Nationwide
Data & Systems Industrial Placement - Finance
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As an industrial placement student in Finance Systems Data & Change, you’ll gain hands-on experience, develop future-ready skills, and contribute to projects that deliver banking that’s fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society.
You’ll follow a tailored learning pathway designed to build the skills you’ll need for the future of financial services. Through digital learning, interactive workshops, insights from leaders and industry experts, and hands-on experience in your role, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to put your learning into practice. You’ll also learn alongside colleagues from across Nationwide, helping you build your network and understand more about how our business works.
We’ll support your development through structured learning, personalized development and hands-on experience, helping you grow with confidence.
Looking for a rewarding career in banking? Good things this way.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Where you’ll be working
Here in the Finance function, we make sure we spend our customers money wisely, to maximum their benefit. As a function, we are made up of diverse individuals, skills and capabilities that enable us to provide financial partnering services, produce statutory and regulatory reporting, raise wholesale funds & maintain liquidity. We provide lending for social housing, create and deliver a financial plan, manage stress testing requirements, provide and maintain financial systems & technology, and drive the development of our Society Strategy.
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.
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For this job you'll spend at least two days per week, based at our Swindon 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.
QUALIFICATIONS
The extras you’ll get
High performing and purpose-driven colleagues deserve a rewarding career and competitive benefits to match. We offer you:
- Structured learning, personalized development and hands-on experience to help you build future-ready skills and progress your career in banking
- 25 days holiday each year, which increases over time to 30. Plus, you can ‘buy’ up to 10 extra days
- The opportunity to earn an annual bonus based on your performance
- Private medical insurance to help you access additional healthcare when you need it
- Wellhub access to a range of free and paid fitness and wellbeing options, plus free on-site gyms at selected locations
- A highly competitive pension to help you start building your financial future
- A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Up to 14 paid hours each year to volunteer for a cause that matters to you
- Life assurance to provide additional peace of mind for you and the people who matter to you
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.
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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 assessment centres which run from December 2026.
Visa sponsorship information
As a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) approved sponsor, we have a responsibility to comply with the applicable Immigration Rules and guidance (which are subject to change). The Skilled Worker route has specific requirements relating to skill level of the role and minimum salary expectations. As such, our ability to employ individuals who require sponsorship for immigration purposes is limited or may not be possible for some programmes.
VISA Sponsorship cannot be offered on this programme.
All successful applicants need to demonstrate their right to work in the UK on commencement of employment and for the duration of the programme applied for without requiring sponsorship.
If you have any further questions, please contact us at Early.Careers@nationwide.co.uk
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