Finance Data Operations Manager

Permanent

Location:  Edinburgh, Peterborough or Witham (We believe in the power of in-person collaboration, and our hybrid model requires colleagues to be in the office a minimum of 40% of their time)  

Salary: A competitive salary from £57,600 - £86,400 depending on the experience you can bring  

Closing date: 8 December 2025 

We recognise that as a business we can, and want to, make a difference. Whether that’s creating positive habits in our office environment, helping customers invest responsibly or by supporting our communities.

  

We help people live their best lives. We help them with the big stuff, for the moments that matter: Pensions, Savings, Investments. At Aegon, we strive in creating a diverse organisation that plays a meaningful role in driving greater equity, inclusion and belonging. 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Data Operations Manager to join our Finance Data Management team. Reporting to the Head of Data Management the Finance Data Operations Manager will play a vital role in in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and availability of financial information for decision-making, reporting, and compliance purposes. The team collaborates closely with various stakeholders, including finance, risk, IT, and other departments, to establish robust data governance processes and optimise data management practices.

As the Finance Data Operations Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of financial data management and operations within the function. Your primary focus will be on ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and availability of financial data, as well as driving process improvements and operational efficiencies. You will lead a team of finance professionals and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to achieve strategic objectives.

Key Responsibilities include:

  • Having accountability for the Finance Data management BAU cycle, ensuring all deliverables are completed to time and to standard.  Role holder is accountable for the monitoring and reporting of all Finance Data Warehouse flows, with demonstrable compliance with our Data Policies

  • Managing the Finance Data Management controls framework, ensuring full compliance with SOx and Audit expectations

  • Ownership of documentation for key data processes, ensuring these are subject to regular baselining and continuous improvement

  • Coaching and leadership of a team of Finance Data Analysts

  • Supporting the Head of Finance Data Management in setting and executing the strategy for future data developments

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

  • Excellence in communication / interpersonal skills

  • Sound awareness of finance risk frameworks (e.g., SOx, RCSA and Business Continuity)

  • Demonstrable planning and organisation skills with excellent attention to detail with background in review and testing

  • Expert in the data lifecycle and quality standards

  • Good technical knowledge of products and services

What’s in it for you?

  • We’re serious about your future and our enhanced pension scheme is now in place.  We ask you to contribute 3% of your salary to your pension and we’ll put in 9%.  If you decide to contribute more, we’ll match it up to a combined total of 20% of your salary (that’s 7% from you and 13% from us).   

  • A discretionary bonus, depending on personal and company performance

  • 38 days leave per year (including bank holidays, pro-rated for part-time)

We also offer private medical cover, life assurance, critical illness cover, enhanced parental leave and a variety of lifestyle benefits to help our employees live their best lives, including retail discount vouchers, cycle2work scheme, subsidised restaurant and online GP appointments. To find out more about what to expect at Aegon, visit our careers site.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to grow with us. Apply today!

The legal bits 

We’ll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include a credit and criminal record check, as well as providing satisfactory references.