Engineer E2 (EPM Technical Analyst)

Central Functions provide a variety of core business services and technology solutions that underpin the operational and regulatory capabilities of the Society. The Finance and People domains within Central Functions have extensive and exciting portfolios of change planned, which has created an opportunity for an EPM Technical Analyst to join the team and contribute to the ongoing development of the Society’s strategic EPM solution, Board.

We’re looking for an experienced and motivated EPM Technical Analyst to help Nationwide’s Central Functions Engineering & Architecture team realise its strategic outcomes through IT change and innovation.

For this job you'll spend at least two days per week, or if part time you'll spend 40% of your working time, at one of our offices. 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.

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

Board EPM is the strategic EPM tool used by the Finance function for cost management, planning and forecasting and recently has been rolled out to other areas of the Society out with Finance.

The role sits in the Central Functions Architecture and Engineering team and will be focussed on the ongoing development of the Board EPM platform.  There is an exciting roadmap of development planned, and this role is pivotal to enabling the continued rollout of the Board EPM platform to the Society.

As we operate a flexible team structure the key responsibilities for the position will reflect the skill set of the successful applicant and will include:

• Use your expertise and experience to analyse business requirements; converting them into technical requirements, estimate delivery, and ultimately develop resilient, secure and performant solutions on the Board EPM platform.
• Enhancing and maintaining robust controls.
• Data management and exploitation.
• Working with architecture to ensure coherent design principles applied.
• Working with Board and other 3rd parties to ensure on-going best practice applied to development.

You will have the ability to prioritise tasks whilst at the same time supporting other members of the team to deliver in a fast-paced environment. Continuous improvement is at the heart of everything we do, and you will be influential in not only embedding efficiency into our processes & outputs but also progressing the Board agenda within the wider Finance function, and beyond.

This is an opportunity to work in a dynamic, respected, and proven team where we must continue develop personally, professionally, and collectively to remain successful. To that end we understand that learning is essential for us to grow, so we’ll provide access to both internal and external content, regular training courses, and the time that you need to learn.

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.

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.
 

About you

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience of developing EPM systems such as Board or a market equivalent EPM tool. 
• Experience with multi-dimensional systems 
• Experience of managing complex data sets
• A pro-active approach to managing workload & projects along with the ability to deal with and prioritise conflicting demands.
• Drive and enthusiasm to continually deliver improvements.
• A background in shared services such as Finance or Human Resources Management. 
• Demonstratable track record of development across a variety of projects, ideally in Financial Services, or other similar regulated sectors. 
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Our Customer First behaviours are all about putting customers and members at the heart of how we work together. You can strengthen your application by showing the behaviours that resonate with you, and how you might have already demonstrated these.

• Say it straight - This is about being honest and direct with good intent and saying what needs to be said in the room. It’s also about being clear, precise, and using language that we and, importantly, our customers and members can understand.
• Push for better - This is about aiming high and constantly looking for better in how we work together and serve our customers and members.
• Get it done - This is about prioritising what will have the greatest impact, being decisive and taking accountability for delivering on the end-to-end outcome.

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