Financial Crime Controls Consultant

Nationwide; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Two days in office per week

Job summary

Nationwide is looking for an experienced Financial Crime Controls Consultant to strengthen control reporting, process improvement and expert challenge across key teams. The role focuses on identifying risks, assessing control effectiveness and driving improvements through trend analysis and quality reviews.

You will work with operational teams to embed a culture of excellence and risk awareness, supporting the continued build-out of the CDD V&O function and robust investigations.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial crime investigations and controls.
• Strong attention to detail and high integrity.
• Ability to coach and challenge stakeholders to improve controls.

Responsibilities

• Identify risks, assess control effectiveness and drive continuous improvement through quality reviews.
• Provide expert challenge and coaching to improve investigation quality and control adherence.

Skills

Financial crime expertise

Investigation

Regulatory compliance

Tools

Excel

SQL

Job description

Join Financial Crime Operations as a Financial Crime Controls Consultant and play a key role in providing control reporting, process improvement, and expert challenge acrosstwo key teams. The Business Through Personal (BTP)team is predominantly focused on identifying personal current accounts that are being misused for business purposesandthe up-and-comingCustomer Due Diligence Validation & Outliers (CDD V&O) teamwill be responsible for verifying customer data input and investigating higher risk outlier data points. Working acrosstheseestablished and evolving operations, including supporting the continued build-out of the CDD V&O function, you will help ensure investigations, decisions and controls are robust, consistent and aligned to regulatory requirements and internal standards.

In this role, you will use your financial crimeexpertisetoidentifyrisks, assess control effectiveness and drive continuous improvement through quality reviews, trend analysis and constructive challenge. You will work closely with operational teams and stakeholders to strengthen processes, improve customer outcomes and embed a culture of excellence, accountability and risk awareness.

Working closely with operational teams, managers and key stakeholders, you will act as a trusted subject matter expert, providing coaching, guidance and challenge to improve investigation quality, control adherence and customer outcomes. You will support the development of processes, procedures and control frameworks, using data and trend analysis to influence positive change, reduce risk and embed a culture of excellence, learning and continuous improvement across the wider financial crime function.

This opportunity is ideal for an experienced investigator with a strong background in financialservicesor economic crime, exceptional attention to detail and a passion for strengthening controls through independent judgement. The successful candidate will have proven investigative experience and the confidence to challenge effectively whilemaintainingthe highest standards of professionalism and integrity.

We are happy to consider flexible working approaches to help you perform at your best.

This is a 12-month Fixed Term Contract opportunity.

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 Swindon, Bournemouth or Northamptonoffice. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works. You can also find out more about our approach to hybrid working here.