Financial Planning & Analysis Senior Manager

Aviva; London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 100,000

Job description

Financial Planning & Analysis Senior Manager

Financial Planning & Analysis Senior Manager

Salary: £85,000 - £100,000

We are searching for a Senior Manager to join our dynamic Group Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team who is ready to make a significant impact in a leading business.

If you are someone who is keen to learn and develop their career in FP&A, with strong analytical and communication skills, particularly in writing Board and Executive level outputs, we want to hear from you!

A bit about the job:

• Influence and Impact: Be at the heart of financial decision-making, gaining exposure to the wider business and making a real difference.
• Strategic thinking: Help shape and deliver our strategic priorities across growth, efficiency, customer and sustainability.
• Career Growth: This role offers a unique opportunity to broaden your knowledge, network with a wide range of stakeholders and advance your career.

What you'll be doing: As the FP&A Analysis Senior Manager, you will play a key role in driving global financial planning and performance across the Aviva Group, working closely with the Group and BU FP&A Leads to deliver:

• Financial Planning: Collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders to bring together the Group Business Plan to achieve our strategic and financial goals for our Board approval.
• Performance Tracking: Monitor and report on performance against plans, targets, and prior periods, providing insights for Board and ExCo updates.
• Remuneration: Review metrics, targets and outcomes of our Remuneration Scorecards, aligning management incentives to those of our stakeholders.
• Insight Delivery: Provide valuable insights to understand risks and opportunities impacting our financial results, and support decision-making.
• Business Conversations: Working closely with market FP&A teams to support senior management in regular Quarterly Business Reviews and Monthly Performance Reviews.
• Change Agent: Support the team in driving change initiatives to improve efficiency and enhance outcomes through automation.
• External Reporting: Prepare support packs and analysis for the Group CFO and Investor Relations for external results announcements.

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Financial skillset: Strong financial competence and commercial awareness, with the ability to navigate complexity and high demand. Accounting, Actuarial or Finance qualifications preferred.
• Communication: Strong written communication skills including through PowerPoint style presentation outputs, with the ability to convey messages in concise non-technical language. Audience includes the Board, Executive Committee, Non-Executive Directors (e.g. Remuneration Committee) and Finance Leadership Team.
• Risk and Controls: Proven ability to manage operational deliverables with a strong control mindset.
• Tech-Savvy: Proficiency in MS Office suite and experience with Business Intelligence models and workflow automation tools is a plus.
• Innovative Mindset: Forward-thinking, dynamic, creative, and adaptable, with a passion for developing new ideas and embracing 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.

• Salary around £85,000 - £100,000 - 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

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.

To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here.

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