Risk and Compliance Specialist

1 day ago

Sydney, Australia Lonsec Full time

**We're seeking a Risk and Compliance Specialist to support regulatory compliance, assess and manage legal and operational risks, and provide clear, business-focused guidance within a dynamic financial services environment.**

**About Lonsec**

Lonsec is one of Australia’s leading investment research and insights providers, trusted by financial advisers, fund managers, and super funds for our deep expertise, forward-thinking analysis, and powerful portfolio tools. Our mission is to drive smarter investment decisions and support the growth of the financial industry through cutting-edge research and actionable insights. We are entering an exciting new chapter as a standalone Research and Ratings provider which has resulted in the creation of this new Risk & Compliance Specialist role.

**About The Role**:
**Responsibilities**:

- Develop, maintain, and enhance risk and compliance frameworks in line with AFSL obligations and business objectives.
- Monitor regulatory changes, advise on impacts, and ensure compliance with internal policies and legal requirements.
- Lead incident, breach, complaint, and whistleblowing investigations, ensuring timely reporting and resolution.
- Maintain and oversee key Compliance and Risk Registers, including obligations, conflicts, and control documentation.
- Conduct risk assessments for new projects, perform annual controls testing, and support continuous process improvement.
- Lead regulatory engagement and reporting, including AFSL amendments, training, and professional development compliance.Prepare and deliver risk and compliance reports to governance bodies and facilitate organisation-wide compliance training.

**About You**:

- Tertiary qualifications in Risk Management, Finance, Law or related discipline or equivalent comparable work experience
- 5+ year’s experience in a risk and compliance role within financial services, with an AFSL environment
- Demonstrated ability to operate in a stand-alone capacity, providing solution-focussed, practical operational risk and compliance advice
- Comfort in liaising with external regulatory bodies (e.g. ASIC)
- In-depth knowledge of Australian regulatory frameworks including ASIC regulatory guides, AFSL obligations, and broader risk management principlesExcellent interpersonal and communication skills to manage internal client relationships and external service providers

**What we offer**
- Ongoing flexible working arrangements
- Family friendly work-life balance
- Paid parental leave
- Volunteer and Study leave
- Genuinely open and supportive culture with an approachable executive team
- Ongoing training and professional development
- Wellness program (including an annual wellness reimbursement for all staff to put towards health and wellness-related activities)Social and charity events

Working rights - You must hold current permanent and full-time working rights in Australia eg. Citizen or Permanent Resident

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