Aviva
Project Manager - Finance
Project Manager – Finance & Actuarial Change
Location: Cherrywood / Hybrid
Contract Type: 6-Month Contract
Reporting To: Finance Change & Operations Lead
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to support the successful delivery of two strategic Finance change initiatives: an actuarial model migration programme and a fund project.
This role will be responsible for coordinating project delivery activities across Finance, Actuarial, IT, external suppliers and senior stakeholders, ensuring both initiatives progress in a controlled, well-governed and timely manner. The successful candidate will play a central role in delivery planning, governance, stakeholder engagement, risk and dependency management, and business readiness activities.
This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive and organised project professional who thrives in a fast-paced, regulated environment and enjoys working across multiple teams to drive successful business outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
As Project Manager, you will:
Coordinate the day-to-day delivery of ALPI activities across both the actuarial model migration and fund project.
Ensure business requirements, project plans, actions, risks, issues and dependencies are clearly documented, owned and actively managed.
Provide proactive and transparent communication on project progress, key decisions, issues and actions to stakeholders at all levels.
Support project delivery through the effective coordination of ALPI stakeholders, milestones, governance activities, regulatory requirements and business readiness plans.
Develop and maintain integrated project plans, milestone trackers, RAID logs, decision logs and action trackers, ensuring reporting is accurate, timely and suitable for senior stakeholder review.
Organise and facilitate governance forums, working groups and Steering Committee (SteerCo) meetings, ensuring materials are prepared, actions are tracked and decisions are formally documented.
Coordinate activities with external partners, advisers and specialist suppliers, ensuring effective collaboration and alignment.
Support business readiness activities, including process documentation, controls design, training, knowledge transfer, transition to BAU operations and post-implementation support arrangements.
Promote strong project governance, change management and risk disciplines, ensuring delivery aligns with agreed governance frameworks, risk and control requirements, and Aviva change management standards.
Build and maintain strong working relationships across local ALPI teams, Aviva UK/IWR stakeholders, external suppliers and senior business leaders to support successful project delivery.
Skills & Experience
Essential
Experience in Project Management, Change Delivery, PMO, Business Transformation or related roles.
Experience working within Financial Services, Insurance, Actuarial, Finance or other regulated environments.
Strong planning and project coordination skills, with proven experience managing project plans, milestones, RAID logs, action trackers and governance reporting.
Experience supporting medium to large-scale change programmes involving multiple stakeholders, business areas, suppliers and delivery workstreams.
Good understanding of project governance, change control, risk management, dependency management and business readiness disciplines.
Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence, challenge constructively and maintain delivery momentum.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the preparation of governance papers, status reports, meeting outputs and executive-level updates.
Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and drive actions through to completion.
Desirable
Experience working with external suppliers, consultants or implementation partners.
Knowledge of Finance and/or Actuarial processes within an insurance environment.
Experience supporting regulatory or business-critical transformation programmes.
What We're Looking For
The ideal candidate will be highly organised, delivery-focused and capable of bringing structure and momentum to complex change initiatives. You will be comfortable working across diverse stakeholder groups, managing competing priorities and ensuring that risks, dependencies and actions are proactively identified and addressed.
You will bring a collaborative approach, strong attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes within a robust governance framework.