Group Financial Controller

Salary: circa £120,000

This is a great job for someone who is ready to take a senior leadership role in finance and enjoys driving change. You'll thrive here if you've worked in the insurance industry, led finance teams, and want to shape how we work. If you're confident with accounting standards, financial operations and stakeholder management - and excited to make a difference - this could be your next step.

A bit about the job:

This role sits within the Probitas Finance Leadership team, reporting to the Head of Finance. You'll lead both the corporate finance function across UK and overseas entities, and the finance operations team, ensuring compliance and driving process improvements. You'll be the key link between Probitas and Aviva, helping deliver change while maintaining business-as-usual.

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Qualified accountant with 5+ years in a senior finance role within insurance industry
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management experience with a proven track record in delivering finance change projects
• Expert knowledge of accounting standards, both UK GAAP and IFRS
• Skilled in financial reporting, data analysis and systems (SUN/Oracle GL desirable)
• Proven experience in insurance accounting and working across related corporate entities; Lloyd's market exposure is a strong advantage

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 circa £110,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)

• Bonus opportunity - 12% (E grade) 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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We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Harjot Kaur a call on +44 7353 138456 or send an email to harjot.kaur@aviva.com