Accounting & Reporting Integration Senior Manager

12-month Fixed-term contract

Location: All Aviva sites

Salary: around £85,000 - £90,000  (national), £100,000 - £115,000  (London)

If you’re a qualified accountant, with change delivery expertise then this would be a great role for you!

An exciting 12-month secondment opportunity has arisen within the Watch project, integrating AIGL into the Finance Function.

This role will lead the Accounting Integration and Reporting deliveries of the workstream.

All Aviva sites in the UK will be considered for this role.

A bit about the job:

The Accounting & Reporting Integration Senior Manager will lead the integration of accounting systems and processes from AIGL to Aviva.  This will include:

·        Policy Admin system replumbing

·        General Ledger migration

·        IFRS 17 processing

·        Banking migration

All delivered within a robust risk and control environment. 

The role holder will also lead the Reporting deliveries of the workstream, ensuring that the AIGL contribution to Group reporting on IFRS 17 and Solvency UK is delivered to the agreed Working Day timetable, to suitable quality and using agreed processes and methodology.

You will oversee accounting processes delivered by the team across the area(s) of responsibility, including month-end and year-end close, reconciliations and journal entries, ensure accuracy and timeliness of financial statements, reports and analyses.

You will collaborate with other departments to ensure that financial data is accurate and integrated with other systems, oversee financial audits, prepare relevant documentation and respond to auditor requests.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

·        Accountant with significant post qualification experience in insurance

·        Change delivery experience in financial services is essential for the role

·        Ability to work with ambiguity and across a changing process landscape

·        Awareness of risk and control environment through change

·        Great communicator across teams and with senior stakeholders

What you’ll get for this role:

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 have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

·        Salary around £85,000 - £90,000 (national), £100,000 - £115,000  (London)- depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications

·        Bonus opportunity - 12% 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

·        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

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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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