Regulatory Engagement Specialist

**Company Description**
Supporting millions of Aussies since 1988 with low fees and competitive long-term performance. Profits back to members, not shareholders

**Closing date: 16th May 2025**

Please note Rest does not accept speculative resumes from recruitment agencies
- 14 month Fixed term contract
- Work for a leading industry fund
- Hybrid working environment blending working from home and working in our brand new circular quay office

Established in 1988, Rest is one of AustrSupport business engagement with regulators, including responding to regulator queries, provision of regulatory reporting, preparations for regulatory meetings and prudential reviews, maintaining positive relations through regular engagement and communicating regulator priorities and activities to the business. alia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds.

We support nearly two million members, with around $86 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re more likely to get a better retirement outcome.

Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours, we want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.

Your role will support business engagement with regulators, including responding to regulator queries, provision of regulatory reporting, preparations for regulatory meetings and prudential reviews, maintaining positive relations through regular engagement and communicating regulator priorities and activities to the business.
- Support the Head of Regulatory engagement as the primary point of contact between Rest and regulators
- Arrange attendance for relevant Rest stakeholders for meetings with regulators, attend and minute those meetings and send actions to Rest owners
- Support and oversight business adherence to the Regulatory Engagement Standard and Regulatory Engagement Guide
- Co-ordination and review of responses to regulatory engagements (e.g., Notices, APRA/ASIC Reviews, correspondence, requests for information and queries etc), record engagements in Rest’s risk and compliance system and monitor progress and completion of these items, ensuring they are provided on time and are of a high quality
- Support the business in the preparation of materials supporting APRA and ASIC reviews
- Assist Head of Regulatory Engagement in running dry run sessions with Rest attendees for Prudential Reviews
- Monitor regulator activity and provide reporting and insights, including expected areas of future regulatory focus to Board, Chiefs and other senior management on a regular basis
- Review regulator business plans and work with the Business to ensure they are prepared to respond to these areas of focus and with second line risk team to ensure high priority areas of regulator focus are included in Line 2 assurance reviews

**Qualifications**
- Tertiary qualifications in accounting, law, economics or business, or equivalent professional experience and industry qualifications.
- Membership of professional bodies such as ASFA and the Risk Management Institute of Australia (RMIA) or the Australian Compliance Institute.
- Demonstrated experience in a regulatory or compliance related role in financial services, including at a superannuation related role.
- Knowledge of the legal and regulatory requirements applicable to super trustees including areas such as the SIS Act & Regulations, Corporations Act & Regulations, APRA’s Prudential Standards, the Privacy Act and the AML/CTF Act.
- Sound understanding of frameworks designed to mitigate compliance risks
- Experience in incident management within a financial services environment
- Experience working with regulatory frontline supervision teams and other government agencies
- Experience in managing regulator queries, reporting and governance administration
- Experience working with Executive and Senior Leaders
- Demonstrated ability to work in an environment requiring attention to detail and high levels of accuracy
- Advanced written communication skills, including experience in writing submissions for Boards and Committees as well as developing and maintaining corporate policies

**Additional Information**
Our benefits have been designed so you can tailor your experience with us and include:

- Personal and professional development opportunities
- ** Hybrid working**:

- Purchase leave scheme and gender neutral 16 weeks paid parental leave
- Super Contribution Continuation for 12 Months of parental leave
- Linkedin Learning
- Income Protection Insurance
- Rest Excellence awards (peer recognition awards based on Rest’s values and behaviours)
- ** Rest Stops - meeting free breaks**
- Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion - where people feel welcome, safe to be themselves and inspired to do