Job Description
As an industrial placement student in Treasury, 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. 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 or London offices. What you'll be doing on our Treasury Industrial Placement On the Treasury pathway, you'll gain hands-on experience in teams that help keep Nationwide financially safe, secure and sustainable. Treasury plays a vital role in ensuring Nationwide has the funding, liquidity and resilience needed to support our customers and members, both today and in the future. You'll gain insight into how a major financial institution manages risk, plans for uncertainty and makes important financial decisions. During your placement, you could work with teams responsible for: Balance Sheet Risk Reporting & Forecasting Balance Sheet Frameworks, Modelling & Strategy Recovery, Resolution & Financial Resilience Cash Management, Settlements & Treasury Operations Throughout the placement, you'll develop practical skills in financial analysis, data interpretation, problem solving and stakeholder collaboration while gaining exposure to how Treasury supports decision-making across the Society. Depending on your placement area, you could help analyse financial risks, support forecasting and reporting activities, contribute to resilience planning, assist with liquidity and funding processes, or work on projects that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Treasury operations. You'll also gain valuable insight into how Nationwide prepares for changing economic conditions, manages financial risk and maintains the resilience needed to support millions of customers and members. This isn't a placement spent watching from the sidelines. From day one, you'll contribute to meaningful work while receiving the support needed to learn and grow. Your placement begins with induction, development support and structured learning designed to help you settle in, build confidence and understand the role you'll be performing. You'll also gain access to a bespoke 12-month project aligned to our Social Impact strategy, providing opportunities to develop core business skills while working alongside other Industrial Placement students from across the organisation. Throughout the placement, you'll gain hands-on experience while following a personalised learning pathway tailored to your role. Mentoring, development sessions and support from experienced colleagues will help you continue building your skills, confidence and professional network. Successful completion of the placement may help shape future career choices and could provide a route into our Finance & Commercial Insight Development Programmes. Who we're looking for on our Treasury Industrial Placement We're looking for curious, motivated people who enjoy working with others, solving problems and learning new skills. You'll share our determination to push for better and put customers first in the decisions you make. Whatever your route, this placement will help you gain valuable experience while exploring where a future career in Treasury could take you. To succeed on our Treasury Industrial Placement, you'll need to show: You’re innovative and have a growth mindset. That you expect and embrace development opportunities. You push for high performance, from both yourself and those around you. A high standard of numerical, written, and verbal communication skills and experience of using Excel Curiosity and the ability to analyse data and information to problem solve, identify challenges and propose solutions. Commercial awareness of Nationwide and the Financial Services industry. Strong organisational skills to plan and deliver work with attention to detail. Determination and drive to make a difference. Good time management and prioritisation skills for working in a fast-paced environment. You want to ge