Finance Risk and Controls Manager

Aviva plc; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme up to 14%

Private medical benefit

Discount on Aviva products

29 days annual leave (+5 via purchase)

Matching Share Plan

Save As You Earn

Parental and carer's leave

Flexible benefits (cycle to work)

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Aviva plc is seeking a Finance Risk and Controls Manager on a 6 month fixed-term contract. The role is hybrid with locations including York and multiple UK cities.

You will help strengthen financial reporting controls and deliver assurance across UK General Insurance and Direct Line. The ideal candidate will have experience in finance, audit, risk or controls assurance, and a proven ability to review processes, challenge constructively, and build strong cross-team relationships.

Qualifications

• Experience with financial reporting controls within finance, audit, risk or controls assurance.
• Experience planning and delivering controls testing (walkthroughs, design assessments, operating effectiveness).
• Strong analytical skills to identify root causes and improvements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management with ability to challenge.

Responsibilities

• Deliver assurance reviews of key financial reporting controls across UK General Insurance and Direct Line Finance.
• Complete walkthroughs, design assessments and operating effectiveness testing.
• Produce clear, well-evidenced documentation to support assurance conclusions.
• Share findings with stakeholders and agree actions to address control weaknesses.
• Monitor remediation plans and support ongoing improvements to the control environment.

Skills

Financial controls

Controls testing

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Clear communication

Job description

Finance Risk and Controls Manager

6 month Fixed-term Contract

Location: York, Norwich, Glasgow, Bristol, Eastleigh, Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield, Perth or Eastleigh based (50% hybrid working)

Salary: circa £60,000

This is a great job for someone who enjoys understanding how financial reporting controls work and wants to help strengthen them. You'll be confident reviewing processes, challenging constructively, and building strong relationships across various teams.

This role would suit someone with experience in Finance, audit, risk or controls assurance who enjoys solving problems and improving how things are done.

A bit about the job:

You'll join the Finance Risk and Controls Assurance team supporting UK General Insurance and Direct Line. We help make sure key financial reporting controls are working effectively and continue to meet the needs of the business.

You'll deliver controls assurance activity, identify opportunities for improvement and support sustainable remediation of control weaknesses. You'll work closely with Finance teams, Risk colleagues, Internal Audit and external auditors to provide clear insight and practical recommendations.

Your work will help strengthen confidence in our financial reporting and the wider control environment.

Please note that previous experience in Insurance or Financial Services is essential to be successful in this role.

What you'll be doing:

• Deliver assurance reviews of key financial reporting controls across UK General Insurance and Direct Line Finance
• Complete walkthroughs, design assessments and operating effectiveness testing
• Produce clear and well-evidenced documentation to support assurance conclusions
• Share findings with stakeholders and agree actions that address control weaknesses
• Monitor remediation plans and support ongoing improvements to the control environment

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Experience of financial reporting processes within risks and controls within finance, audit, risk or controls assurance
• Experience planning and delivering controls testing, including walkthroughs, design assessments and operating effectiveness reviews
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify underlying causes of issues and recommend improvements
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge
• Ability to prioritise work, manage deadlines and deliver high-quality outputs

What you’ll get:

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 want you to shine. That's why we have so much to offer you:

• Salary around £60,000 - depending on skills, experience, and qualifications
• Generous pension scheme - we'll contribute up to 14%
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefitto 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
• 29 days of paid leave exclusive of public holidays - with the option of buying or selling 5 additional days - (pro-rated for the duration of your contract)
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through ourMatching Share Planand share in the success of Aviva with ourSave As You Earnscheme
• Brilliantlysupportive policiesincluding parental and carer's leave
• Flexible benefitsto suit you, includingsustainability optionssuch as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communitiesand use your 3paid volunteering days to help others
• We take yourwellbeingseriously 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.