Manager, Line 1 Risk and Compliance - Asset Services (Financial Services)

Location: Sydney, Australia; hybrid work model

Company

SS&C provides AI-powered technology and services for financial services and healthcare organisations, with more than 27,000 employees across 35 countries.

What you will do

• Provide first-line oversight of regulatory compliance and risk controls across APRA, ASIC, AUSTRAC, FATCA, CRS, and relevant contractual obligations.
• Translate regulatory and contractual requirements into practical controls, identify gaps, and prioritise remediation.
• Maintain the regulatory and contractual controls library and support RCSAs, KRIs, control effectiveness reviews, and the Line 1 risk and compliance framework.
• Oversee regulatory reporting quality, compliance with obligations, reporting accuracy, and critical deadlines.
• Identify and escalate regulatory breaches, reporting gaps, control breakdowns, and compliance risks.
• Partner with Risk & Compliance, Legal, Finance, Operations, Audit, Incidents & Complaints, and Regulatory Change teams to improve controls and governance.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in compliance, risk, controls, or obligations management within financial services, fund administration, or transfer agency environments.
• Hands-on experience with Line 1 risk and control frameworks, RCSAs, KRIs, controls libraries, control-gap identification, and remediation.
• Sound knowledge of APRA, ASIC, AUSTRAC, FATCA, CRS, APRA CPS 230, CPS 234, and other relevant financial services regulations.
• Experience mapping obligations to risks and controls, assessing control design and effectiveness, and translating incidents or regulatory findings into control enhancements.
• Experience supporting internal and external audits, regulatory reviews, audit readiness, and remediation of audit findings.
• Strong stakeholder management, analytical, problem-solving, written communication, and prioritisation skills.

Nice to have

• Exposure to incident management and complaints processes from a risk, controls, or compliance perspective.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model with flexible time off.
• Income protection, private health insurance discount, paid parental leave, and Death & TPD Insurance.
• Hands-on, team-customised training through SS&C University.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion.
• Discounts on fitness clubs, travel, and other services.