Job Description
Commercial lines now have an opportunity for a Finance Business Partner to join us in our Small, Medium Enterprise (SME) Finance team, reporting into our SME Head of Finance. This team and area of Aviva have been going through growth recently, with strong ambition to continue to grow in the future.
The focus of the team is to provide financial support and robust challenge in equal measures to our Commercial Lines business. The successful candidate will support Commercial Lines business deliver its plans through strong performance management, decision-making support, and proactive insight.
A bit about the role
You will act as a Finance point of contract for SME Digital and Schemes business, supporting all financial matters, decisions, and plans, and support of the shaping of business strategy.
- Support the construction and achievement of the annual Plan, identifying and tracking initiatives and working with senior stakeholders to help the business deliver the result.
- Financial shaping and sign off financial deals/decision support and Change initiatives.
- Helping embed economic performance metrics into deals/performance management.
- Attendance at various meetings to represent Finance.
- Support production of commercial lines papers into ExCo and SLTs
Aviva operates a “smart working” policy meaning that we spend approximately half of our time working in an office, with this role based in Norwich or London
Skills & experiences required:
- Have financial understanding of general insurance P&L accounts and reporting measures with a background in commercially focussed roles.
- Background of commercially focused finance roles, with business partnering experience preferred.
- Track record of delivering insight via modelling and using analytical tools
- Ability to work collaboratively across different teams and provide proactive stakeholder management.
- Knowledge and familiarity of modelling and analytical tools with expense management.
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 £45,000 National / Circa £65,000 London (location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
- Bonus opportunity of 10% 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 are inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you’re in a job share just apply as a pair.
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 Sahra Abdulla a call on 07775 042 835 or send an email to sahra.abdulla@aviva.com .
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