Technical Accounting Senior Manager
- Recruiter
- Aviva
- Location
- York
- Salary
- Competitive and benefits
- Posted
- 13 Sep 2017
- Closes
- 04 Oct 2017
- Sectors
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Technical Accounting Senior Manager
York
Job ID: R-56394
Full time
Aviva provides around 31 million customers worldwide with insurance, savings and investment products. We are the UK's largest insurer and one of Europe's leading providers of life and general insurance. We combine strong life insurance, general insurance and asset management businesses under one powerful brand. We are committed to serving our customers well in order to build a stronger, sustainable business, which makes a positive contribution to society, and for which our people are proud to work.
Aviva's a new global operating model for Finance, based on shared services supporting the markets and a leaner corporate centre consists of four pillars.
The four pillars of this global operating model are:
- Aviva Finance Markets (AFM) : a commercial team who will be a co-pilot to the market CEOs and business leadership teams.
- Aviva Finance Operations (AFO): a highly effective and agile team managing resources and providing excellent services to the rest of our function.
- Aviva Finance Technical (AFT): a team of Finance experts who will leverage our global technical expertise in areas like investments, tax, hedging, re-insurance and actuarial advisory to provide "solutions" which are consistent across Finance.
- Aviva Finance Corporate (AFC): an insight-oriented team who will own headquarter functions such as Investor Relations, Capital Allocation, Treasury, Financial Planning & Analysis, and Mergers & Acquisitions.
The Team
The Technical Advisory and Policy team owns and advises on group accounting policy and its application globally. The team also advises on regulatory reporting policy.
In particular the team:
- Provides accounting advisory support on a wide range of queries, transactions and projects, partnering the Markets and Centre in making financial decisions.
- Supports high quality external and internal reporting delivery.
- Supports the interpretation and implementation of new accounting developments and inputs into Aviva's lobbying position.
- Owns Group reporting manuals in respect of IFRS and Solvency II.
- Provides relevant training.
The Person
Supports the Head of Technical Accounting to deliver best in class technical accounting advisory support to Markets and Centre, covering both IFRS and Solvency II. This role will have a specific responsibility for Technical Accounting relating to reinsurance, both internal and external.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Leading on accounting advisory support on a range of queries, transactions and projects. These would include the development of internal reinsurance transactions.
- Review and quality assurance of external and internal reporting deliveries.
- Engagement and issue resolution with external audit on technical accounting matters.
- Interpretation and implementation of new accounting developments.
- Contributes to updates to Group accounting manuals.
- Provide training to wider finance on areas of expertise.
- Perform role responsibilities in a way that minimises operational risks and take timely action when issues arise.
Skills & Experience required
Qualifications:
- Degree level or equivalent
- Qualified accountant with in depth knowledge of IFRS and/or the regulatory reporting environment within which Aviva operates (e.g Solvency II).
Skills/Knowledge:
- Strong interpersonal skills and stakeholder management.
- Experience of working with colleagues across disciplines and is credible with senior management.
- Attention to detail and controls focus, strives to keep the business safe from financial misstatement.
- Commercially astute, and able to translate between business actions and financial implications.
- Exercises sound and balanced judgement in complex situations.
- Can flex priorities in line with changing business needs.
- Proven ability to manage a diverse portfolio of work.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
- Excellent written and oral skills.
Experience:
- Excellent technical accounting analysis skills including experience of researching, understanding, interpreting and applying accounting standards.
- Experience of working in a technical accounting capacity that covers reinsurance transactions.
Additional Information
Bring to Aviva what makes you different and we'll support you to do the best work of your life. We encourage applications from everyone who wants to help us achieve our purpose of helping our customers to Defy Uncertainty.
Becoming a more inclusive and diverse organisation is a business imperative. 87% of our people feel that people from diverse backgrounds can succeed at Aviva. We are accelerating our strategy through innovative practices and expert partners.
