Finance Business Partner

Aviva plc; Norwich; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the insurance sector is seeking a Finance Business Partner to manage expenses and collaborate on key projects within their Intermediary Personal Lines business. The ideal candidate will have a strong financial background, relevant qualifications, and excellent analytical skills. This position offers a competitive salary, bonus potential, and a comprehensive benefits package including generous holidays and pension contributions.

Benefits

Bonus opportunity of 10% of annual salary

Generous pension scheme

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Up to 40% discount on Aviva products

Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year

Flexible benefits including sustainability options

Paid volunteering days

Comprehensive wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience in commercially focused finance roles with FP&A.
• Strong understanding of General Insurance P&L preferred.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage and forecast expenses for Intermediary Personal Lines.
• Collaborate with cost centre owners and senior leaders.
• Lead the expense planning cycle.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial modelling

Business partnering

Education

CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

We’re looking for a commercially minded Finance Business Partner with strong analytical skills and a collaborative mindset. In this role, you’ll work across multiple areas—partnering on expenses, supporting key projects, and driving performance within our Intermediary Personal Lines business.

If you enjoy working with people, solving problems, and influencing decisions, this could be your next great opportunity.

A bit about the job:

As the Finance Business Partner for Intermediary Personal Lines, you’ll be the trusted advisor for all expense-related matters—both business-as-usual and project-based. That’s means collaborating with cost centre owners, the People function, and senior leaders to manage and forecast expenses.

Alongside this you will lead the expense planning cycle and support the performance management of the Partnership business.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

Strong financial understanding of expenses. Ideally, a good understanding of the General Insurance P&L, although for the right candidate, this could be an area of development in the role.

Background of commercially focused finance roles, with FP&A and business partnering experience preferred, alongside a proven ability to manage, challenge, and influence senior stakeholders to drive strategic decision-making and business performance.

Has or is working towards a relevant accounting qualification e.g., CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent. Qualification by experience also considered.

Knowledge and familiarity with financial modelling and analytical tools, as well as Excel and PowerPoint.

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.

• National salary circa £50,000 (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.

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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 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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About Us

We help our 19.5 million customers to save for the future and manage the risks of everyday life. To give these customers the best possible products and service, we know we must make Aviva the most attractive choice for talented, entrepreneurial people with diverse backgrounds and an evolving range of expertise and insight.

So, we’re passionate about helping our 23,000 people to do the best work of their lives, to enable them to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers.