Investment Analyst

Investment Analyst

London

Salary - £40,000 - £50,000

We’re currently recruiting for an Investment Analyst to join our fantastic Annuity Asset Origination (AAO) team, part of Aviva’s market-leading Annuity and Equity Release business. If you’re passionate about fixed income investments and want to develop your expertise across a wide range of asset classes, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Whether you’re a recent graduate with a financial or quantitative degree or already working in a similar role and looking for your next challenge, we’d love to hear from you.

A bit about the job:

The AAO team enables investment in assets to back annuity liabilities, consistently achieving annual volumes of around £7 billion. We work closely with asset managers to source and negotiate investments, draft analysis and recommendations for investment committees, and explore new asset classes.

As an Investment Analyst, you’ll gain exposure to a wide range of fixed income asset classes — from infrastructure and real estate debt to structured finance and private placements in private markets, as well as corporate, sovereign, and emerging market debt in public markets.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Confidence with numerical and quantitative analysis, ideally with a financial or quantitative degree and strong Excel skills; basic coding ability is a plus.

• Keen interest in fixed income investments and liability-driven investing, with a basic understanding of Solvency II regulation.

• Ability to summarise complex decision-making considerations and draft compelling investment rationale and recommendations.

• Understanding of market risk management fundamentals, including vanilla derivatives for hedging interest rate and currency exposures.

• Interest in pursuing further investment or financial qualifications (e.g. CFA or actuarial).

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 between £40,000 - £50,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)

• Bonus opportunity - 8%  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, please give Jessica Mason a call on 07387 545 666 or send an email to Jessica.Mason@aviva.com.