience developing high-performing teams.
• Senior-level APRA experience and prior experience in regulatory reporting.
• Prior experience in the financial services industry, with superannuation experience highly regarded.
• Experience translating legislative and compliance obligations into business processes.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present ideas, perspectives and issues to management.
• Developed stakeholder relationship skills, including the ability to work effectively with people at all levels across the Fund, regulators and industry associations.
• Advanced analytical skills, high attention to detail and the ability to review, challenge and add value.
• Experience with regulatory technology and software, process changes or system transitions will be highly regarded.

Life at AustralianSuper

AustralianSuper is committed to colleague development, and we support our people with ongoing learning, coaching and training, as well as career opportunities across our expanding global organisation. We offer generous leave entitlements and promote a blended working environment in which all roles can flex, and we’re happy to discuss what this looks like for you.

We cultivate a workplace that champions safety, respect, inclusiveness and diversity. We are committed to supporting our diverse workforce in a way that is inclusive and embraces diversity in all its forms. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role, please let our recruitment team know.

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Agencies please note: this vacancy is being managed directly by AustralianSuper’s Talent Acquisition team. We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require additional support. Thank you.