Senior Audit Manager - Finance

Aviva; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance provider is seeking a Senior Audit Manager to oversee financial internal audits and enhance risk management frameworks. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in the insurance sector, excellent technical accounting skills, and strong stakeholder management abilities. Responsibilities include delivering audit assignments and reporting insights to senior management. The role offers competitive salaries, bonuses, and comprehensive benefits, encouraging a flexible working environment.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit

Consumer discounts on Aviva products

Free Aviva shares through Matching Share Plan

Paid volunteering days

Flexible benefits including sustainability options

Qualifications

• Experience in insurance or financial services, ideally in finance functions.
• Expertise in technical accounting processes, risk, and controls.
• Experience leading and delivering quality technical audits (internal or external).

Responsibilities

• Support the assessment of the effectiveness of our control framework.
• Report to Senior Management on risk management and control efficiency.
• Deliver a portfolio of various audits and assurance work.

Skills

Experience in insurance or financial services

Expertise in technical accounting processes

Experience leading and delivering quality technical audits

Excellent communication skills

People leadership and project management skills

Job description

Location: London/Bristol/York

Senior Audit Manager - Finance

National salary: circa £95,000

London salary: circa £110,000

This role is great for people who love to lead, who communicate brilliantly, establishing strong relationships across Aviva and who can, support from the Head of Audit and Financial Risk Audit Director, deliver our financial internal audit plan.

A bit about the job:

In Internal Audit we focus on what matters for Aviva's success. We continuously refine our knowledge and understanding of the risks that matter; those which affect our business and customers. We couple this knowledge and judgement with collaborative relationships to inform our audit assignments, enabling us to influence management and motivate change.

Reporting to the Head of Audit, the Senior Audit Manager will be a key member of the Financial Risk Internal Audit team, owning relationships across the business, and providing financial / technical support across Internal Audit teams. You will support the assessment of the effectiveness of our control framework and report to Senior Management on risk management and control efficiency through delivery of a portfolio of various audits and assurance work.

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Experience in insurance or financial services, ideally in finance functions.
• Expertise in technical accounting processes, risk and controls.
• Experience leading and delivering quality technical audits (internal or external).
• Excellent communication skills, strong stakeholder management and relationship building skills.
• People leadership and project management skills.

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.

• National salary: circa £95,000, London salary: circa £110,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity - 12% of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva's.
• Generous pension scheme – Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 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.

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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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We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, or if you have any queries in relation to the vacancy, please send an email to [e-mail].