Financial Crime Analytics Senior Consultant

Nationwide Building Society; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm is seeking a Senior Consultant to join their Fraud Analytics team. The role involves shaping innovative fraud detection strategies and developing technical solutions to minimize losses while maintaining excellent customer experiences. Candidates should have strong programming skills in SQL or SAS, the ability to analyze and present fraud trends, and a collaborative mindset. This hybrid position allows for flexible working arrangements across locations in the UK.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Competitive pension scheme

Annual performance-related bonus

Training and development opportunities

Salary sacrifice scheme benefits

Life assurance

Up to 2 days of paid volunteering

Qualifications

• Strong technical expertise and passion for problem solving.
• Experience in using large datasets to present findings.
• Ability to influence and consult on fraud management.

Responsibilities

• Shape detection strategies and develop technical solutions.
• Monitor fraud performance using data-driven insights.
• Collaborate with stakeholders in fraud management.

Skills

Data recognition and pattern analysis

SQL programming

SAS programming

Data manipulation and analysis

Consultancy skills

Problem-solving

Tools

SQL

SAS

Excel

Job description

Financial Crime Legal, Compliance & Audit

Location Dunfermline / Fife Region Other Locations Northampton / Northamptonshire
Glasgow / Glasgow City
London / Greater London
Manchester
Swindon / Wiltshire
Belfast / Antrim Salary From £46,000 Contract Permanent ( Full Time ) Reference 1807 Closing Date 29 January 2026

Ready to make a real impact in the fight against fraud?

Join our Fraud Analytics team as a Senior Consultant and help protect millions of members by shaping innovative detection strategies and staying ahead of evolving threats.

We’re looking for a Senior Consultant to join our Fraud Analytics team and help protect our members from fraud and scams. In this role, you’ll work alongside subject matter experts to shape detection strategies and develop technical solutions that reduce losses while maintaining a great customer experience. You’ll use either SAS or SQL to build queries and deliver insights, representing our team across the business and the wider industry.

This is an opportunity to make a real impact within our Economic Crime department, collaborating with colleagues and stakeholders to stay ahead of evolving fraud tactics. We’re looking for someone with strong technical skills, an inquisitive mindset, and a passion for learning and problem-solving. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and want to help us protect our members, we’d love to hear from you.

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 tohybrid 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

As a Senior Consultant, you’ll be a subject matter expert within our Analytics function, taking ownership of fraud and scam management in a specific channel. You’ll work closely with stakeholders, providing consultancy and sharing your expertise to support the wider team. Your role will also involve monitoring fraud and scam performance, using data-driven insights to identify trends and shape strategies that keep us ahead of emerging threats.

About you

We’re looking for someone with strong technical expertise and a passion for problem solving. You’ll bring the ability to turn data into actionable insights and work collaboratively to protect our members. For this role, you will have:

• The ability to use data to recognise patterns and make innovative suggestions
• Experience in coding languages or programmes such as SQL or SAS, along with Excel
• Proven data manipulation and analysis skills, including working with large datasets to interpret fraud trends and present findings to key stakeholders
• Confidence in influencing others to ensure Nationwide is not exposed to unnecessary fraud risks
• The ability to consult on subject matter both internally and externally
• A logical approach to problem-solving and the confidence to make recommendations for solutions

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

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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