Senior Compliance & Regulatory Change Analyst
Risk | Permanent Full-Time | Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne
About the role
We are looking for a Senior Compliance & Regulatory Change Analyst to play a critical role in protecting the Bank by ensuring regulatory obligations are identified, understood, and effectively implemented.
Sitting within our Enterprise Risk, Compliance & Sustainability division, this role is key to enabling a strong, proactive risk culture and supporting the business to meet its compliance obligations with confidence.
Is this your next role?
As a Senior Compliance & Regulatory Change Analyst, you will help protect the Bank by ensuring regulatory obligations are identified, understood, and implemented effectively.
Working within our Enterprise Risk, Compliance & Sustainability team, you also will partner across the business to drive a proactive risk culture, provide trusted compliance advice, perform compliance assurance activities and ensure our policies and frameworks remain fit for purpose in a dynamic regulatory environment.
Does this sound like you?
You are someone who enjoys turning complex regulatory requirements into practical, actionable insights and have a strong compliance and assurance capability. You build strong relationships, communicate clearly, and take ownership of your work from end to end.
You are proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced regulatory landscape. You take pride in delivering high-quality outcomes and are confident engaging with stakeholders to drive accountability and compliance.
Key Responsibilities
Monitor and assess regulatory and legislative changes impacting Heartland Bank Australia
Partner with risk owners and business teams to ensure timely implementation of regulatory requirements
Identify and escalate risks or delays in regulatory change implementation
Provide trusted compliance advice across complex compliance matters
Support and execute compliance assurance activities in line with Line 2 responsibilities
Prepare risk and compliance reporting for leadership and governance forums
Maintain and uplift the policy framework, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and risk appetite
Coordinate policy lifecycle activities, including review, approval and publication
You’re a pro with
Monitoring and interpreting regulatory and legislative change
Communicating complex requirements in a clear, practical way
Building strong stakeholder relationships across business and risk functions
Providing compliance advice in a regulated financial services environment
Conducting compliance assurance assessments
Managing competing priorities and delivering outcomes with accuracy and accountability
You also bring
A relevant tertiary qualification in law, compliance, risk, finance or a related field
Experience in compliance, regulatory change or operational risk within financial services
Familiarity with APRA, ASIC and AUSTRAC regulatory frameworks (desirable)
Understanding of policy governance and lifecycle management
Experience with GRC systems (e.g. Protecht, Archer, LogicGate) (desirable)
A continuous improvement mindset and a proactive, solutions-focused approach
A bit about us and what we do
At Heartland Bank Australia, we provide Australians with specialist banking products that are the best or only of their kind. We do this digitally so our customers can spend more time on the things that matter most.
We’ve been supporting Australian customers since 1971 and are part of the Heartland Group, with more than 145 years’ experience in financial services. Heartland is listed on the NZX and ASX (HGH).
Can you see yourself here?
Our values guide how we work every day: we do the right thing, work as one team, are always evolving and have big ambition. We offer flexibility, genuine development opportunities and a supportive culture where people can do their best work.
Diversity & inclusion
At Heartland, we celebrate difference and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels they belong. We’re an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from all backgrounds. Please let us know if you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process.
Keen to learn more?
Visit heartlandbank.com.au or follow us on LinkedIn to learn more about Heartland.
Please note you must be eligible to work in Australia.
With roots stretching back to 1875, Heartland is proudly New Zealand operated and managed. Our focus is on the household, business and rural sectors, offering specialist products which meet the specific needs of our customers.
Join our Heartland
Heartland is an innovative and award-winning financial services group. We’re committed to creating a culture of inclusivity that celebrates our diversity and supports the wellbeing of our people.
Our work environment is challenging, stimulating and rewarding and we offer real opportunities for learning and career development.
Diversity, equity and inclusion
We’re proud to celebrate the many characteristics that make each of us different. We’re committed to improving the inclusiveness of our workplace, enabling our people to be authentic and helping us better understand and respond to our customers. We believe diversity allows us to identify new opportunities, solve problems and make the right decisions.
Many of our people contribute to our inclusive culture through Heartland’s groups and committees, including our Rainbow Committee, Health & Wellbeing Committee, Diversity Committee, Manawa Whenua (our internal network for Māori employees and allies) and our Pasifika Group.
We're proud to be a Living Wage Employer, Hearing Accredited Workplace, Rainbow Tick Certified, and to have been a finalist in the 2020 Diversity Awards NZ in relation to our Manawa Ako internship programme.
