Senior Audit Manager - Finance (Actuarial/Accounting)

Aviva; Bristol; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Aviva is seeking a Senior Audit Manager to support their internal audit team for a 6-month period. This role focuses on delivering financial audits, enhancing control frameworks, and engaging with stakeholders to ensure effective risk management. The perfect candidate will have extensive experience in insurance or financial services, strong communication and leadership skills, and a passion for motivating teams.

Benefits

12% Bonus Opportunity

Generous Pension Scheme

29 Days Holiday Plus Bank Holidays

Up to 40% Discount on Aviva Products

Free Aviva Shares Program

Flexible Benefits

Paid Volunteering Days

Wellbeing Support

Qualifications

• Experience in insurance or financial services.
• Familiarity with actuarial and accounting processes.
• Proven ability to lead technical audits.

Responsibilities

• Lead audits, assess effectiveness of control frameworks.
• Report to senior management on risk management.
• Build relationships across the business.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder Management

People Leadership

Project Management

Job description

Senior Audit Manager – Finance (Actuarial/Accounting) – 6-month Fixed Term

National salary: circa £95,000 (Pro-rata)

London salary: circa £110,000 (Pro-rata)

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Audit Manager to join our team for a 6-month paternity cover. This role is great for people who love to lead, who communicate brilliantly, establishing strong relationships across Aviva and who can, with support from the Head of Audit and Financial Risk Audit Director, deliver our financial internal audit plan.

We are looking for immediate joiners (ideally beginning of July).

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 strong 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 key 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, (life insurance, pensions and investments).

• Familiarisation with technical actuarial and/or 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

• 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 around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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