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General Ledger Accounting SME

Salary Circa £55,000

It is an exciting time to join the General Ledger accounting and control team. We are recruiting for a career driven and meticulous individual to join our team as a General Ledger accounting and financial control manager to manage and account for the newly acquired group of companies, Probitas. This is great for someone who thrives in a delivery driven team, and who wants to make a positive impact in a time of significant change.

You will play a key role in integrating Probitas into our finance system, ensure we account accurately under IFRS 17 and manage the financial control. You will have the opportunity to work with different stakeholders including Probitas and the teams across Aviva.

A bit about the job:

The role holder will own and deliver the conversion of the local GAAP trial balance into UKGI chart of accounts, calculate the IFRS 17 accounting and process into the UKGI general ledgers within the agreed month end close timetables.

Given the complexity of the company structure, the individually will be required to account for consolidated and legal entity views into the ledger and own the transactions, while working closely with the GI reporting and consolidation team to ensure this is all recorded accurately into the general ledger.

The role will also support the Balance Sheet reconciliation and financial reporting for the Probitas group of companies. The role will report into the UKGI general ledger accounting team within GI Finance.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

* Qualified accountant.

* Knowledge of IFRS 17 preferable.

* Conversion from local GAAP to IFRS preferable.

* Experience of operating strong financial control, and of consolidation and elimination.

* Strong practical accounting capabilities including intergroup, consolidation and balance sheet analytics.

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 £55,000 (location, skills, experience, and qualifications dependant)

* Bonus opportunity of 10% 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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