JOB DESCRIPTION

As a Testing Consultant in the Controls Testing Team you will assess the design and operational effectiveness of controls across the Society, centred on Automation, Data (Governance and Privacy), Technology and Information Security Risk Management Frameworks and Cloud, to ensure they mitigate the risks that the Society faces to a defined risk appetite.
You will be responsible for testing controls to the highest standards and in accordance with our defined methodology, as well as working with the business to ensure control framework uplifts and enhancements deliver sustainable and proportionate risk mitigation.
To support this, our Control Testing Team is expanding and looking for an ambitious, energetic controls tester with a background in any of the above disciplines, ideally in the Financial Services sector, but not a necessity.
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, Northampton, Bournemouth, or Masterton Park office. Whilst these locations are where we are primarily looking to fill the role, if you’re an internal applicant based in a different location we would welcome your application and if successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this could work for this specific role. 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

You will be working as key part of the Controls Testing Team (CTT) to:

• Proactively contribute to the planning and timely delivery of a control testing plan for the first line of defence.
• Test controls against standards that drive continuous improvement in risk and control management practices and contribute to consistency.
• Report on the design adequacy and operational effectiveness of controls in line with our established control testing methodology.
• Work with the business to explain the results of your testing, and suggest ways through which control gaps can be remediated to strengthen the control environment.
• Explore new technologies / approaches to derive and deliver control testing efficiencies.
• Provide constructive challenge and advice to ensure the right outcomes for our members.
• Work as an integral member of CTT contributing to internal initiatives to drive a continuous improvement approach in all we do

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