Data Analyst

Description

This is a great opportunity for two Data Analysts to join our Measurement, Commercial and Treasury Credit Risk team. The team covers a span of accountabilities including governance for data in the Credit Risk data domain, Credit Risk and financial controls, regulatory and critical reporting, calculation of IFRS9 provision, and stress testing & forecasting for capital requirements.

This Data Analyst role will play a key part in the Data Governance Team for Retail and Commercial Credit Risk, with emphasis on developing data governance maturity for the area through the embedding of the Enterprise Data Governance Framework. You’ll play a key role in developing and maintaining data quality for Nationwide’s internal retail data, and data shared between Nationwide and external credit reference agencies.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who has an analytical mindset, is conscious of the importance of data accuracy and controls and is keen to develop their technical skills and Credit Risk knowledge.

We are happy to consider flexible working approaches to help you perform at your best.

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\’ll spend at least two days per week, or if part time you\’ll spend 40% of your working time, based at either our Northampton or Swindon office. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works. You can also find out more about our approach to hybrid working here.

If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can.

What you’ll be doing:

Under the guidance of a Risk Manager, you’ll primarily be responsible for executing our processes to evaluate data quality and compiling the results into reports. As part of our processes for sharing the data with our stakeholders, you’ll be investigating any data issues found and raising them with the appropriate teams for resolution.

The job isn’t just producing the outputs though. When we get feedback, we need to adjust our processes to suit, so you’ll also be involved in designing and updating data quality rules using SAS Enterprise Guide, DI Studio and SAS Viya, with the potential to gain experience in some of the new data governance tools being introduced within the society.

A combination of on-the-job training, as well as more formal courses, will give you the knowledge and skills you need to be able to thrive in the role, and the varied nature of the wider team’s work will allow plenty of opportunities to get involved in other data governance subjects.

About you:

As a minimum requirement you’ll need to have/be:

• Experience of coding and/or analytical tools such as SAS/SQL; SAS coding experience will be preferred but we would encourage anyone with an aptitude for coding to apply
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Highly numerate and have experience of analysing and interpreting data
• Able to support the production of high-quality outputs that provide clear insight
• A passion for digging into issues and looking for a cause and resolution
• Able to demonstrate a logical approach to performing a task, whilst paying attention to detail
• Self-motivated, with an ability to work both independently and as part of a team

Our Customer First behaviours are all about putting customers and members at the heart of how we work together. You can strengthen your application by showing the behaviours that resonate with you, and how you might have already demonstrated these.

• Say it straight – This is about being honest and direct with good intent and saying what needs to be said in the room. It’s also about being clear, precise, and using language that we and, importantly, our customers and members can understand.
• Push for better – This is about aiming high and constantly looking for better in how we work together and serve our customers and members.
• Get it done – This is about prioritising what will have the greatest impact, being decisive and taking accountability for delivering on the end-to-end outcome.

We know applying for jobs can sometimes feel like you’re sending an application into a black hole. We review each application individually. So, it’s a good idea to call out your most relevant experience on your application to give yourself the best chance.

The extras you’ll get:

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

• A personal pension – if you put in 7% of your salary, we’ll 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

What makes us different:

Nationwide is the world’s largest building society. With over 15 million customers, we have a relationship with almost a quarter of the UK’s population. We’ve got the scale to compete with the big banks, but we’re not a bank.

As a building society, we’re owned by our members – that’s our customers who have their current account, mortgage or savings with us. It means we can do things differently to deliver our Purpose – Banking – but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society.

When you work at Nationwide, you can experience that difference for yourself. You’ll be part of a high-performing, purpose-driven organisation that offers rewarding career experiences and a highly competitive range of benefits to match. You’ll also be joining us at an important time as we seek to reach more and more people in the UK. We want everyone in the UK to know that they don’t have to bank with a bank. They can choose a modern mutual instead.