Finance Change Delivery Manager

Aviva; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is seeking a Finance Change Delivery Manager to lead change initiatives in Finance Operations. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in change delivery, exceptional stakeholder management skills, and the ability to apply various change methodologies. This role offers a competitive salary up to £45,000, a bonus opportunity, and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Bonus opportunity – 10% of annual salary

Generous pension scheme

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private Medical Benefit

Retailer discounts

Free Aviva shares

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Proven experience in change delivery or project management in finance.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills required.
• Ability to apply change management methodologies is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver change initiatives in Finance Operations.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure timely project delivery.
• Manage senior stakeholders and embed changes smoothly.

Skills

Change delivery experience

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Change management methodologies

Governance frameworks

PRINCE2 or similar

Job description

Overview

Finance Change Delivery Manager – Salary circa £45,000

Are you someone who thrives on delivering impactful change and enjoys working across complex finance operations?

This role is perfect for someone with a strong background in change delivery, ideally within finance operations, who’s ready to step into a high-impact role. Whether you're an experienced project manager or a change professional with a passion for stakeholder engagement and operational excellence, this could be your next big move.

A bit about the job:

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our Finance Operations and Change (FIOC) team, where you’ll lead the safe and effective delivery of change initiatives that support our shared service operating model. You’ll work closely with subject matter experts, testing teams, and PMO to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. Your role will be pivotal in managing senior stakeholders, providing clear updates, and ensuring that change is embedded with minimal disruption to business-as-usual operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of change initiatives within Finance Operations and Change (FIOC) and support the shared service operating model.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts, testing teams, and PMO to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to high quality standards.
• Manage senior stakeholders, provide clear updates, and ensure change is embedded with minimal disruption to business-as-usual operations.

Skills and experience

• Proven experience in change delivery or project management, ideally within finance operations
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to apply change management methodologies across varied scenarios
• Experience working with governance frameworks and risk controls
• Desirable: PRINCE2, APM PMQ, Agile Change Management, or similar qualifications

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:

• Starting salary c. £45,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity – 10% of annual salary
• Generous pension scheme – Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit
• 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
• Supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options
• Use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• Wellbeing 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 flexibility with time together with colleagues.

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