Head of Actuarial Reporting

£110,000 - £120,000

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Head of Actuarial Reporting to join our team. This is a great job for someone who can drive a culture of excellence and continuous improvement to achieve our ambitions to become a strategic and forward-looking commercial partner to wider Finance function!

A bit about the job:

The Insurance, Wealth and Retirement (IWR) Financial Reporting teams, under the IWR Chief Accounting Officer (CAO), are responsible for the delivery of accurate, timely and fit for purpose financial reporting and analysis to a range of stakeholders with differing needs. The teams report across multiple metrics and handle both scale and complexity given IWR’s unique position of being a key player across the breadth of UK life insurance products. Overall, the function comprises c180 onshore and c220 offshore FTE.

Within this role you will lead the UK IWR Annuity & Protection insights team, part of the Reporting Insights Pillar, responsible for delivering analysis and insights to enable better decision making across these businesses. You will be responsible for shaping and realising our ability to deliver high quality financial analysis and insights to a range of internal partners.

The Financial Reporting teams are aligned to three pillars comprising:

A Valuation and General Ledger Pillar with a focus on efficiency and process excellence,A Reporting Insights Pillar with a focus on analysis, insights, and performance, andAn External Reporting Pillar with a focus on high quality and timely external reporting.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

Senior Actuary by qualification or with multiple years of experience of leading an actuarial teamExtensive experience of IFRS and Solvency II reporting frameworks as applicable to Life InsurersGood understanding of the life and retail investments industryStrong understanding of financial management techniques and can review and recommend financial judgementsAbility to communicate sophisticated topics in a clear and focused way to enable decisions to be made effectively and demonstrate the ability to lead and inspire change

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.

Starting salary between £110,000 and £120,000 (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 daysMake your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discountsUp 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 schemeBrilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leaveFlexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to workMake a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help othersWe 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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We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Tawana Chin a call on 07789 624461 or send an email to tawana.chin@aviva.com.