We are seeking a highly motivated Accounting Technician to join our Financial Management team. This role offers the opportunity to study for an accounting qualification, alongside your day to day role.
Financial Management is at the core of the activities that deliver against our Strategic Drivers. Our role is to manage and maintain Nationwide’s financial strength, by ensuring we are spending our members money wisely and helping build great customer propositions to maximise income potential.
You will be supporting a team of Accountants within the COO Finance team who Partner the Customer Technology change portfolio. Helping to ensure the month end is accurately represented, aiding in the preparation of forecasts and giving you valuable insight into how the Society’s investment portfolio’s are financially managed to deliver more for our Customers.
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 our 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

As a Finance Technician you will be working in a team with 3 Accountants, supporting them with the month end position, posting accruals and prepayments to ensure the finances are accurately represented. You will carry out transactional financial analysis, support with forecasting and carry out variance analysis. As well as writing commentary and speaking to internal stakeholders.
You will be joining the team at an exciting time as we have just moved onto a new Finance system.
You will be studying for an accounting qualification alongside your day-to-day role.

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