Sr. Accountant Regulatory Reporting

Reo Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 96,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Reo Group in Sydney is seeking an experienced Regulatory Reporting Analyst to support APRA reporting obligations and APRA Connect submissions. You will perform reconciliations, validate data, and ensure timely, accurate regulatory returns while partnering with Finance, Risk, Treasury and Compliance teams.

You will bring hands-on experience in banking regulatory reporting, capital adequacy and prudential standards, with a focus on improving controls and data quality in a regulated financial

Qualifications

• Experience in regulatory reporting for banking/financial services.
• Strong reconciliation and data analysis capabilities.
• Ability to meet strict regulatory deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review and submit APRA regulatory returns through APRA Connect.
• Perform reconciliations and validations across regulatory and financial data.
• Investigate reporting variances and resolve data quality issues.
• Support reporting across capital, liquidity, credit risk and other prudential requirements.
• Assist with implementing changing APRA prudential and reporting standards.
• Maintain controls, documentation and governance across regulatory reporting.
• Partner with Finance, Risk, Treasury, Compliance, Data and Technology teams.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting automation and data quality.
• Support internal and external audit requirements relating to regulatory reporting.
• Contribute to broader finance and regulatory reporting projects.

Skills

Regulatory reporting

APRA reporting

Excel

Data analysis

Reconciliations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Economics

Tools

APRA Connect

Excel

Regulatory reporting systems

Job description

Location: Sydney, NSW
Salary Package: $70 - $76 per hour + Super
Role Highlights:

Join an established financial services organization in a hands‑on Regulatory Reporting Analyst position supporting its APRA and prudential reporting requirements.

This is an opportunity to apply your banking regulatory reporting experience across APRA submissions, reconciliations, regulatory controls and data quality while working closely with stakeholders across Finance, Risk, Treasury, Compliance and Technology.

Role Overview

Reporting into the Finance leadership team, this Regulatory Reporting Analyst role will support the preparation, review and submission of regulatory returns, with a particular focus on APRA reporting and APRA Connect.

On a daily basis, you will prepare regulatory returns, perform reconciliations and validations, investigate variances and ensure submissions are accurate, complete and delivered within required regulatory timeframes.

You will also support the business in responding to regulatory change, improving reporting controls and identifying opportunities to enhance data quality, automation and reporting processes.

This is a hands‑on role suited to someone with previous regulatory reporting experience within a bank, ADI or broader financial services environment who can quickly step into a highly regulated finance function.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review and submit APRA regulatory returns through APRA Connect
• Perform reconciliations and validations across regulatory and financial reporting data
• Investigate reporting variances and resolve data quality issues
• Support reporting across capital, liquidity, credit risk and other prudential requirements
• Assist with the implementation of changing APRA prudential and reporting standards
• Maintain appropriate controls, documentation and governance across regulatory reporting
• Partner with Finance, Risk, Treasury, Credit, Compliance, Data and Technology teams
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting automation, efficiency and data quality
• Support internal and external audit requirements relating to regulatory reporting
• Contribute to broader finance and regulatory reporting projects as required

Candidate Profile

You are an experienced Regulatory Reporting Analyst with previous exposure to banking or financial services and a strong understanding of the Australian prudential reporting environment.

You will ideally bring hands‑on experience with APRA regulatory reporting and APRA Connect, alongside strong reconciliation, financial reporting and data analysis capabilities.

Exposure to areas including capital adequacy, liquidity, credit risk and prudential standards will be highly regarded, as will experience implementing new regulatory reporting requirements.

You will be analytical, highly detail‑oriented and comfortable working to strict regulatory deadlines. Strong Excel skills and experience working with regulatory reporting, banking or finance systems will also be beneficial.

A degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related discipline is preferred, with CA/CPA or equivalent qualifications advantageous.

This organisation offers the opportunity to join an established financial services environment with strong exposure to regulatory reporting and the broader finance function.

• Competitive contract rate of $70 - $76 per hour + Super
• Hands‑on exposure to APRA reporting and APRA Connect
• Work closely with Finance, Risk, Treasury and Compliance
• Exposure to regulatory change and process improvement initiatives
• Opportunity to make an immediate impact within a regulated financial services environment