Balance Sheet Reconciliation Specialist

Hybrid in Norwich·Full-time·Added yesterday (last checked 12 Nov)

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Our summary

Salary: £27,000 a year
About £1,910 a month after tax.
Work mode: Hybrid, Norwich
Contract: Full-time
Holiday: 25 days holiday + bank holidays
Pension: Up to 14% employer pension

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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 £27,000 - depending on skills, experience, and qualifications
Bonus opportunity - 6% of annual salary, depending on your performance and the business'
Generous pension scheme - we'll contribute up to 14%
Get up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan
Make your money go further - up to 40% discount on Aviva products, plus other retailer discounts
25 days holiday plus bank holidays - you can buy or sell up to 5 days
Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer's leave
Industry-leading access to life and healthcare cover with discounted car and home insurance rates, including offers for friends and family too
Fully paid maternity/paternity leave
Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
Get free access to a wealth of resources that will help look after your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing, including company-funded Group Income Protection, Aviva Digicare+ and the popular Headspace app

The role

You'll join our Finance team, helping to prepare accurate balance sheet reconciliations across our UK, Ireland, and Healthcare businesses. Your work will support financial control and help us make sure our records are complete and reliable. You'll work closely with other teams, learning how your role fits into the wider finance function. You'll be trusted to spot issues, suggest improvements, and keep things running smoothly.

Permanent & 18-month FTC roles

Location: Norwich based (50% hybrid working)

Salary: circa £27,000

This is a great job for someone who is looking to build their finance career in a collaborative and supportive team. You might be newly qualified, studying towards a finance qualification, or simply keen to deepen your understanding of financial processes. If you enjoy working with data, solving problems, and making things clearer for others, this could be a great next step.

We currently have two open roles in our team: one permanent and one on a 18-month Fixed-term contract basis.

Skills and experience we're looking for

Strong time management and analytical skills
Good Excel knowledge and a problem-solving mindset
Ability to work with large volumes of data and spot inconsistencies
Finance and accounting knowledge (studying towards a qualification is a plus)
Experience with Oracle Financials is helpful but not essential

Aviva is for everyone

We're inclusive and welcome everyone - we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. Don't let it be a barrier to your application. And if you're in a job share, feel free to apply as a pair.

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.

We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job.

We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you need a different way of applying, please send an email to Balazs Palcsek at balazs.palcsek@aviva.com

Hiring process

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We'll contact you
With a recruiter
Once you've applied, or Aviva has found you on LinkedIn, a recruiter gets in touch to discuss your application and the specific opportunity in more detail.
We'll send a test
If you're successful at the first stage, you're invited to the next stage of the process, which could be an online test or interview. If you're unsuccessful, you're told.
You'll come to interview
Aviva agrees an interview date and time. The interview may be a one-to-one meeting or a group assessment; there may be more than one stage to this part of the process.
We'll make an offer
You'll complete screening checks · 1–2 days
You can stay in touch
With Candidate Care team
Once PES checks pass, candidates receive a 'confirmation of start date' email and can ask the Candidate Care team questions before their first day.

Aviva interviews every disabled applicant who has the essential skills and experience for the job; tell the recruitment team about a disclosed disability after applying.
There may be more than one stage to the interview part of the process; candidates are told in advance.