This position is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract (FTC).

We are recruiting for an AGC Finance Reporting Manager to join our Finance Operations (AFO) team to help manage the team through the transition to the new FCCS internal reporting software as well as assisting with BAU.

The team provides Group and internal reporting and forecasting, as well as statutory and regulatory reporting, for Aviva Group Centre companies. This includes oversight of group holding companies, investments in and loans with subsidiaries, dividend planning, pension and share schemes, and corporate expenses.  Responsibilities in the team cover a broad range of deliveries across the year, are high profile, challenging, fast paced and rewarding, with excellent stakeholder engagement. 

We are looking for a qualified accountant with demonstrable post-qualified experience of IFRS reporting  who is able to understand and interpret large amounts of data and narrative, and summarise it into succinct, meaningful, and insightful commentary. You will have a proven record of delivering to time and quality, and experience of pro-active stakeholder management across a range of disciplines and seniority levels.

Key responsibilities involve:

• Project leadership responsibilities to ensure that the transition to new internal reporting software (FCCS) is as smooth as possible for AGC Finance. Successful candidate will need to manage offshore output and engage with the onshore team and management, involving stakeholders at relevant points to ensure key deadlines are hit over the coming year

• Production of numbers for AGC entities for all reporting cycles including monthly, quarterly and forecast cycles. Including organisation & management of offshore resource

• Produce appropriate commentary and analytical review to support reporting deliverables for all reporting cycles

• Support the AGC Senior Finance Managers in responsibility for owning relationships with stakeholders and customers in connection with all AGC companies

• Work collaboratively with internal customers to agree deliverables, design reports, timetables, etc.

• Delivery of all relevant financial reporting to Group for the Aviva Group Centre companies including regulatory reporting, MI and statutory reporting

• Responsible for working closely with the AGC Business Partnering team to deliver the AGC plan and regular forecasts of the AGC cost base

• Provide support to business transactions including M&A, capital transactions and internal restructuring projects working closely with wider AGC teams including Tax, Capital, Legal and M&A

Skills & experience we're looking for:

• Strong knowledge of IFRS, but also awareness of related capital/regulatory/solvency requirements

• Experience of project working/leadership

• Strong analytical skills and willingness to follow through on issues

• Ability to work with other colleagues within and outside AGC team, including those from different disciplines

• Good interpersonal skills, in particular ability to deal and be credible with senior management both within and outside AGC team

• Strong controls focus to avoid financial misstatement and messaging errors

• Strong knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint coupled with strong analysis and problem-solving skills

What will you get for this role?

• A competitive salary depending on location, 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 responsibility, 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 Daniela Krol a call on 0121 234 7660 or send an email to daniela.krol@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.