Finance Development Consultant in Swindon

Step into a role where your work shapes the future of Nationwide’s Finance reporting. As a Consultant Developer in our Reporting Change Team, you’ll be at the forefront of major tax and regulatory initiatives, designing smarter, future‑ready processes that will support the Society for years to come. You’ll lead the migration of key reporting processes into our new Data Lakehouse environment, applying your expertise in SAS, SQL and Databricks to build modern, resilient solutions. This is a highly collaborative role, partnering across Finance and the wider business. You’ll thrive if you’re proactive, curious, and energised by solving complex problems. Your ability to spot trends, simplify technical detail, and communicate clearly with senior stakeholders will make you a trusted voice in the team.

Our work sits at the heart of the Society’s reporting landscape. We serve diverse stakeholders, ensure regulatory confidence, and drive meaningful change across Finance. With an evolving economic and regulatory environment — and increasing opportunities to use new technologies, programming languages, and responsible AI — your contributions will have a real, lasting impact. We are happy to consider flexible working approaches to help you perform at your best. The working hours (per week) for this role can be between 28 and 35 hours. 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 Swindon, London or Northampton office.

If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works. 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.

In this role, you will lead a team of developers delivering projects that are critical to the Society’s regulatory compliance. You will be accountable for developing, enhancing, and migrating reporting processes within the Society’s Data Lakehouse, helping to modernise and strengthen Finance’s reporting and data capabilities. This position offers a valuable opportunity to play a key role in shaping and managing Finance’s data estate, combining hands-on technical delivery with team leadership. Success in this role requires an inquisitive mindset, a strong desire to learn, and the ability to thrive in a challenging yet rewarding environment.

This role places you at the heart of Nationwide’s Finance department, working closely with other areas of Finance. It is ideal for someone who thrives on challenges, possesses natural curiosity, and has a proven track record of delivering high-quality technical reporting.

As a minimum requirement, you’ll need to have:

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders and confidently present to senior management
• Knowledge of multiple programming languages and tools (e.g. SAS, SQL, Databricks, dbt, Python)
• Great analytical ability and a proven track record of delivering to a high standard and on time, using Agile methodology
• Attention to detail and an ability to review highly technical reporting to identify anomalies and discrepancies
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills, the ability to deliver end-to-end solutions, analyse complex data, and understand its meaning
• Experience of regulatory reporting (e.g. Basel 3.1, IFRS9)

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:

• 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

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.