Commercial Business Partner (Sydney)

About Us

Automic Group is Australia’s expert partner for registry, fund administration and investor services, giving companies, funds and their investors' confidence in every moment.

Combining proven experience, exceptional service and a highly scalable, modern technology platform, Automic helps reduce operational risk and deliver stability, security and resilience, while providing clients with trusted data, greater visibility and control.

Founded in Sydney in 2014, Automic employs over 400 people across our Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane offices and supports approximately one in three ASX-listed companies, more than 120 fund managers and over 850 listed and unlisted funds across Australia and New Zealand.

Our culture is collaborative, inclusive, and purpose driven. It is grounded in our mission to connect companies and funds to their investors through technology, service and trust, and guided by our values of One Automic, Go Beyond, Empowered, and Accountable.

About the Role

We're looking for a commercially minded finance professional to join our Commercial Finance team as a Commercial Business Partner, Fund Registry. This is a highly visible role that sits at the intersection of finance, strategy and operations, partnering with senior leaders to drive growth, profitability and commercial decision-making across our Fund Registry division.

Reporting to the Director, Commercial Finance, you’ll partner with leaders across Sales, Operations, and Product to improve business performance. Working together, you’ll turn operational and commercial insights into practical actions that strengthen forecasting, pricing, margins and revenue retention. You’ll help leaders challenge assumptions, identify opportunities, manage commercial risks and make informed investment decisions, with a shared focus on achieving better outcomes across Fund Registry and the wider business.

What You'll Be Doing

• Partner with senior stakeholders across Fund Registry and Fund Administration to drive commercial performance
• Analyse ARR, NRR, churn, pricing, profitability and revenue trends
• Identify margin improvement opportunities and revenue leakage risks
• Support forecasting, budgeting and annual planning processes
• Evaluate business cases, investment opportunities and growth initiatives
• Lead pricing reviews, deal modelling and commercial assessments
• Provide commercial oversight for supplier evaluations, RFPs and contract renewals
• Develop executive and Board-level reporting and recommendations
• Enhance KPI frameworks, reporting processes and data integrity
• Mentor and support analytical capability within the team

About You

You'll be a commercially savvy finance professional who enjoys working closely with stakeholders, solving complex business problems and influencing decision-making through data-driven insights.

You'll bring:

• CA, CPA or CFA qualification
• 7+ years' experience in Finance Business Partnering, Commercial Finance, FP&A or Commercial Management roles
• Strong experience supporting revenue-generating or sales-led environments
• Advanced financial modelling and analytical skills
• Strong Power BI and Excel capability
• Experience interpreting commercial drivers including revenue, retention, pricing and margins
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and challenge constructively
• Experience within financial services, funds management, investor administration or a related industry

Highly regarded:

• Financial Services, SaaS, fintech or technology-enabled services experience
• Pricing strategy experience
• Procurement, supplier evaluation or RFP exposure
• Knowledge of fund fee structures and fund economics

Why Join Automic?

• Work directly with senior leaders across a growing business
• Influence strategic decisions and commercial outcomes
• Exposure to high-impact projects, pricing initiatives and investment decisions
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements
• Collaborative, high-performing and innovative culture

At Automic, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, valued and empowered to succeed. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

Ready to make an impact? Apply now and help shape the future of investor administration.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may commence prior to the closing date.

**Direct applications only - no agencies, thank you**