Head of Claims Finance Business Partnering

Head of Claims Finance Business Partnering Norwich or London Salary from £100,000 (DOE) Are you a highly commercially-focused Senior Finance professional, who has tons of experience managing large teams within a General Insurance (GI) setting? Are you an exceptional relationship builder, who always has a performance-focused lens when it comes to driving the very best financial performance, and is used to working in a highly demanding, but rewarding, Personal lines and Claims environment? If so, we’d love you to take a closer look at our latest senior vacancy - Head of Claims Finance Business Partnering, which can be based out of our Norwich or London offices (hybrid working), with occasional travel to our Perth offices also! A bit about the job: You’ll be the Finance Lead, and partner to, Aviva UK GI Claims function, operating as a senior leader on both the Personal Lines Business Partnering team as well as sitting on our Claims Senior Leadership (SLT) Team. The role requires collaborative working to drive financial performance, as well as deliver great customer and commercial outcomes. Key areas for focus will be leading a team of 13, alongside supporting and challenging the Claims SLT in delivering its goals, advising on the financial implications of proposed actions and actions already taken. Skills and Experience You will need prior experience working for a General Insurance / Claims business, operating in a senior finance role – i.e., you’ll need to understand the commercial drivers within this environment We need someone with the ability to demonstrate excellent senior stakeholder and business partnering skills You’ll have the right level of commercial understanding as to how the financial side of a General Insurance business runs, so you can drive performance Prior exposure of managing a large team, with excellent influencing and motivation skills You’ll also be degree educated and ideally a qualified accountant (or relevant extensive experience if not) 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 of up to £100,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications) Bonus opportunity of 25% of annual salary (actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva.) 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 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. To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here 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 daisy.holmes1@aviva.com. We help our 19.5 million customers to save for the future and manage the risks of everyday life. To give these customers the best possible products and service we know we must make Aviva the most attractive choice for talented, entrepreneurial people with diverse backgrounds and an evolving range of expertise and insight. So, we’re passionate about helping our 23,000 people to do the best work of their lives, to enable them to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers.