External Reporting Controls Manager

Aviva plc; Norwich, West of England; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary circa £60,000

Bonus opportunity: 10%

Pension up to 14%

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private Medical Benefit

Share matching plan

Save As You Earn scheme

Flexible benefits including cycle to w

Volunteering days

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Aviva plc in Norwich, Bristol, or York is seeking an External Reporting Controls Manager to strengthen our control environment as we move to a leaner external reporting function. You will lead design, testing and improvement of key financial and non-financial controls, including ESG metrics, and partner with auditors to provide evidence.

The role focuses on moving from manual to automated controls and requires strong analytical thinking, collaboration across Finance, Risk and Audit, and the

Qualifications

• Knowledge of production and reporting process controls and how to test them.
• Experience with automated controls testing including ITGCs/ITACs and IPE.
• Good understanding of ESG reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead process walkthroughs and assess control design, evidence and operating effectiveness.
• Manage control assessment activity and report conclusions to Senior Manager.
• Collaborate with control owners to ensure issues are understood and remediated on time.
• Support external auditors with high-quality evidence and assurance work.

Skills

Process controls

ITGCs

ITACs

IPE

ESG standards

Stakeholder management

Tools

Audit testing tools

Data analytics software

Job description

Location: Norwich, Bristol, or York – 50% hybrid

External Reporting Controls Manager – Salary circa £60,000

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a specialised team of external reporting control experts seeking to ensure that Aviva has an effective and robust control structure as it transitions to a leaner, more streamlined external reporting function. The purpose of this role is to help maintain an effective financial and non-financial reporting control environment across the global finance function, including ESG metrics. This includes testing the design and operating effectiveness of existing controls and advising on improvements to the control environment.

The role will also be at the forefront of driving change as we move from manual to more automated controls, so a strong curiosity about process and control improvement is required.

A bit about the job:

You’ll help protect the quality and reliability of our financial and non-financial reporting, including ESG metrics, by leading process walkthroughs and assessing whether key controls are appropriately designed, evidenced and operating effectively.

You will manage assigned control assessment activity, reporting conclusions to the Senior Manager on the design and operating effectiveness of controls, and working with control owners to ensure issues are clearly understood and remediated within agreed timeframes. You will also work closely with external auditors, supporting the provision of high-quality evidence and assurance work, including where external auditor reliance may be placed on work performed by the Financial Reporting Control Framework (FRCF) and Non-Financial Reporting Control Framework (NFRCF) team. This role contributes to the production of reports to key stakeholders including Board and Audit Committees on the effectiveness of financial and non-financial controls, and the internal control environment.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Strong understanding of production and reporting process controls, including how to lead process walkthroughs and how to design, document, evidence and test key controls (first line or audit experience desirable).
• Demonstrable knowledge of automated control scoping, testing and review activities, including IT General Controls (ITGCs), IT Application Controls (ITACs) and Information Produced by the Entity (IPE).
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to adapt between collaboration and working independently as needed.
• Able to challenge constructively and build credibility with control owners, Finance teams, Risk and external audit with the ability to apply professional judgement in assessing control design, evidence quality and the significance of issues.
• Good understanding of financial and non-financial reporting requirements, including ESG standards.

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 £60,000 (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
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• 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 at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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