AdresseIt’s an exciting time to join the Finance Transformation team here at AXA, with significant investment planned in all UK&I businesses to transform, deliver new digital services to our customers and streamline and automate our business processes. In this role you'll support finance led initiatives through project planning, business analysis, communications and change management activities.
You'll work on multiple project and small change deliveries engaging with business subject matter experts and process owners, supporting the extraction and documentation of business led requirements, capturing, and assessing the business and application impacts of proposed changes in a structured way while ensuring that the relevant business areas impacted are ready for any changes and are effective in implementing new projects and change.
At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least 40% of your week in our Ipswich office with occasional travel to other AXA sites.
What you’ll be doing:
- Assisting the day-to-day administration of business led change activities, providing support to the finance function and dealing with various tasks to ensure the smooth running of the Finance Transformation team.
- Supporting finance project managers and change leads in maintaining project plans and roadmaps and producing reporting packs and documents in PowerPoint and Word.
- Analysing business processes, identifying alternative solutions, assessing feasibility, and recommending new approaches seeking to leverage new technology.
- Producing business requirement documents on behalf of Finance – identifying the deliverables required to achieve project and small change objectives and to enable benefits to be delivered.
- Providing analytical data as required to support project and small change deliverables and assist in decision making process.
- Providing aid with regular communication to the business teams and key stakeholders on project and small change progress and deliverables.
- Supporting and conducting meetings and workshops including minute taking and actions and distributing and owning the delivery of them post meeting.
- Co-ordinating and contributing to User Acceptance Testing and Business Verification testing to include the review of Test Approach and Test Plan documentation and Testing Status Updates.
Due to the number of applications we expect to receive for this role, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the listed closing date to ensure we’re able to effectively manage interest. Therefore, if you’re interested in joining us at AXA, please don’t hesitate to apply.
Your Profile
What we’re looking for:
- Working towards AAT or CIMA/ACCA or proven experience within a finance function.
- Good understanding of project management methodologies with some experience of project planning and scheduling.
- Proven ability of facilitating and organising workshops.
- Knowledge of process modelling techniques with the use of business modelling tools.
- Commercial and financial understanding ideally gained within a financial services environment.
- Proven stakeholder management experience.
- Strong written skills required to produce analysis and design documentation, with the ability to explain complex scenarios in an easily understandable way.
- Ability to engage effectively with people from all areas and levels of the business within the team, across teams, at senior levels and with external parties.
As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.
About AXA
With a presence in over 60 countries, and 165,000 employees serving the needs of 107 million customers, AXA is big.
But never too big to care for every single person who works here. So when you join us, we promise to put our collective might behind you and your career.
You’ll work in an open and supportive environment where you’ll be developed, challenged and encouraged to move around to achieve even bigger and better things – nationally and internationally. You’ll learn directly from senior leaders, from the best in our business. And you’ll enjoy real responsibility, really early on.
Every large company today talks about supporting diversity and inclusion. But at AXA UK, these values form an integral part of everything we do. For us, it’s about bringing together the best talent, helping people to realise their full potential by being 100% themselves at work and delivering outstanding service to everyone – regardless of difference.
About the Entity
AXA UK Support Functions power AXA’s three customer-facing business units, providing the infrastructure, support and expertise to ensure our customers can always count on us. Whether you’ve got heaps of experience and qualifications behind you, or you’re just starting out, we’ll give you the support and opportunities to help you grow and develop with confidence.
What We Offer
At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:
- Competitive annual salary of up to £45,000 dependent on experience
- Annual company & performance-based bonus
- Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
- Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
- 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave
- AXA employee discounts
- Gym benefits
To apply, click on the ‘apply for this job’ button, you’ll then need to log in or create a profile to submit your CV. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and don’t discriminate against employees or potential employees based on protected characteristics. If you have a long term health condition or disability and require reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, we’re proud to offer access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge. For our support, please send an email to ana.venczel@axa-uk.co.uk.
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