Performance Management (Expenses) Senior Manager

6-month Fixed term contract (Paternity cover from November 2025)

Location: Norwich, Sheffield, York (50% hybrid working – travel to Norwich required)

Salary: circa £70,000

This is a great opportunity for someone who is ready to lead with purpose and pace. You might be an experienced finance professional looking to step into a senior leadership role, or someone who thrives on driving performance and influencing change. If you’re commercially sharp, confident with cost management, and passionate about making finance more efficient and insightful, this could be your next move.

Please note that there is weekly / fortnightly travel required to our Norwich hub to be successful in this role.

A bit about the job:

This role sits at the heart of UK General Insurance Finance, helping shape how we manage and improve our cost base as on the UK’s leading insurance provides. You’ll be part of a team that delivers high-quality forecasts and insights, supporting smarter decisions across the business. You’ll work closely with senior leaders, challenging and advising on cost performance and transformation. You’ll also help prepare for the integration of Direct Line, ensuring our expense processes are fit for the future. It’s a role that brings real influence and impact.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Experience in a finance role within a large organisation or the insurance sector.
• Strong commercial focus and ability to prioritise what matters.
• Confident influencing senior stakeholders and challenging constructively.
• Proactive, performance-driven, and comfortable with change.
• Skilled at managing multiple priorities and leading teams.

What you’ll get:

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’
• 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

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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 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 to balazs.palcsek@aviva.com