Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Aviva Investors; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Aviva Investors seeks a Head of Financial Planning & Analysis to oversee a team responsible for financial forecasting and performance reporting. The role involves deep stakeholder engagement, managing financial insights, and driving operational improvements. Ideal candidates will possess a robust understanding of financial systems and proven leadership experience. This is an excellent opportunity to shape financial strategy within a leading investment firm.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Eligibility for annual performance bonus

Family friendly leave

Generous holiday entitlement

Up to 40% discount for Aviva products

Flexible benefits including electric cars

Aviva Matching Share Plan

21 volunteering hours per year

Qualifications

• Experience presenting financial KPIs to senior stakeholders.
• Track record of driving improvements and maintaining controls.
• Solid background in FP&A or commercial finance roles.

Responsibilities

• Manage team focused on forecasting, performance monitoring, and financial analysis.
• Deliver the annual Plan and monitor regular forecasts.
• Own the Monthly and Quarterly Business Review processes.

Skills

Presentation of financial information

Understanding of financial systems and processes

Communication and networking

People management

Knowledge of investment management sector

Job description

Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

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Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Join to apply for the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) role at Aviva Investors

Please note this position is based in London and this will be the contractual location of the successful candidate, other locations cannot be considered.

Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

This is a great role for someone who has a strong understanding of all financial disciplines, enjoys stepping back and understanding the overall financial performance of a firm, and who is eager to build and maintain strong relationships across Finance and Aviva Investors.

A bit about the job:

The AI FP&A team sits centrally within AI finance and is responsible for a wide range of financial processes that require effective collaboration and strong stakeholder management across Aviva Investors and Groupwide teams, both within and outside of the Finance function. You will manage a team of five that work collaboratively with other teams in finance to deliver all forecasting processes, internal and external performance monitoring and reporting, support capital monitoring via ownership of stress and scenario testing and winddown planning, and deliver various other financial analysis requirements. A key aspect of the role is delivery of the annual Plan and regular forecast monitoring processes. You will oversight the processes centrally, challenging inputs to the process from other stakeholders and manage outputs and messaging with the CFO, CEO, Board and Group stakeholders.

You will be responsible for internal performance monitoring and reporting to the AI ExCo, Group and Legal Entity boards within AI. A strong candidate will drive actionable insights that support effective strategic, operational and financial decision making. You will own the Monthly Performance Review and Quarterly Business Review processes as well as supporting the external reporting team through each quarterly external reporting update, taking ownership for messaging within Aviva Investors sections of external reports and trading updates. This requires strong management of relationships with Group Reporting, FP&A, Strategy and Investor Relations’ teams.

You will also be responsible for running various stress and scenario tests which, along with the annual winddown process, helps ensure our business will remain well capitalised and viable even under extreme conditions.

Finally you will be a part of delivering a significant change agenda focussed on taking our existing processes and embedding them in a new Anaplan infrastructure, providing the successful candidate the platform to drive significant enhancements to the way the operate in the future.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Proven ability to present financial information to senior stakeholders, with a strong grasp of key financial KPIs.
• Deep understanding of financial systems and processes, with a track record of driving improvements and maintaining robust controls.
• Skilled communicator and networker, able to analyse information and build effective cross-functional relationships.
• Experienced people leader with a strong background in team management and development.
• Solid knowledge of the investment management sector, including current trends, and experience in FP&A or commercial finance roles.
  
  
  

What you’ll get for this role:

• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in
• Eligibility for annual performance bonus
• Family friendly parental and carer’s leave
• Generous holiday entitlement plus bank holidays with the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days
• Up to 40% discount for Aviva products
• Brilliant flexible benefits including electric cars
• Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme
• 21 volunteering hours per year
  
  
  

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.

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