Senior Finance Business Partner

Senior Finance Business Partner

12-month Fixed-term Contract

Liverpool, York, Leeds or Norwich based (50% hybrid working)

Salary: circa £70,000

This is a great job for someone who loves turning financial insight into commercial action and influencing senior leaders to make great decisions. You'll be an experienced Finance Business Partner, Commercial Finance professional or FP&A leader who's ready to make a meaningful impact across a strategically important business. This role would suit someone who enjoys leading teams, building relationships and helping a business deliver better outcomes for customers and colleagues alike.

A bit about the job:

You'll be joining the Direct Line Motability team, helping shape financial performance and support key business decisions. Working closely with senior leaders, you'll provide insight, challenge and guidance that helps the business balance customer outcomes with commercial success. You'll lead financial planning, forecasting and performance reporting while identifying opportunities and managing risks. You'll also play an important role in supporting transformation and strategic initiatives across the business. Alongside this, you'll lead and develop a talented team, helping them grow while delivering great outcomes for Aviva and our Motability customers.

Please note that regular travel to our Liverpool office will be required for this role, if not Liverpool based (expensed by the company).

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Significant experience in Finance Business Partnering, FP&A or Commercial Finance within a complex organisation.

• Strong financial modelling, forecasting and analytical skills, with the ability to turn data into clear recommendations.

• Experience influencing, challenging and building credibility with senior stakeholders.

• Proven experience leading, developing and motivating high-performing teams.

• Fully qualified accountant with a CCAB-recognised qualification and a strong understanding of financial controls and reporting requirements.

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 want you to shine. That’s why we have so much to offer you:

• Salary around £70,000 - depending on skills, experience, and qualifications
• Bonus opportunity – 12% of annual salary, depending on your performance and the business’
• 29 days of paid leave exclusive of public holidays - with the option of buying or selling additional holiday days
• Generous pension scheme – we’ll contribute up to 14%
• 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

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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We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please send Balazs Palcsek a mail at balazs.palcsek@aviva.com

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