Operational Compliance Associate, Fund Operations

About Us 

Automic Group is Australia’s market leader in technology-driven investor administration. Combining proprietary cloud-native technology with expert service, Automic simplifies investor administration and governance for companies and funds. We provide the market's leading registry, employee share plans, IR analytics, and fund administration services for over 1,400 ASX-listed and unlisted organisations.  

Automic’s culture is collaborative, inclusive, and purpose driven. It is grounded in our mission to connect companies and funds to their investors through technology, service, and trust, and guided by our values of One Automic, Go Beyond, Empowered, and Accountable. 

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 

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  
• A continuous improvement mindset  
• Ownership and accountability for outcomes 

Why join Automic: 

You’ll be part of a team where operational excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement are 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: 

• Hybrid working  
• A High growth, scale-up organisation 
• Professional career growth & development  
• Supportive & fast paced environment 

If the above sounds like you, please apply for this exciting opportunity and be part of the growth journey at Automic! 

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may commence prior to the closing date.