Finance Delivery Lead – FaSTR

Finance Delivery Lead – FaSTR

Location: York or Bristol based (50% hybrid working)

Salary: circa £115,000

This is a great job for someone who has experience leading complex finance change programmes and enjoys bringing together finance, actuarial and technology teams to deliver meaningful business outcomes. It would suit someone who thrives in a fast‑paced environment, can navigate ambiguity with confidence, and is passionate about improving forecasting, insight and decision‑making.

A bit about the job

The Finance Delivery Lead will help shape and deliver the future of finance forecasting through the Forecasting and Scenario Tool Results (FaSTR) programme. In this role, you will lead the next phase of delivery, building on the foundations already established to enhance capital forecasting, IFRS reporting, liquidity forecasting and future scenario modelling capabilities. Working across UK IWR Finance, Group, Actuarial and Technology teams, you will ensure solutions are successfully embedded into business‑as‑usual processes and deliver better insight, stronger controls and more effective decision‑making.

We know that not everyone will meet every requirement listed below. If you have relevant experience and are excited by the role, we would encourage you to discuss with us.

Skills and experience we’re looking for

• Qualified actuary or equivalent experience in financial forecasting, capital, reporting with proven experience leading complex finance, actuarial or business change programmes with multiple stakeholders
• Strong understanding of capital forecasting, IFRS reporting and liquidity forecasting, with the ability to translate technical requirements into business outcomes
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including experience influencing and challenging senior leaders
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capability, with experience managing competing priorities and delivering at pace
• A collaborative and inclusive leadership style, combined with experience managing governance, risks, issues, dependencies and resource planning across large programmes or portfolios

What you’ll get for this role

• Salary circa £115,000 – depending on location, skills, experience and qualifications
• Bonus opportunity – 25% of annual salary (actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s)
• Generous pension scheme – Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Up to 40% discount on Aviva products and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

Aviva is for everyone

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Even if you don’t tick every box, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending at least 50% of their time in our offices every week – combining the benefits of flexibility with time together with colleagues.

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