This is a Fixed Term Contract (FTC) opportunity until March 2023.

The purpose of this role is to work as part of a team delivering assurance around IT application controls and IT General Controls for Aviva’s key finance programmes, ensuring that the methodology is appropriately applied across the processes in scope, and performing the assurance activity required to support both the local and Group reporting processes. 

This will involve performing process walkthroughs and talkthroughs, delivery of independent assurance activity, including design and operational effectiveness testing and assessment of control issues.

You will be one of the team’s subject matter experts for IT controls relating to IFRS17 and other projects, including general IT controls and IT application controls. You will assist in identifying and testing ITACs across the IFRS17 project, with particular focus on new systems and changes to systems.  The role will involve assisting on communication with key stakeholders and relevant process and control owners, working closely with them to ensure maintenance of a strong and effective control environment.

As a member of the wider FRCF team, this role will also support with delivery of all aspects of FRCF activity, including scoping and risk assessment, controls testing, assessment of controls deficiencies and performance of quality assurance assessments.

What will the role involve?

• Contribute to the delivery of IT scoping activity to cover general IT controls and IT application controls and agreement of this scope with the IT controls assurance team where they support the delivery of this activity

• Testing of IT application controls, and oversight of testing of general IT controls undertaken by the IT controls assurance team within the IFRS17 project

• Support the performance of general IT controls and IT application controls scoping and testing in non-UK core markets

• Provide input into the FRCF team’s continuous risk assessment process, specifically covering IT controls

• Input into and production of management information over FRCF activity, specifically covering assurance activity and any control deficiencies relating to IT

• Identification of opportunities to automate processes or controls

• identify and share best practice on IT controls for financial reporting across the Group

Skills & experience we're looking for:

• Current experience of audit/review IT controls testing in context of financial reporting, including working knowledge of current audit requirements in this area

• Recent audit experience

• Experience and knowledge of life assurance and general insurance

• Risk and controls delivery experience, including SOx and internal risk and controls management

• Knowledge and experience of financial reporting controls

• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), with the ability to communicate complex issues in an easily understood manner

• Ability to prioritise workload effectively to meet deadlines whilst maintaining high quality of outputs

• Work as a part of a highly motivated team to deliver the whole team objectives

What will you get for this role?

• A salary between £40,000-£50,000 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.