Accounting & Reporting Specialist - Investments

Aviva; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Accounting & Reporting Specialist in Investments, where you'll play a pivotal role in managing financial reporting processes and ensuring data integrity. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work with a vast portfolio of investment assets, collaborate with various teams, and contribute to strategic decision-making. You'll be part of a supportive environment that values inclusivity and offers flexible working arrangements, allowing you to thrive both professionally and personally. If you have a passion for finance and a keen interest in investment markets, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary

Generous pension scheme - up to 14% contribution

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Up to 40% discount on Aviva products

Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares

Parental and carer’s leave

Flexible benefits including cycle to work

3 paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support and tools

Qualifications

• Experience in financial reporting or investment accounting is essential.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to work with large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Deliver financial reporting processes and ensure timely delivery of reports.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure accurate reporting of investment activities.

Skills

Excel

Oracle

Accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Analytical skills

Investment operations experience

Education

Recognised accounting qualification

Job description

Accounting & Reporting Specialist – Investments

Salary: circa £52,000

Location: York or Norwich

Are you someone who has experience of financial reporting or investment accounting, with a keen interest in Financial markets and would like to further develop in this area? Our Investment Operations team is expanding and we’re looking for an Investment Reporting Specialist to join us in this venture.

A bit about the job:

With circa. £400bn of investment assets across the group, the Investment reporting team provide several critical services to the Aviva markets. The teams core service proposition for investment assets includes performing statutory and regulatory reporting (IFRS & Solvency II), provision of data to key stakeholders including Actuarial, ALM and Tax, credit risk reporting and managing the delivery of investment change portfolio.

The team also acts as a key SME function for queries in respect of investment assets or investment data.

As a member of the team, you will be responsible for performing and delivering the financial reporting processes within the investment reporting team, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of financial statements, regulatory reports, and management information.

This role is critical in maintaining the integrity of financial data and supporting strategic decision-making within the insurance company.

You will also:

1. Operate controls effectively over the accounting outputs to mitigate any relevant risks, acting where necessary to rectify ineffective controls and bring associated risks within appetite.
2. Prepare and review financial statements and disclosures in accordance with IFRS or Solvency II.
3. Be involved with continuous and strategic change projects and implementation.
4. Collaborate with the investment team and finance/operations teams across the Aviva Group to ensure accurate and timely reporting of investment activities.
5. Liaise with internal and external auditors, regulators, and other stakeholders, as needed to unblock issues and take relevant decisions.
6. Identify and implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of financial reporting.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Strong Excel skills, Oracle would be a bonus.
• Possession of a recognised accounting qualification (such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) along with practical experience in the field.
• Understanding of investment instruments and the investment lifecycle from trade to reporting and what each organisation is responsible for.
• Ability to work at pace on large datasets, strong analytical skills, accuracy and diligence.
• Hands-on experience with investment operations or a back office environment would be preferred.

What you’ll get for this role:

• Salary around £52,000 - 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.

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