Financial Crime Analytics Consultant

Nationwide Building Society; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in the UK seeks an experienced individual to join their Fraud Analytics team. The role involves developing impactful fraud reporting and insights, with a strong emphasis on collaboration across various departments. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in SQL, SAS, and Python, alongside excellent data visualization skills. This position offers flexibility with remote work options and includes a comprehensive employee benefits package, making it an attractive opportunity for those looking to make a significant impact in financial crime prevention.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Competitive pension

Annual performance-related bonus

Training and development programs

Life assurance

Access to wellness options

Paid volunteering days

Qualifications

• Proven experience in writing and building code using SQL, SAS or Python.
• Strong knowledge of data visualisation tools and best practices.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy in work.
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs.
• Ability to interpret complex data and communicate findings.

Responsibilities

• Deliver actionable analysis to mitigate financial loss.
• Create solutions with the analytics team for impactful results.
• Respond to ad hoc requests from regulators and the business.

Skills

SQL

SAS

Python

Data visualization

Excel

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Financial Crime Legal, Compliance & Audit

Location Dunfermline / Fife Region Other Locations Northampton / Northamptonshire
Glasgow / Glasgow City
London / Greater London
Belfast / Antrim
Manchester
Swindon / Wiltshire Salary From £34,500 Contract Permanent ( Full Time ) Reference 1826 Closing Date 28 January 2026

We’re looking for a talented and driven individual to join our Fraud Analytics team, helping Nationwide stay ahead in the prevention and detection of fraud and scams across our portfolio. In this role, you’ll have the chance to work across all areas of the analytics function and partner with stakeholders across the business to design, develop, and deliver impactful fraud reporting and MI. You’ll play a key part in transforming our current suite of reports and providing actionable insights that make a real difference in protecting our members.

To succeed, you’ll need strong technical skills and the ability to write and build code using tools such as SQL, SAS, and Python. Collaboration is at the heart of what we do, so you’ll work closely with colleagues across the Economic Crime department and the wider business to ensure we’re tackling fraud together. We’re looking for someone with curiosity, an open mind, and a passion for learning, because for us, it’s not just about experience, it’s about the drive to grow and succeed.

We are happy to consider flexible working approaches to help you perform at your best.
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 Dunfermline, Belfast, Manchester, London, Northampton, Swindon or Glasgow 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

In this role, you’ll use your technical and analytical expertise to deliver insightful, actionable analysis that helps mitigate significant financial loss and monitor performance across the business. You’ll work closely with the wider analytics team and stakeholders to create solutions that make a real impact. Alongside this, you’ll respond to ad hoc requests from regulators and the business, ensuring timely and accurate information when it matters most. From gathering requirements through development, testing, and deployment, you’ll be involved in every stage of the reporting process, bringing your skills to life and shaping how we fight financial crime.

About you

As a minimum, you’ll need:

Proven experience in writing and building code using languages such as SQL, SAS, or Python, with the ability to develop robust solutions that drive insight and efficiency

Strong knowledge of data visualisation tools and best practices, for example Power BI or Tableau, to present complex information in a clear and impactful way

Exceptional attention to detail and a forensic approach to ensuring accuracy in all aspects of your work

Advanced Excel skills for analysis, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and other key functions to support data‑driven decisions

A logical, problem‑solving mindset with the confidence to make recommendations, influence and challenge stakeholders at all levels, and translate technical concepts for non‑technical audiences

The ability to interpret complex data, identify trends, and communicate findings effectively to stakeholders, turning insight into action

A change‑focused mindset, with experience in leading or supporting process improvements and driving transformation

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, responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development

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:

Access to private medical insurance

A highly competitive pension to help you build a strong foundation for retirement

Access to an annual performance related bonus

Training and development to help you 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 to 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. 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.

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