Finance and Data Solution Architect

About the role

Aviva Canada is looking for a highly skilled Finance and Data Solution Architect to help build the future of its Finance Transformation journey. You will design solutions that strengthen financial reporting, data governance, operational efficiency and adherence to industry regulations, using expertise in Oracle Fusion, IFRS 17, finance data architecture and cloud technologies.

Key responsibilities

• Own the finance solution architecture for the multi-year Finance Transformation program, defining the target state across sub-ledgers, GL, IFRS 17 reporting, actuarial integrations, controls, reporting and analytics.
• Define event-driven accounting and finance data flow architecture, including integration patterns, data models, pipelines, lineage, governance and quality controls.
• Own the architecture for sub-ledgers, accounting rules engines, GL integration, IFRS 17 reporting and actuarial-to-finance platform integration.
• Establish architecture supporting the Financial Reporting Control Framework (FRCF), with controls, audit-ability, reconciliation and regulatory compliance.
• Take part in architecture governance, approve key architecture decisions and support risk-based design decisions.
• Partner with Canada Architecture, Finance Business, Operations, IT, Group Finance, Actuarial, Data Engineering and delivery teams to align on architecture standards and platform decisions.
• Support funding and investment decisions, vendor and platform assessments (build versus buy versus partner), and define measurable architecture outcomes.
• Define Snowflake and AWS-based finance data platform patterns, build standardized finance data models and semantic layers, and enable certified finance datasets and reusable data products via medallion architecture.

Required profile

• 8+ years of experience in finance and data architecture, with exposure to finance transformation initiatives for insurance or financial institutions.
• Solid understanding of sub-ledgers, GL, accounting processes and IFRS 17 requirements.
• Experience architecting IFRS 17 and reconciliation solutions, from source data to actuarial outputs and back to the ledger.
• Knowledge of data architecture, including lineage, governance, quality and control considerations.
• Ability to influence architecture forums, standards and decision-making, and to contribute to business proposals, vendor assessments and investment decisions.
• Strong partner engagement, communication and influencing skills, and ability to document architecture clearly.

Required skills

• Oracle Fusion Finance architecture, especially General Ledger, Accounting Hub, sub-ledgers, cash management and month-end/posting flows.
• Data architecture and integration, including Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) and upstream/downstream finance interfaces with actuarial.
• Preferred: Snowflake and Snowflake-based data integration.

What we offer

• Salary band of $140,000 - $190,000, with eligibility for an annual bonus, retirement savings, share plan, health benefits, wellness and volunteer opportunities.
• Career development support and competitive vacation package with 5 extra days off per year.
• Employee-driven programs on gender, LGBTQ+, origins, diversity and inclusion, and corporate wellness programs.
• Hybrid flexible work model.