Data Manager

Data Manager

Location: York

Salary: circa £40,000 - £45,000

Data is pivotal to everything we do in Finance Investment Operations Change. We need data to be accurate, timely, and easily reportable to enable effective decision-making. Our team supports several strategic areas across the business, ensuring the safe delivery of strategic projects into operational finance environments. Data is crucial for understanding impacts on operational areas, managing resources in our change team, and ensuring charges and benefits are correctly allocated and tracked.

As a Data Manager, you will continuously seek to improve the way we work, particularly by leveraging data visualization tools to streamline our reporting. You will also understand the importance of data in the decision-making process. This role will give you the opportunity to work with stakeholders across the business as well as our senior leadership team.

A bit about the job: 

You will join our Finance Investment Operations Change Team, which supports our wider Finance and Investment Operations function. As a Data Manager, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that all demand into our team is managed in a controlled way. You will work alongside project leads and our internal teams to understand our data. Day-to-day tasks will include:

• Data Management: Record and maintain data in our Book of Work, ensuring it is accurate and up to date. Develop and uphold data standards.
• Reporting and Analysis: Analyse data to identify risks/issues and report findings to stakeholders. Support MI development.
• Collaboration and Support: Work with the PMO to update tools like Planview, support project leads, ensure accurate billing, and uphold quality assurance.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Effective Communication: Ability to adapt communication styles to different audiences and clearly articulate data findings. This is crucial for collaborating with stakeholders and ensuring everyone understands the insights derived from data.
• Analytical and Technical Proficiency: Strong analytical skills and experience with tools like Excel, R, or Python. This showcases your capability to handle complex data, perform in-depth analysis, and support data solution design.
• Creative Problem-Solving: Ability to think creatively and drive innovative solutions to improve processes and deliver successful outcomes.

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 around £40,000 - £45,000 - 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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