Financial Crime Analytics Senior Consultant in Birmingham

Ready to make a real impact in the fight against fraud? Join our Fraud Analytics team as a Senior Consultant and help protect millions of members by shaping innovative detection strategies and staying ahead of evolving threats. In this role, you’ll work alongside subject matter experts to shape detection strategies and develop technical solutions that reduce losses while maintaining a great customer experience.

You’ll use your programming expertise to build queries and deliver insights, representing our team across the business and the wider industry. This is an opportunity to make a real impact within our Economic Crime department, collaborating with colleagues and stakeholders to stay ahead of evolving fraud tactics.

We’re looking for someone with strong technical skills, an inquisitive mindset, and a passion for learning and problem-solving. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and want to help us protect our members, we’d love to hear from you. We are happy to consider flexible working approaches to help you perform at your best. This is a 12-month Fixed Term Contract opportunity.

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 be located at our nearest regional office or hub. There will be a need to regularly connect with colleagues for collaboration and in some locations you’ll be expected to spend at least two days a week, or if part time you’ll spend 40% of your working time, in the office.

The extras you’ll get include:

• 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

As a Senior Consultant, you’ll be a subject matter expert within our Analytics function, taking ownership of fraud and scam analyses across all channels. You’ll work closely with stakeholders, providing consultancy and sharing your expertise to support the wider team. Your role will also involve creating data-driven insights to identify trends and shape strategies that keep us ahead of emerging threats.

We’re looking for someone with strong technical expertise and a passion for problem solving. You’ll bring the ability to turn data into actionable insights and work collaboratively to protect our members. For this role, you will have:

• Solid experience in coding languages or programmes such as SQL, SAS or Python
• Proven data manipulation and analysis skills, including working with large datasets to interpret fraud trends and present findings to key stakeholders
• Confidence in influencing others to ensure Nationwide is not exposed to unnecessary fraud risks
• The ability to consult on fraud subject matter both internally and externally
• Experience mentoring and coaching junior staff in best practices
• A logical approach to problem-solving and the confidence to make recommendations for solutions

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