Individually we are people, but together we are Aviva. Individually these are just words, but together they are our Values – Care, Commitment, Community, and Confidence.
The Senior Manager of Finance Operations is responsible for supervising finance controls, reconciliations, technical accounting and operational processes for accounts receivables and accounts payables.
This role will lead the finance operations for those two areas to 1) deliver technical accounting review and guidance, 2) provide quality assessment and feedback on reconciliations to meet Aviva’s Global Blackline framework requirement, 3) lead the team to complete audit walkthroughs and control testing, 4) provide documentation and training to strengthen accounting technical skills as applicable, and to 5) collaborate with Billing Operations and various IT groups to ensure proper delivery of finance objectives.
Further, the Accounting Senior Manager will also provide guidance, collaboration and support on certain operational projects that spans over +3 years. For example, the Senior Manager will provide input to review technical accounting mapping and posting rules as required, review workflows and reporting requirements.
This role will also lead two finance operations managers and a group of analysts to implement actions of operational improvement and simplification.
This role reports directly to the AVP Finance Operations.
Does this sound like your next role? Read on!

What you’ll do:

• Provide technical review and guidance on AR/AP workflows and control documentation.
• Complete Finance Project and process enhancement initiatives.
• Communicate and collaborate with various partnerships to ensure controls and transformation objectives are met
• Ensure key financial controls exist and timely remediation of operational audit issue and meet FRCF standard.
• Uphold Aviva Finance visions in terms of value creation, customer service focus and process simplification.
• Effectively lead the AR and AP operations team to achieve company goals while developing and retaining top talents.
• Mentoring a group of finance managers, analysts and senior analysts, including setting up the short-long term goals, 1:1 coaching.

What you’ll bring:

• Designated accounting professionals with CA, CGA, CMA qualified or equivalent.
• Experience with technical accounting (accounts receivables, expense and revenue recognition, IFRS 17 and more)
• Experience with working with finance operational systems and processes. Familiar with accounting systems.
• Strong problem solving skills, accountability and ownership.
• Strong sense of customer focus, quality results oriented, managing collaborator’s expectation and timely communication.
• Broad business knowledge in Finance accounting / reporting /planning, IT/ Systems, Underwriting, Claims Operations, Reserving, IFRS17.
• Promote collaboration, flexibility and adaptability, and collaborative efforts with other teams.
• Strong leadership, coaching and mentoring skills and staff management.
• The candidate will have 7 plus years in a progressive leadership role, specifically within finance operations and strong exposure to financial systems implementation.
• Preferably experience with Property & Casualty Insurance or Life Insurance.
• Prior work in a financial reporting/operations environment and familiar with IFRS control requirements.
• Experience as a people manager and led teams to complete finance results.

What you’ll get:

• Compelling rewards package including base compensation, eligibility for annual bonus, retirement savings, share plan, health benefits, personal wellness, and volunteer opportunities.
• Outstanding Career Development opportunities.
• We’ll support your professional development education.
• Competitive vacation package with the option to purchase 5 extra days off per year
• Employee driven programs focused on gender, LGBTQ+, origins, diversity and inclusion
• Corporate wellness programs to support our employees’ physical and mental health
• Hybrid flexible work model

Please note that we may use AI tools to help us through the recruitment process. This is a new position which has been posted both internally & externally.
Aviva Canada has an accommodation process in place to provide accommodations for employees with disabilities. If upon commencement of employment you require a specific accommodation because of a disability, please contact your Talent Acquisition Partner so that an appropriate accommodation can be arranged. This process applies throughout your career with Aviva Canada.

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• Provide technical review and guidance on AR/AP workflows and control documentation.
• Complete Finance Project and process enhancement initiatives.
• Communicate and collaborate with various partnerships to ensure controls and transformation objectives are met
• Ensure key financial controls exist and timely remediation of operational audit issue and meet FRCF standard.
• Uphold Aviva Finance visions in terms of value creation, customer service focus and process simplification.
• Effectively lead the AR and AP operations team to achieve company goals while developing and retaining top talents.
• Mentoring a group of finance managers, analysts and senior analysts, including setting up the short-long term goals, 1:1 coaching