Project Management Specialist

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This is a great job for someone with experience working within Finance Transformation and extensive change management and controls experience.

A bit about the job:

The purpose of this role is to ensure the safe delivery of change in Finance operational areas.

This role works in partnership with Finance Change SMEs and the Testing/PMO function to ensure that best practice controls are operated throughout the change delivery cycle and that the change agenda is delivered to time, budget, and expected quality standards.

Effective management of stakeholders (within F&IO and the wider Finance community and broader business areas) is vital, through regular steering committees, routine MI, or risk forums.

Alongside strong change management skills, this role requires an understanding of Finance Operational processes such as Banking and Payments, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, Unit Pricing, and Investment Reporting.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Successful delivery of Finance Operations projects/programs in line with success criteria and goals, within ambitious timelines, maintaining strong risk controls.
• Budget consciousness with clearly defined and maintained cost and resource profiles.
• Problem solving with attributes that seek continuous improvement, optimization, and automation in Finance Operations.
• Ability to create simple, practical solutions through effective communication, requirement translation, and creative thinking.
• Experience in senior stakeholder reporting to support decision-making.

Aviva operates a “smart working” policy, spending approximately half of the time in the office, with this role based in Norwich and York.

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues. We invest in our people and offer many benefits:

• Salary: Up to £45,000 depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications.
• Bonus: Opportunity of 8% of annual salary, performance-dependent.
• Generous pension scheme with contributions up to 14%.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, with options to buy or sell up to 5 days.
• Up to 40% discount on Aviva products and other retailer discounts.
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares annually through our Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme.
• Supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave.
• Flexible benefits, including sustainability options like cycle to work.
• Opportunity to make a difference through Aviva Communities and three paid volunteering days.
• Support for wellbeing with various tools and resources.

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Aviva is for everyone:

We are inclusive and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. If you’re unsure about meeting every requirement, we encourage you to apply. Job sharing applicants should apply as a pair.

We offer flexible locations, hours, and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and employees. Most staff are engaged in smart working, spending around 50% of their time in offices, combining flexibility with collaboration.