Wealth Financial Controller

Wealth Financial Controller

Location: York or London based (50% hybrid working)

Salary: circa £130,000

This is a great job for someone who enjoys bringing clarity to complex financial environments and feels energised by leading a skilled team across reporting, controls and financial planning. It’s ideal for someone who builds strong relationships across finance, tax, risk and operations, and who feels confident shaping reporting that senior leaders can rely on. You’ll thrive here if you enjoy increasing efficiency, supporting business growth and helping others do their best work.

A bit about the job:

Our market leading Wealth business is growing rapidly, and this role exists to keep our financial reporting accurate, timely and trusted as we grow. You’ll lead reporting and controls across several Wealth legal entities, supporting better decision‑making and strong governance. You’ll guide capital and liquidity planning to support sustainable, long‑term business performance. You’ll also lead our Policyholder Tax team, working closely with the business to ensure accurate and compliant reporting. Overall, you’ll play a central role in shaping how Finance partner with the business through delivery of results, managing financial stability and planning for growth.  

Please note that if London based, weekly travel will be required for this role to our York office (expensed by Aviva).

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Strong knowledge of Wealth and regulatory requirements, with a solid understanding of the retail investments industry.

• Deep technical accounting expertise and strong financial management capability.

• Skilled at communicating complex topics clearly to support effective decision‑making.

• Experienced people leader with a track record of delivering change across finance and cross‑functional teams.

• Confident presenting to Boards and executive committees, with strong stakeholder influence skills.

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.

• Salary circa £130,000 (depending on skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity – 25% 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
• 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 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 send an email to Balazs Palcsek at balazs.palcsek@aviva.com