***This is a 12-month Fixed Term Contract role.

We are recruiting for a Finance Manager to join our Aviva Finance Operations (“AFO”) team on a 12-month FTC basis.

Responsibilities will relate specifically to Aviva International Insurance Limited (the “Mixer”), an internal reinsurance company writing both Life and General Insurance business and playing a pivotal role in the success of Aviva by supporting the business to achieve targeted financial returns and maintaining the confidence of our shareholders and regulators.

Job Description

The role covers of a wide range of financial reporting areas – including statutory (IFRS) and regulatory (Solvency II) reporting, performance analysis, expense reporting and more.  There is exposure to the financial aspects of Life and General Insurance businesses across the Aviva Group, providing an excellent opportunity for candidates keen to experience both sides.  The varied nature of the role ensures you will develop strong internal networks as you interact regularly with different reporting teams (in AFO and local markets) and functional areas. You will work as part of a close-knit and effective team, with the opportunity to really understand the end-to-end processes for Mixer and develop specialist reinsurance knowledge.

Role Responsibilities

• Annual statutory accounts – key role in managing system data flows and ensuring the integrity of numbers presented through the narrative reporting tool. Engaging stakeholders as part of the pre-cycle planning exercise. Supporting with auditor requests

• IFRS performance analysis – own underlying workings and consolidation of reinsured results to populate quarterly board materials. Maintain an understanding of what is expected to be within the reported numbers, following up with the right people where variances are identified, or further clarification is required

• Solvency II reporting – support the team in meeting all regulatory/ Pillar3 reporting requirements

• Expense management – responsibility for monthly journals across all Mixer cost centres, including the calculation of complex finance costs associated with external bank arrangements

• Monthly ledger close – support the preparation of monthly journals for the non-insurance elements of Mixer

• Finance change – support as required whilst the reporting landscape is refreshed to ensure readiness for IFRS17, including the implementation of a new Group consolidation tool

• Risk & controls – operate and evidence controls associated with the role’s responsibilities, supporting the maintenance of iCare records and EUC documentation

Skills and Experience

• Knowledgeable, probably qualified, accountant with experience of working in financial services

• Strong practical accounting capabilities and working with complex finance systems

• Good communication and interpersonal skills including ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships

• Good analytical skills and willingness to question the numbers and follow through on issues

• Strong work ethic and the ability to take initiative and work without supervision

• Strong controls focus to avoid financial misstatement and messaging errors

What will you get for this role

• Salary circa £45,000 depending on skills, experience and qualifications

• Generous defined contribution pension scheme

• Annual performance related bonus and pay review

• Holiday allowance of 29 days plus bank holidays and the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days

• Up to 40% discount for some Aviva products through “My Aviva Extras” plus discounts for Friends and Family. (Some exclusions apply)

• Excellent range of flexible benefits to include a matching share save scheme

Working at Aviva

At Aviva, we’re people with a purpose. To be with you today, for a better tomorrow.

We bring this to life by ensuring managing risk is at the heart of the way we all work. We love people who do the right thing for our customers, and our colleagues. We want people who speak up, who take ownership, and who make good decisions.

The way we do this is important too, we’re all about our people – that’s you – so we can be pretty flexible. If you want to work from home some of the time or change your hours so you can pick up your kids or care for someone in your family, we’re very open to that. In fact, we don’t advertise roles as either part or full time, because we know each person has different needs, just as each business area has different needs. So, it’s up to you to discuss working hours during your interview.

We care deeply about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We want our employees to bring their whole self to work and that starts with you.

We interview every disabled applicant* that meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us a separate email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll make sure we interview you.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Guv Johal a call on 0750 008 7919 or send an email to Guv.Johal@Aviva.com.

*As defined in The Equality Act 2010*. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean you should provide us with evidence which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required and have the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential to perform the role.