Our client is a leading institutional financial services firm in Sydney that is seeking a Senior FICC Middle Office Analyst to join their growing team. This is a full-time permanent role with a broad operational and compliance remit, offering direct exposure to senior leadership and high-value institutional clients. This is a Fixed Income & Money Markets focused middle office Operations & Compliance position, with a combination of operations support as well as KYC-CTF client onboarding.

This position is central to the firm’s operations, covering client onboarding, AML/KYC compliance, deal processing and settlements, as well as enhancing and automating operational systems. It is a hands-on, collaborative role where you’ll work closely with senior stakeholders across the business, gaining visibility and impact.

IDEAL APPLICANT PROFILE:

The ideal candidate will have strong FICC, fixed income, money market operations & middle office experience with direct exposure to OMGEO/DTCC with CTM and ALERT exposure, and this will be combined with some prior experience with institutional client onboarding with KYC-AML-CTF knowledge.

Position Summary

While your official title will be Operations & Compliance Associate, you will act as the firm’s AML/Compliance Officer, ensuring adherence to all AML/CTF obligations, while driving improvements across onboarding and operational workflows. The role will also involve settlement support, reconciliation, and project-based initiatives such as process automation and risk management enhancements.

Key Responsibilities:

Oversee AML/CTF compliance requirements and client onboarding.

Manage KYC workflows, Salesforce data entry, and liaise with banks and counterparties.

Support Austraclear settlements, reconciliations, and custodian relationships.

Maintain compliance and operations documentation (KYC, AML, trade support).

Ideal Candidate:

5+ years’ experience in FICC, Fixed Income and Money Market operations, compliance, or onboarding within financial markets.

Strong knowledge of Insto client onboarding, with respect to AML/CTF/KYC frameworks and financial institutional client onboarding.

Familiarity with Austraclear, custodians, and fixed income/bond settlements.

Experience with ALERT, CTM, Salesforce and ideally OMGEO-DTCC experience.

Tertiary qualifications in Finance, Business, Law or related field (desirable).

This is a fantastic opportunity for a FICC Middle Office Analyst to work as part of a leading Fixed Income markets intermediary in a lovely CBD-CQ location.