Manager, Asset Operations

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.

About the Role 

The Manager, Asset Operations owns the operational integrity of asset and cash records across reconciliations, standing settlement instructions and static data, asset valuation, and unlisted unit trust operations. 
 
You will ensure the books of record remain complete and accurate, driving reconciliation and valuation exceptions to closure, and maintaining the reference data required for reliable transaction processing and reporting. 
 

Sitting at the heart of our Custody operations, you will work closely with Trade & Middle Office, Corporate Actions, Fund Accounting and external counterparties to maintain a controlled and efficient Operations environment. 

Key responsibilities include 

• Own daily cash, position and value reconciliations between the books of record, sub-custodian records and relevant manager, registry or clearer statements. 
• Drive reconciliation break management, including investigation, ageing, escalation, root-cause analysis and resolution to closure. 
• Own SSI, account, security master and static/reference data maintenance, ensuring changes are independently reviewed, authorised and accurately implemented. 
• Oversee asset valuation and pricing inputs, including review of Bloomberg or other approved sources, stale or missing prices and valuation exceptions. 
• Own unlisted unit trust operations, including subscriptions, redemptions, switches, settlement monitoring, registry communication and transaction record maintenance. 
• Monitor operational completeness and data quality across asset records, valuations and unit trust holdings, escalating material discrepancies and risks. 
• Build and maintain the Asset Operations control framework, procedures, evidence, service standards and management reporting. 
• Lead and develop the Asset Operations team by allocating workload, setting priorities, coaching staff and managing service quality and performance. 

About you! 

You'll bring: 

• Tertiary qualification in Finance, Business, Commerce or related discipline, or equivalent experience 
• Demonstrated experience in trade operations, settlements or middle office within fund administration, custody or asset management 
• Hands-on experience across the trade lifecycle in a managed funds environment, including resolving fails and exceptions with brokers and custodians 
• Strong attention to detail and risk awareness, with sound judgement under deadline pressure 
• Confident counterparty and stakeholder engagement 
• Ability to balance processing efficiency with control and client outcomes 
• Experience with CTM and an investment accounting/IBOR platform (FIS InvestOne), Bloomberg and advanced Excel 
• Ability to operate autonomously and build a function, coaching analysts as the team grows 

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 

Apply now and join a business that's redefining investor administration through technology, service and innovation. 

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