Manager – Actuarial & Financial Reporting Controls Function

Our Finance team has started the search for a manager to join the AFRC Function within our Aviva Life & Pensions Ireland (“ALPI”) business.

AFRCF provides assurance in relation to effectiveness of the control environment over Aviva’s external financial reporting. The role reports to the Head of Finance Reporting Controls and will also be closely aligned with the wider FRCF within Aviva. The role will focus on:

• Delivery of 1st line assurance (including FRCF) activity for the ALPI business, performing this assurance activity in respect of local and Group finance and actuarial reporting processes, including supporting the Head of Actuarial Function in meeting their responsibilities.

• Communicating with key stakeholders and relevant process and control owners, working closely with them to ensure maintenance of a strong and effective control environment

• Building relationships across the business to give you visibility and understanding of the end-to-end reporting process

• Supporting a program of change to ensure that our FRCF activity is closely aligned to wider business developments, such as IFRS17 adoption

• Identifying other opportunities such as process automation or consistency of data usage across the business to further enhance the control environment

Duties & Responsibilities:  

• Delivery of 1st line (including FRCF) assurance activity, and required to work as part of the ALPI Finance & Actuarial team supporting these requirements.

• Supporting agreement with local, group & project stakeholders the assurance activity required to be performed throughout the year, including timing and prioritisation of this activity.

• Drafting key 1st line assurance governance activities, including provision of papers for local and Group forums and input into Board and Audit Committee reporting.

• Working closely with subject matter experts (“SMEs”) and specialists across the wider Risk & Controls team on delivery of certain aspects of FRCF, for example IT and Actuarial SME’s

• Proactively managing your relationship with key stakeholders, including market FRCF leads and process owners, internal audit and external audit stakeholders

Skills & experience we're looking for:

• Recent audit experience (external audit or internal audit)

• Qualified Actuary

• Experience and knowledge of life insurance under IFRS and Solvency II is desirable

• Risk and controls delivery experience, including SOX and internal risk and controls management

• Knowledge and experience of financial reporting controls

• Actuarial reporting experience

• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), with the ability to communicate complex issues in an easily understood manner

• Ability to manage and drive change in a complex environment

• Relationship management skills to achieve objectives through others and maintain effective stakeholder relationships across both the businesses/markets and external suppliers

• Effective influencing skills with people at all levels internally and externally with the ability to build credible working relationships

• Ability to prioritise workload effectively to meet deadlines whilst maintaining high quality of outputs

• Work as a part of a highly motivated team to deliver the whole team objectives

What will you get for this role?

• A competitive market leading salary depending on skills, experience, and qualifications 

• Generous pension (employee contribution matching of up to 14% if you contribute 8%)

• Annual performance related bonus and pay review

• Holiday allowance of 29 days plus bank holidays, and the option to buy/sell up to 5 additional days

• Free car parking

• Generous Health & dental insurance contributions after six months

• Aviva Matching Share Plan and Save As You Earn scheme and Approved Profit Share Scheme

• Cycle to Work benefit scheme

• TaxSaver Travel Scheme

• Family friendly parent’s (matching paternity and maternity leave) and carer’s leave.

• Up to 40% discount for some Aviva products plus discounts for Friends and Family

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Volunteering days

• Professional qualification support and transparent career progression plans

Aviva is for Everyone

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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.

We prefer all applications to be submitted online, however if you require an alternative method of applying, please contact Megan.Crabbe@aviva.com