Senior Finance Change Manager

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

Are you a senior finance professional who thrives in a dynamic fast-paced environment? Do you have strong stakeholder management skills, the ability to drive forward and deliver multiple complex projects into Finance as well as strong knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and problem-solving skills?

Responsibilities

As we embark on a period of innovation and transformation in Aviva, we are looking for someone to join our General Insurance Finance Change team to manage a group of change managers and multiple projects to deliver the new systems & processes into our Financial Control Environment for Aviva General Insurance. This role is responsible for delivering change impacting General Insurance Finance, ensuring that finance requirements are properly designed, built, tested and embedded into operational processes spanning UK General Insurance, Ireland General Insurance and UK Health. You’ll work closely with Finance, IT, Change and BAU teams to shape and oversee requirements, lead the finance workstream, and support senior stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle. A key part of the role is managing emerging risks, resolving issues proactively, and providing leadership to a team of Change Managers while acting as deputy for the Business Change Lead when required. Please note that due to the nature of this role, regular travel is expected to Norwich in case of being based out of York or Bristol.

Skills and experience

• A good understanding of operational finance processes having worked in a finance function
• Ability to understand end to end accounting and system flows of financial data
• A good understanding of accounting and financial controls
• Understanding of key systems

What you’ll get

Our purpose – with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We want you to shine. That’s why we have so much to offer you:

• Salary around £70,000 - depending on skills, experience, and qualifications
• Bonus opportunity – 12% of annual salary, depending on your performance and the business’
• Generous pension scheme – we’ll contribute up to 14%
• 29 days of paid leave exclusive of public holidays - with the option of buying or selling 5 additional holiday days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further - 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. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, 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 around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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