Interim Finance Accounting Analyst

Interim Finance Accounting Analyst – c. £36,000 for Norwich, Sheffield, York, or Bristol Are you an experienced Finance / Accountancy Analyst, who has a strong knowledge of MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, coupled with excellent analysis and problem-solving skills? Here at Aviva, we are looking for long-term interim support to help us deliver change as part of our Finance Transformation project – the role of Finance Accounting Analyst will be offered on 18-month contract basis. A bit about the job: You will join Aviva’s newly developed Transformation team, delivering business analysis and suggesting & implementing process improvements. Tasks will include discussing with stakeholders their requirements, identifying solutions, resolving business problems, and setting out the impacts and risks these may have. Additionally, you will collaborate with other Finance Transformation teams where required, to ensure we are mapping processes correctly and are building solutions that resolve business problems and deliver successful outcomes. Aviva introduced “smart-working” in 2020 and encourage flexible working; however, the successful post-holder will need to be based a commutable distance from our Norwich, Sheffield, York, or Bristol offices. Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Previous experience of delivering business change in a Finance and/or Accountancy Analyst (or similar type of) role - Insurance / Financial Services experience would be preferred but not essential
• Excellent presentation, stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships across a range of stakeholders and project teams, ensuring effective engagement to drive awareness and buy-in
• Ability to gather and analyse business requirements, using appropriate requirements, documentation, and management processes
• Ability to support process engineering to identify and assess impacts

What you’ll get for this role:

• Annual salary of c. £36,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications).
• Aviva will contribute up to 14% to your personal pension (dependent on your contribution)
• Eligibility for annual performance bonus.
• Family friendly parental and carer’s leave.
• 29 days holiday per year plus bank holidays and 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 are inclusive – we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you’re in a job share just apply as a pair. We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 60% of their time in our offices and 40% at home. To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you’ve applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we’ll interview you. We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Daisy Holmes a call on (+44) 7436 672007 or send an email to daisy.holmes@aviva.com.