Financial Reporting Manager

Aviva plc; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Aviva plc is seeking a Financial Reporting Manager for a 12‑month fixed‑term contract in Norwich with hybrid working. You will join the Group External Reporting team to ensure accurate financial records and robust external reporting at group and entity levels.

You’ll review transactions, lead governance checks, and help produce forecasts and financial statements while coordinating with the Group Centre Finance team and WNS Sri Lanka for output delivery.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with experience in finance roles, including external/internal reporting and GL
• Knowledge of financial control framework and finance systems (Oracle Fusion)
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks
• Excellent interpersonal skills to communicate with senior management
• Analytical mindset with problem-solving and process-improvement abilities

Responsibilities

• Review key transactions and lead governance checks
• Support production of forecasts and track performance vs forecast
• Produce senior management packs and financial statements
• Coordinate with Group Centre Finance and WNS Sri Lanka outputs
• Maintain accurate and complete financial records for external reporting

Skills

Qualified accountant

External reporting

Internal reporting

General ledger

Senior stakeholder communication

Education

ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualification

Tools

Oracle Fusion

Job description

Financial Reporting Manager

12-month Fixed-term Contract

Location: Norwich, York based (50% hybrid working)

Salary: circa £50,000 - £55,000

This is a fantastic job for someone who wants to play a key role in keeping Aviva financially strong and transparent. If you’re a qualified accountant who enjoys problem-solving, managing numerous tasks and outputs and gaining exposure to senior stakeholders, this could be a great opportunity to work in a fast-paced, friendly and wide-reaching team.

A bit about the job:

You’ll join our Group External Reporting team (specifically in the Group Centre Finance team), making sure Aviva’s financial records are accurate and complete. Your work will keep our balance sheet strong and support external reporting (both on a group and legal entity reporting level). You’ll review key transactions, lead governance checks and control oversight, help produce forecasts (and track performance against them), support the production of senior management packs and produce financial statements.

You will work closely with the rest of the Group Centre team here in the UK and manage the output of our WNS colleagues in Sri Lanka while also gaining good exposure to senior stakeholders. This role is vital to maintaining trust and transparency across Aviva. If this sounds appealing to you, and you want to make an impact, then we’d love to hear from you.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with prior experience of undertaking a Finance role(s), preferably with external/internal reporting and general ledger experience.
• Knowledge of financial control framework and finance systems (e.g. Oracle Fusion)
• Good organisational skills, with ability to manage numerous tasks at once.
• Good interpersonal skills i.e. be able to communicate clearly with senior management
• Strong analytical mindset alongside excellent problem-solving skills and ability to identify and implement process improvements.

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 £50,000 - £55,000 - depending on skills, experience, and qualifications
• Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary, depending on your performance and the business’
• 29 days of paid leave exclusive of public holidays, with the option of buying or selling 5 more days (pro-rated for the duration of your contract)
• 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
• 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

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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