Finance Development Programme -Treasury (London)

Good things this way

Whether you’re a graduate ready to make an impact, or a career changer looking for a new challenge, 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, personalised development and hands-on experience, helping you grow with confidence.

Looking for a rewarding career in banking? Good things this way.

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.

For this job you'll spend at least two days per week, based at our Swindon head office or London office (the final placement will be London-only).

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.

Responsibilities

What you’ll be doing on the Treasury Development Programme

Over three years, you'll develop the technical expertise, commercial awareness and analytical skills needed to build a successful career in Treasury.

Your programme is designed to give you broad exposure across Treasury, helping you understand how data, risk management, financial resilience and financial markets work together to support Nationwide's long-term success.

Data, Analytics & Innovation Placement (6 months)

Your Treasury career begins by building the skills that will help shape the future of finance.

You'll join teams focused on data, analytics, automation and AI, learning how technology and insight help Treasury make better decisions. From day one, you'll contribute to live projects, helping create dashboards, improve reporting, automate processes and use data to solve real business challenges.

Along the way, you'll develop practical experience with modern analytical tools while gaining insight into how Treasury uses data across areas such as financial markets, balance sheet management and risk.

By the end of the placement, you'll have delivered meaningful work, built confidence working with stakeholders and developed the mindset to improve how Treasury operates.

Balance Sheet Risk & Reporting Placement (9 months)

Having built strong analytical and data skills, you'll move into Treasury's reporting and risk management function.

Here, you'll gain insight into how Nationwide manages key balance sheet risks and maintains the financial strength needed to support millions of customers and members.

You'll gain exposure to liquidity reporting, market risk, capital management, regulatory reporting and governance processes while working alongside subject matter experts across Treasury.

This placement will strengthen your ability to analyse complex information, challenge outcomes, communicate insights and produce reporting that supports important Treasury decisions.

Treasury Strategy, Resilience & Sustainability Placement (9 months)

Your third placement will broaden your understanding of how Treasury supports the Society's long-term resilience and sustainability.

You could work in areas such as balance sheet modelling, recovery and resolution planning, sustainability, investor relations or credit ratings management. These teams help ensure Nationwide remains financially resilient, meets regulatory expectations and maintains the confidence of investors, regulators and other external stakeholders.

This placement combines technical analysis, governance, strategic thinking and stakeholder engagement, helping you develop the broader commercial perspective required in a modern Treasury career.

Markets, Funding & Investments Placement (12 months, London)

In the final year of the programme, you'll join one of our front-office trading teams specialising in Derivatives, Investments or Wholesale Funding.

This is where everything comes together.

You'll apply the technical, analytical and commercial skills you've developed throughout the programme to real Treasury decisions, helping Nationwide manage risk, invest liquidity and access wholesale financial markets.

Based in our London dealing room, you'll work in a fast-paced environment where market movements, economic events and global developments can influence decisions in real time. You'll develop expertise in financial markets, build relationships with external counterparties and gain first-hand experience of how Treasury supports Nationwide's financial strength.

Whether investing in bonds, raising wholesale funding or helping manage balance sheet risk, you'll be contributing to activities that have a direct impact on Nationwide's performance.

Alongside your placements, you'll follow a structured learning journey designed to build both technical Treasury expertise and core professional skills.

You'll work with experienced colleagues, build relationships across Treasury and gain exposure to a wide range of specialisms, helping you develop the knowledge, confidence and network needed for a successful career.

This isn't a programme spent watching from the sidelines. From day one, you'll contribute to meaningful work while receiving the support needed to learn and grow.

By the end of the programme, you'll have a unique end-to-end understanding of how data, risk management, financial resilience and financial markets come together to support one of the UK's largest financial institutions, providing a strong foundation for a future career in Treasury.

Who we’re looking for on the Treasury Development Programme

We're looking for driven, curious people with high standards and a genuine interest in Finance. You'll share our determination to push for better and put customers first, not just in what you deliver, but in every decision you make.

Whatever your route, our Treasury Development Programme will help you build the skills and experience for a rewarding career in banking.

To succeed on our Treasury Development Programme, you'll need to show:

• Motivation to study towards professional finance qualifications.
• Curiosity and the ability to analyse data and information to problem solve, identify challenges and propose solutions.
• Strong organisational skills to plan and deliver work with attention to detail.
• Good time management and prioritisation skills for working in a fast-paced environment.
• You want to get involved in activities across the Finance department, such as working with our recognition teams or Network and Knowledge events.
• Two A Level qualifications (A*-E) and three GCSE’s at grades A-C/grade 9-4 (or equivalent) including Maths and English Language
• A high standard of numerical, written, and verbal communication skills and experience of using Excel
• Commercial awareness of Nationwide and the Financial Services industry.
• The ambition to keep growing, take on new challenges and build towards your next career step
• A logical, methodical approach, with the ability to understand both the detail and the bigger picture
• The confidence to build relationships and work with colleagues across the business
• Drive, high performance and a commitment to learning from feedback and setbacks
• A determination to push for better and put customers first in the decisions you make

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.

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, personalised 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.

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 with 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 [email protected]