One of Aviva's core values is Care More, and this is brought to life through the flexible ways we like to work. This may include working from home some of the time, of flexible work schedules to accommodate parent and career responsibilities, further studies and hobbies.
York
Job ID: R-56394
Full time
Aviva provides around 31 million customers worldwide with insurance, savings and investment products. We are the UK's largest insurer and one of Europe's leading providers of life and general insurance. We combine strong life insurance, general insurance and asset management businesses under one powerful brand. We are committed to serving our customers well in order to build a stronger, sustainable business, which makes a positive contribution to society, and for which our people are proud to work.
Aviva's a new global operating model for Finance, based on shared services supporting the markets and a leaner corporate centre consists of four pillars.
The four pillars of this global operating model are:
- Aviva Finance Markets (AFM) : a commercial team who will be a co-pilot to the market CEOs and business leadership teams.
- Aviva Finance Operations (AFO): a highly effective and agile team managing resources and providing excellent services to the rest of our function.
- Aviva Finance Technical (AFT): a team of Finance experts who will leverage our global technical expertise in areas like investments, tax, hedging, re-insurance and actuarial advisory to provide "solutions" which are consistent across Finance.
- Aviva Finance Corporate (AFC): an insight-oriented team who will own headquarter functions such as Investor Relations, Capital Allocation, Treasury, Financial Planning & Analysis, and Mergers & Acquisitions.
The Team
The Technical Advisory and Policy team owns and advises on group accounting policy and its application globally. The team also advises on regulatory reporting policy.
In particular the team:
- Provides accounting advisory support on a wide range of queries, transactions and projects, partnering the Markets and Centre in making financial decisions.
- Supports high quality external and internal reporting delivery.
- Supports the interpretation and implementation of new accounting developments and inputs into Aviva's lobbying position.
- Owns Group reporting manuals in respect of IFRS and Solvency II.
- Provides relevant training.
The Person
Supports the Head of Technical Accounting to deliver best in class technical accounting advisory support to Markets and Centre, covering both IFRS and Solvency II. This role will have a specific responsibility for Technical Accounting relating to reinsurance, both internal and external.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Leading on accounting advisory support on a range of queries, transactions and projects. These would include the development of internal reinsurance transactions.
- Review and quality assurance of external and internal reporting deliveries.
- Engagement and issue resolution with external audit on technical accounting matters.
- Interpretation and implementation of new accounting developments.
- Contributes to updates to Group accounting manuals.
- Provide training to wider finance on areas of expertise.
- Perform role responsibilities in a way that minimises operational risks and take timely action when issues arise.
Skills & Experience required
Qualifications:
- Degree level or equivalent
- Qualified accountant with in depth knowledge of IFRS and/or the regulatory reporting environment within which Aviva operates (e.g Solvency II).
Skills/Knowledge:
- Strong interpersonal skills and stakeholder management.
- Experience of working with colleagues across disciplines and is credible with senior management.
- Attention to detail and controls focus, strives to keep the business safe from financial misstatement.
- Commercially astute, and able to translate between business actions and financial implications.
- Exercises sound and balanced judgement in complex situations.
- Can flex priorities in line with changing business needs.
- Proven ability to manage a diverse portfolio of work.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
- Excellent written and oral skills.
Experience:
- Excellent technical accounting analysis skills including experience of researching, understanding, interpreting and applying accounting standards.
- Experience of working in a technical accounting capacity that covers reinsurance transactions.
Additional Information
Bring to Aviva what makes you different and we'll support you to do the best work of your life. We encourage applications from everyone who wants to help us achieve our purpose of helping our customers to Defy Uncertainty.
Becoming a more inclusive and diverse organisation is a business imperative. 87% of our people feel that people from diverse backgrounds can succeed at Aviva. We are accelerating our strategy through innovative practices and expert partners.
One of Aviva's core values is Care More, and this is brought to life through the flexible ways we like to work. This may include working from home some of the time, of flexible work schedules to accommodate parent and career responsibilities, further studies and hobbies.