FC Controls Consultant

Join our team as a Financial Crime Controls Consultant and play a key role in protecting the organisation through the independent review and authorisation of high-risk customer relationships and financial crime decisions.

In this role, you will provide effective challenge, oversight, and assurance across complex AML (Anti-Money Laundering), sanctions, and financial crime investigations, ensuring outcomes are risk-based, evidence-led, and aligned with regulatory requirements, internal policies, and the Society’s risk appetite. You will be responsible for assessing high-risk cases, identifying potential control weaknesses, and delivering clear, well-reasoned decisions that support both risk management and fair customer outcomes.

Working closely with operational teams and senior stakeholders, you will use your financial crime expertise to influence decision‑making, share best practice, and drive continuous improvement across the control environment. Strong stakeholder management skills will be essential, as will the ability to provide constructive challenge while building effective working relationships across the business.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced financial crime professional with a strong background in AML, sanctions, enhanced due diligence, or financial crime investigations. An ICA (International Compliance Association) qualification (or equivalent) is desirable, combined with proven investigative experience and the confidence to challenge effectively while maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and integrity.

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

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 be located at our nearest regional office or hub. There will be a need to regularly connect with colleagues for collaboration and in some locations you’ll be expected to spend at least two days a week, or if part time you'll spend 40% of your working time, in the office. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works.

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.

Uncompromisingly Customer, whatever our role

There are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including:

• Private medical insurance
• A highly competitive pension to help you build a strong foundation for retirement
• Access to an annual performance‑related bonus
• Training and development to help you progress your career
• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Life assurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones in the event of your death
• Wellhub – access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness
• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year

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.