Investment Manager

Aviva; York; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000

Job description

Investment Manager

Salary: Competitive

This is a great job for someone with:

• A passion for investments and a sound understanding of UK insurance regulations and the Matching Adjustment rules regarding annuities.

• A drive to own tasks and manage partners.

• A strong fit with our values: curious, positive and enthusiastic; can do attitude; focus on pace and delivery; and willing to challenge the status quo.

A bit about the job:

This role focuses on the management of investments in the Aviva UK IWR Shareholder funds. The high-visibility activities the role holder will support, and in some cases lead, include:

• Portfolio management and manager oversight.

• Risk management and governance support.

• Investment Strategy, implementation and monitoring.

• Calculation of financial metric impacts of trading activities.

• Oversight of collateral management and derivative activities.

• Support the change agenda of the organisation and CIO function.

• Production of Management information (“MI”) and ad-hoc proposals for decision making committees.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Extensive experience in Insurance investment management, Derivatives, LDI or Risk.

• A sound understanding of UK insurance regulations, and Matching Adjustment rules for annuities.

• Strong written / oral communication skills, with good attention to detail, time management and organisational skills, showing an ability to prioritise and plan in a flexible and proactive manner.

• A relevant degree or equivalent higher education, recognised technical/investment professional qualification (e.g. CFA, Actuary, etc.).

• Strong IT skills, including advanced Excel. Some programming ability (Python, R, VBA) a benefit but not essential.

What you’ll get for this role:

• Competitive salary, depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications.

• Bonus opportunity - 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.

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.

We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you.

We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Guv Johal a call on 0750 008 7919 or send an email to [e-mail].