Senior Accountant in Glasgow

Join a team at the forefront of one of the Society’s key growth areas. You’ll step into the role at a pivotal point, as the Business Bank strategy is finalised and put into action, offering a genuine opportunity to shape its success. This team plays a central role in supporting the Business Deposit Commercial function to deliver the strategy effectively. Working closely across Finance, including Treasury, you’ll help assess funding impacts at an entity level. You’ll also partner with Financial Planning and Stress Testing to translate strategy into robust financial plans and ensure these stand up to both internal and regulatory stress scenarios.

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 our Swindon office. If you are aligned to our Glasgow hub (as this is your nearest location), there will be a need to regularly connect with colleagues for collaboration events. This is anticipated to be weekly in Glasgow.

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. Nationwide is committed to the redeployment of our employees impacted by change, as such applications for redeployment candidates will be prioritised in this recruitment process.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing trading performance and analysing the key drivers, using internal and external insights.
• Working closely with colleagues to keep plans and forecasts on track, helping shape decisions that feed into longer‑term strategy and regulatory requirements.
• Preparing clear, well‑structured papers and analysis for the Senior Business Partners to support them in their discussions with the Bank Leadership Team, Board and regulators.
• Partnering with the Commercial team to support with analysis for product pricing papers.
• Looking for opportunities to keep processes simple, effective with inbuilt controls.
• Building meaningful relationships with both the Commercial and the wider Finance teams.

About you

• A professionally qualified accountant (or equivalent) with a proven track record of progression and achievement.
• Highly developed analytical capability, with the ability to translate insight into meaningful outcomes.
• A confident communicator, able to engage and influence senior stakeholders both verbally and in writing.
• Solid commercial awareness, with the ability to interpret key drivers and apply critical analysis.
• Comfortable working in a hands-on role within a small, collaborative team environment.
• A well-developed control mindset, with experience of designing and improving processes and procedures.
• Intermediate to Advanced Excel capability, with the ability to build and refine basic financial models.
• Experience in financial planning and forecasting within a financial services environment.

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.

The extras you’ll get

• 25 days holiday, pro rata.
• Access to private medical insurance.
• A highly competitive pension to help you build a strong foundation for retirement.
• Access to an annual performance-related bonus.
• Training and development to help you progress your career.
• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme.
• Life assurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones in the event of your death.
• Wellhub – access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness.
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year.

Banking – but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society. We forge our own path at Nationwide. As a mutual, we’re owned by our members - those customers who bank, save or have a mortgage with us. We challenge the financial sector status quo. We don’t see customers as the engine of our own profit. We share our profits with them and put their needs first. Always there when they need us. Supporting them and their lives. If you’re inspired by fairer finances, passionate about making a meaningful impact, and truly care about our customers, you’re 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. We are purpose-driven. Uncompromisingly customer. Unstoppably Nationwide.

What to do next

If this role is for you, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button. You’ll 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.