Retirement Reporting & Insights Lead

Aviva; West of England; On-site; GBP 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 25%

Pension plan

Private medical

Product discounts

Matching Shares

Save As You Earn

Parental leave

Carer’s leave

Flexible benefits

Cycle to work

Volunteering days

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Aviva in York and Bristol is seeking a Retirement Reporting & Insights Lead to head a skilled team within the IWR Finance function. You will deliver high-quality retirement reporting, analysis and insights to support strategic decisions.

The role requires IFRS and Solvency II expertise, strong leadership, and the ability to turn complex data into clear commercial outcomes while driving continuous improvement and digital reporting capabilities.

Qualifications

• Qualified Actuary, or a senior leader with significant experience leading actuarial or financial reporting teams within life insurance.
• Strong experience of IFRS and Solvency II reporting frameworks, ideally within retirement.
• Good understanding of the UK life insurance and retirement market, including the key commercial and financial drivers of performance.
• Proven ability to provide clear financial insight, challenge assumptions and support strategic business decision-making.
• Experience leading change, leveraging technology and data capabilities to improve reporting, efficiency and commercial outcomes.

Skills

Actuary leadership

IFRS and Solvency II

UK retirement market

Financial insight

Change management

Job description

Retirement Reporting and Insights Lead – Salary up to c. £120,000

Locations York and Bristol

Are you an experienced actuarial or finance leader who enjoys turning complex financial information into clear commercial insight? Do you thrive on leading high-performing teams, embracing new technology, and influencing strategic decision-making at senior levels?

A bit about the job:

We’re looking for a Retirement Reporting & Insights Lead who will lead a key team within our Insurance, Wealth & Retirement (IWR) Finance function. This role sits within the Reporting Insights Pillar of the IWR Chief Accounting Office and is responsible for delivering high-quality financial reporting, analysis and actionable insights across our Retirement business.

Leading a team of experienced finance and actuarial professionals, you'll help shape how we understand performance, support business decisions and drive future growth. You'll work closely with senior stakeholders across Finance and the wider business, using data, technology and insight-led thinking to improve decision-making and deliver stronger commercial outcomes. Alongside this, you'll champion continuous improvement, helping evolve reporting capabilities and embed innovative solutions that increase efficiency and effectiveness.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Qualified Actuary, or a senior leader with significant experience leading actuarial or financial reporting teams within life insurance.
• Strong experience of IFRS and Solvency II reporting frameworks, ideally within retirement.
• Good understanding of the UK life insurance and retirement market, including the key commercial and financial drivers of performance.
• Proven ability to provide clear financial insight, challenge assumptions and support strategic business decision-making.
• Experience leading change, leveraging technology and data capabilities to improve reporting, efficiency and commercial outcomes.

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 up to c. £120,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity – 25% of annual salary, (actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.)
• Generous pension scheme - e.g. if you put in 8%, Aviva adds 14%
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to 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 our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously 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 at least 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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