Lead Finance Analyst - 24 month Fixed Term Contract

With the integration of Nationwide and Virgin Money there has never been a more exciting time to work in regulatory change at the society. This role is for a Lead Finance Analyst who is interested in change management and facilitating projects within the Group's Finance function. The successful candidate will be an integral part of the team delivering the integration of the Treasury functions of Nationwide and Virgin Money. They will work with stakeholders from reporting teams in Treasury and Finance, across both businesses.

The keys to success in this role are:

• Being a self-motivated individual who takes pride in delivering value to business stakeholders
• An inquisitive mindset and desire to learn how a building society manages risk
• Enjoying the challenge of working in the details to solve complex problems
• Assessing the wider picture of how systems and data fit together across the group

The value stream works under an agile framework, focussing on 2-week sprints where each team member delivers value towards the overall project goals. Whilst their main focus will be on the treasury integration project, there will be opportunities to be involved in other projects such as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) or enhancing Bank Levy reporting.

In this 24 month fixed term contract role you will experience how regulatory-driven changes impact our Financial Risk categories and our Society-wide reporting. You will establish strong relationships with key stakeholders across the entire organisation. You will be able to deep dive into finance specific business areas to understand and enhance their reporting capabilities.

At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.

For this job you will spend at least two days per week, or if part time you will spend 40% of your working time, based at either our Swindon, Northampton or London office. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works.

You will be working in the Regulatory Reporting Value Stream, on the change projects that will build our strategic vision for reporting within Finance. You will be involved in building new reporting infrastructure, data and tools.

You will primarily work on the project integrating Nationwide and Virgin Money's Treasury functions, alongside reporting teams, technical teams and business designers. You will need to be flexible in your approach as your focus may shift to different projects and be able to keep pace in a challenging and changing environment. You will need to be proactive with the ability to build technical knowledge quickly.

You will be responsible for analysing and recording requirements, designing and suggesting solutions and testing those solutions when built. You will report on project progress to senior management and help drive forward solutions. You will work with a range of stakeholders and invest time in understanding their data and processes. You will use what you learn to help work through problems or conflicting viewpoints to work towards the best solution.

You will work with business designers to ensure the solution meets the governance standards required within a financial services business.

As a minimum you will have:

• Experience working in a risk management team within a Treasury function, or a regulatory reporting or risk team within a finance function of a financial services firm
• Use of, or analysis of data from a Treasury Management system, such as Murex or Calypso
• Advanced Excel skills - competent with building macros and process documents
• Strong analytical abilities which you will use to perform testing on complex requirements
• A reputation of delivering to a high standard, on time
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and experience presenting to senior management
• Experience leading a change project or automation in a finance or treasury reporting environment, or group consolidation exercise
• Experience with VBA and Power BI

Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together. They are the set of behaviours that every colleague needs to display, in every role:

• Feel what customers feel - We step into our customers' shoes, using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs, so that every decision we make starts and finishes with our customers in mind
• Say it straight - We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think - we're honest and direct with good intent, openly sharing diverse perspectives to reach the best conclusions and using language everyone can understand
• Push for better - We don't settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo, taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development
• Get it done - We prioritise what will have the greatest impact, we are decisive, and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes.

You can strengthen your application by showing how our customer first behaviours resonate with you, and where you may have already demonstrated these.

There are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including:

• A personal pension - if you put in 7% of your salary, we will top up by a further 16%
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year
• Life assurance worth 8x your salary
• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Wellhub - Access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness
• Access to an annual performance related bonus
• Access to training to help you develop and progress your career
• 25 days holiday, pro rata

If you are inspired by fairer finances, passionate about making a meaningful impact, and truly care about our customers, you are one of us. At Nationwide, you are challenged to grow and rewarded for doing so. Valued. Recognised. Inspired to be your best. As a community we want our working lives to count. As a team, we celebrate what we achieve. As a standard-setter, we work for the good of customers, communities, and broader society.

If this role is for you, please click the 'Apply Now' button. You will need to attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us. We respond to everyone, so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application.