As a Senior Finance Systems Analyst, you will be looking after and supporting some of our key financial systems, with a particular focus on Reconciliation & Financial Close systems. You’ll identify and build relationships with stakeholders, developing a strong network of contacts to support the management of the systems and the delivery of change activities across the Finance Function.
We’re involved in critical change projects modernising and updating our systems, so you’ll be working on projects helping to deliver change whilst also supporting business as usual operation of our systems. A flexible and adaptable approach is critical. You will be able to demonstrate a strong knowledge of controls and fulfilling audit requirements to ensure compliance with our statutory obligations.
You’ll be helping to prepare analyses and reports for review by Senior Management and make sure the delivery of all processes, controls and objectives are seen through to completion.
The role sits within the Finance Systems Management Team, supporting the Finance Systems Manager, which is a crucial part of the wider Finance Function. We provide support, guidance and consultancy to the Society on Finance Systems, processes, and data. Our systems integrate with many other systems within the society to ultimately enable statutory and regulatory reporting. It is imperative we provide the very best service, ensuring attention to detail safeguarding our member’s money and data.
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, at our Swindon office.
What you’ll be doing
No two days are the same, you will be required to demonstrate an ability to manage conflicting priorities and set realistic deadlines. Incident management, issue resolution and root cause analysis are key to this role, as we push for better in an environment of constant change. You will be part of the team responsible for maintaining, supporting, and upgrading our financial accounting application.
As a subject matter expert in our financial systems, teams across the society will look to you for advice and support. You will gather requirements, challenge constructively, assess impacts on business processes and other systems within the finance community, whilst simultaneously remaining compliant with controls and audit requirements.
Your financial accounting experience will be valuable in supporting you as you collaborate with a variety of teams across finance from Asset Management, Financial Reporting, Accounts Payable and Cost Management teams.
About you
As a minimum you will have:
* Strong background in Finance, or experience with financial accounting.
* Experience in maintaining and supporting finance systems and change management.
* Experience in supporting the audit of a Financial Accounting system and awareness of the criticality of the controls we must comply with.
* Able to manage a combination of BAU and project workstream, with the ability to reprioritise.
* Confident at working with various stakeholders as part of project workstreams, at all levels.
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.
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.
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.
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