Finance Industrial Placement

Location

Swindon / Wiltshire

Salary

£24,750

Contract

Temporary (Full Time - 12 months)

Reference

964

Closing Date

07 December 2025

Job description
Good things this way

If you are an ambitious go-getter who enjoys solving problems and learning new skills, our 12-month Finance Data & Systems Industrial Placement provides a clear pathway into a rewarding career in banking.

You'll spend the year with our Data & Systems team, learning coding techniques, completing change requests to existing reporting, and be involved in projects to rebuild or develop new reporting and forecasting.

You'll also attend development workshops and complete a project with other Industrial Placements aligned to our Social Impact strategy. Our Industrial Placements provide a valuable opportunity to prepare for our Skills Development Programmes once you finish university.

Develop valuable skills and experience, and help shape banking to be fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society.

Where you'll be working

Our Finance function ensures we spend our customers' money wisely. We provide financial partnering services, produce statutory and regulatory reporting, raise wholesale funds & maintain liquidity. We also provide lending for social housing, deliver a financial plan, manage stress testing requirements, and provide and maintain financial systems and technology.

We help ensure Nationwide's financial and prudential reporting and analysis systems meet the requirements to produce business critical and regulatory reports. The team works closely with data and IT teams across Nationwide to develop solutions and access new technologies to improve performance.

What you'll be doing

You'll work in our Data & Systems team, learning coding techniques, completing change requests and working across other bespoke projects.

You'll also work on a bespoke 12-month project aligned to our Social Impact strategy to develop new skills and apply them in a different context to your day job. You'll build a strong network as you work alongside colleagues from across the organisation.

Location

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, based at our Swindon head office.

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.

About you

We have high expectations of our colleagues and so you'll need to demonstrate how you meet the following:

• Bold in living our Customer First behaviours, you are innovative and have a growth mindset.
• Development is something you expect and embrace.
• You push for high performance – from yourself and those around you.
• You have a high standard of numerical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• You'll have the ability to analyse and problem solve to identify challenges and propose solutions.
• Through research and experience, you'll have commercial awareness of Nationwide and the financial services industry.

You'll thrive in this Industrial Placement if you have:

• Knowledge and interest in a coding language (e.g. VBA, SAS, Python)
• An inquisitive mind and an aptitude for problem solving
• Experience using Microsoft Excel
• A strong team ethos
• Strong organisational skills to plan and deliver work with attention to detail
• Determination and drive to make a difference
• Good time management and prioritisation skills for working in a fast-paced environment.
• You want to get involved in activities across the Finance teams, such as working with our recognition team or Network and Knowledge events.

You must be studying toward an undergraduate degree in any discipline.

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.

The extras you'll get

High performing and purpose-driven colleagues deserve a rewarding career and competitive benefits to match. We offer you:

• 25 days holiday per year, which increases over time to 30. Plus, you can 'buy' up to 10 extra days each year, giving you even more choice.
• From January 2026, all colleagues will benefit from private medical insurance
• A highly competitive pension to help you build a strong foundation for retirement.
• Access to an annual performance related bonus
• Access to training to help you develop and progress your career
• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Life assurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones in the event of your death.
• Wellhub access for a range of free and paid options for health and wellness
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year

Banking – but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society

We forge our own path at Nationwide.

As a mutual, we're owned by our members - those customers who bank, save or have a mortgage with us. We challenge the financial sector status quo. We don't see customers as the engine of our own profit. We share our profits with them and put their needs first. Always there when they need us. Supporting them and their lives.

If you're inspired by fairer finances, passionate about making a meaningful impact, and truly care about our customers, you're one of us.

At Nationwide, you are challenged to grow and rewarded for doing so. Valued. Recognised. Inspired to be your best. As a community we want our working lives to count. As a team, we celebrate what we achieve. As a standard-setter, we work for the good of customers, communities, and broader society.

We are Purpose-driven. Uncompromisingly Customer. Unstoppably Nationwide.

What to do next

If this role is for you, please click the 'Apply Now' button, where you'll be asked to answer a few quick questions for us.

We'll send you our online assessments to complete and there will also be a short video interview to find out more about you. If you are successful, you could be selected to attend one of our in-person assessment centres which run from January 2026.

If you have any further questions, please contact us

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