As the Senior Manager – Treasury Operations, you will lead the Treasury Operations team and partner with stakeholders in Nationwide’s Treasury function to ensure that Treasury settlements, collateral management, derivatives and reconciliation processes run smoothly. You will also be responsible for developing and maintaining strong relationships with key suppliers and agent banks for Treasury Operations.
You will be responsible for the control environment within Treasury Operations, ensuring that controls are effective and regulatory requirements are met, as well as contributing to second and third line processes. You will be the first point of escalation for the team and be responsible for incident management, and will play a lead role in delivering systems change and other process improvements in partnership with the wider Treasury team.
This 12 month Fixed Term Contract role is part of the Financial Reporting & Tax (FR&T) function, within Finance, and works alongside the Treasury function. You will engage regularly with the Treasury leadership team, and will communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
At Nationwide we openly put our members at the centre of every decision we make as a business. Every role, no matter what it’s doing, is member focused.
You will ensure we have the right resources to support Nationwide’s treasury activities, that in turn enable the Society’s day-to-day business with our members and customers. You will lead the team to achieve challenging objectives alongside supporting their career development.
Through your focus on maintaining high standards and robust controls, you will ensure that operational risk is appropriately managed, protecting the Society for the benefit of its members today and in the future.
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 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

You’ll be responsible for leadership of the Treasury Operations team, ensuring that the team are able to deliver smooth and effective settlements processes. You’ll oversee the teams planning, daily activity and key outputs.
You will ensure appropriate controls are in place and lead monitoring of controls and reporting of operational MI each month.
Working closely with colleagues in the Treasury function, you’ll understand challenges and support the development of appropriate solutions. As activities and systems within the treasury function evolve, you will engage and collaborate with key parties to ensure changes are embedded and accounting and reporting impacts are well-managed.
In this leadership role, you will role model the behaviours we want to see and contribute to wider leadership activities, to ensure we create a great culture and environment for our people.

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