24 Oct
Aviva
London
Investment Manager
Salary £70,000 - £80,000
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and tenacious Investment Manager to join our team. This is a great job for someone with exceptional analytical skills and ability to deliver strategic asset investment outcomes for the Aviva annuity business!
A bit about the job:
This role sits within the Annuity Asset Origination (AAO) team in Aviva UK Life, part of the Chief Investment Officer (CIO)team. This team works very closely with Aviva Investors and a small number of external managers to oversee our annuity business. Within this role you will be working a team who lead on the production of asset return assumptions for annuity pricing,
asset origination inputs into annuity business planning and strategy, and insightful asset origination.
Additionally, you will:
- Produce the asset assumptions for annuity pricing, working with BPA pricing and deal teams, and get approvals to ensure the business remains competitive and profitable throughout changing market conditions
- Help guide strategic decisions for the annuity business by providing input on asset planning and working with Finance to optimise results
- Produce regular reports on asset origination, used to update senior stakeholders of performance against targets, informed by current market conditions
- Create the annual plan for annuity asset origination volumes and projected investment performance, reconciling this with the overall annuity investment strategy
- Analyse projected asset and liability pipelines to provide updates on optimal timing of origination to key business partners across Finance and Operations teams. Design and develop tools and models to assist with the above tasks
Skills and experience we're looking for:
- High quality, quantitative degree with a preference for a relevant professional qualification
- A team-player with a hands-on, proactive approach and an ability to drive forward change and build effective internal networks to deliver results, including a proven track record to prioritise competing projects and keep multiple initiatives running
- A demonstrated ability to manage and influence key stakeholders, including an ability to write clear, well-structured and easily understood documents and present them to governance committees
- Ability and willingness to train and project-manage junior team members
- Working knowledge of VBA and SQL are advantageous
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.
- Starting salary between £70,000 and £80,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
- Bonus opportunity - 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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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 give Tawana Chin a call on 07789 624461 or send an email to [email protected] .
▶️ Investment Manager
🖊️ Aviva
📍 London