Senior Analyst, Corporate Strategy & Competitive Intelligence

Aviva • Toronto, ON

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

Aviva Canada is seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Senior Analyst to join their Corporate Planning and Strategy team. This role will support many key strategic deliverables, including the Canadian annual strategic review process, thorough analysis of both internal and external data in collaboration with the business to develop strategy and support the Financial Planning process, and liaising with Group strategy colleagues on regular deliverables. The ideal candidate will be a power user of Excel and PowerPoint, capable of transforming complex data into clear, actionable insights.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Actuarial Science, Economics, or a related field with a data-focused background
• Basic competitor and market knowledge with a general understanding of available sources of internal/external insight
• Experience with financial analysis supporting strategy formation – e.g. scenario modelling, business case development, cost-benefit analysis
• Outstanding relationship-builder comfortable forming relationships with colleagues/stakeholders at all levels of seniority
• Executive-level communication: exceptional written presentation skills, with the ability to prepare factual and impactful presentation decks to express complex ideas

Nice To Haves

• CPA, CFA, or actuarial exam progression is an asset
• Familiarity with P&C industry data sources (e.g. MSA) is an asset

Responsibilities

• Conduct research, analyze data, formulate insights, produce reports, and slide content as needed, and combine market intelligence perspectives and qualitative and quantitative data
• Work closely with internal business leaders across Aviva to assemble market intelligence, assess capabilities and benchmark performance
• Produce supporting materials for Executive office, Group executive presentations, board meetings (Aviva plc, and Canada), and various departments as required to communication information and ideas effectively and simply
• Independently drive analysis to arrive at options and recommendations using a hypothesis and data-driven approach, liaising with Finance, Analytics and Actuarial teams
• Support the research & development of perspectives on emerging industry trends
• Curate and contribute to a centralized depository of competitive intelligence data along with providing meaningful commentary on the significance to Aviva, highlighting risks and opportunities
• Support ad hoc analysis and reporting requests from senior leadership

Benefits

• 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
• Support for 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior