Finance Manager - Financial Reconciliations

We have an exciting opportunity for a Finance Manager to join our Financial Reconciliations team. The Financial Reconciliations team sits at the heart of Nationwide’s Financial Reporting and is accountable for reconciling key elements of Nationwide’s balance sheet.

We have an exciting time ahead and are seeking to grow the team with high calibre individuals.

As the Finance Manager in the team, you will be accountable for formulating and executing the team’s vision, ensuring that our reconciliations are fit for purpose, operating efficiently and are in line with our control framework.

You will be responsible for managing a large team of over 40 financial reconcilers providing oversight and guidance. The role is expected to provide strong leadership and strategic direction, provide accounting knowledge and build enduring stakeholder relationships.

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.

What you’ll be doing

You will be working in an agile environment, expected to make decisions at pace. You will understand the importance of controls in the reconciliations which we run and you’ll be able to lead the team to deliver to a high quality.

You will be demonstrating your strong leadership skills as you coordinate and lead in a fast-paced environment with a large team, multiple stakeholders and priorities.

You will be excellent at managing stakeholders from a variety of backgrounds, both internally and externally, at various levels of the organisation. You will be skilled at generating a culture of collaboration and managing conflicting accountabilities.

You’ll work closely with colleagues and senior leaders within the Financial Reconciliations team and be expected to express your opinions in a clear and professional manner. You have an important role to drive the team forward to become more controlled, effective and efficient whilst operating in line with the Society’s strategic blueprint.

About you

As a minimum you will be / own:

1. An experienced accountant with relevant qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
2. An experienced leader with management experience
3. Able to display stakeholder management and relationship building skills, at all levels of the organisation
4. Able to make decisions independently, keeping relevant parties informed
5. Able to manage multiple conflicting priorities and identify the right course of action for the Society
6. Financial Reconciliations experience
7. Experience of working within a large financial services organisation

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:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Push for better - We don’t settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo, taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development.
4. Get it done - We prioritise what will have the greatest impact, we are decisive, and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes.

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

The extras you’ll get

There are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including:

1. A personal pension – if you put in 7% of your salary, we’ll top up by a further 16%
2. Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year
3. Life assurance worth 8x your salary
4. A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme
5. Wellhub – Access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness
6. Access to an annual performance related bonus
7. Access to training to help you develop and progress your career
8. 25 days holiday, pro rata

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.