Full-time Associate Director, Nationwide

This Director role sits within the Acquisition Finance team in London, where

you’ll play a key role in the origination and execution of new lending

opportunities across Leveraged and Corporate transactions. Working closely with

Senior Directors alongside other internal and external stakeholders, you’ll

support the end-to-end deal lifecycle—from early-stage opportunity assessment

and financial analysis through to credit application preparation, structuring,

documentation and completion. You’ll combine strong analytical and modelling

capabilities with relationship-building skills to deliver high-quality credit

submissions, manage transaction workflows, and help grow the team’s network and

pipeline of new business.

This role within our Acquisition Finance team is focused on supporting deal

origination within a specialist lending team under Strategic Finance. The

successful candidate will be required to provide support to a team of Senior

Directors to screen new lending opportunities, decide which opportunities are

the right opportunities to progress and then support throughout the transaction

process through credit report writing, financial analysis and modelling.

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 our London office. 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

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02Virgin Money is now part of Nationwide

Nationwide acquired Virgin Money in October 2024. Virgin Money continues to

serve customers on the high street, and there will be a phased and considered

integration over the coming years.

You’ll be employed by Nationwide from day one, delivering real impact and

benefitting from a highly competitive range of benefits. We’re a workplace where

you’re rewarded, recognised and celebrated.

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.

03RESPONSIBILITIES

What you’ll be doing

You’ll spend your day working as part of a deal team to review and assess new

lending opportunities, looking at company information and financial data to

decide which transactions are worth progressing. You’ll build detailed financial

models and prepare clear credit papers that set out the risks and structure of

each deal, while working closely with a Senior Director, colleagues across risk,

legal and other internal teams.

You’ll speak regularly with prospect companies, private equity and advisers to

gather information, answer questions and help move transactions forward,

ensuring everything stays on track to meet deadlines. As deals progress, you’ll

support the coordination of due diligence and documentation through to

completion, while continuing to develop relationships and build your internal

and external network to support future opportunities.

04About you

• As a minimum requirement, you’ll have:
• Strong financial analysis capability, including the ability to interpret
• financial statements, assess risk, and build robust financial models with
• scenario and sensitivity analysis.
• Knowledge of loan and security documentation, with experience supporting or
• managing documentation and due diligence processes.
• Experience engaging with external stakeholders such as customers, investors
• and advisers, alongside internal teams, to support origination and delivery
• of lending opportunities.
• Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to
• manage multiple tasks simultaneously and deliver to tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to
• present complex financial information clearly and accurately.
• 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
• You can strengthen your application by showing how our customer first behaviours
• resonate with you, and where you may have already demonstrated these.

05QUALIFICATIONS

The extras you’ll get

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

• 25 days holiday, pro rata
• 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
• 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.

06What to do next

If this role is for you, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button. You’ll need to

attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us.

We respond to everyone, so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date

to let you know the outcome of your application.

Keeping your data and personal information confidential is important to us. To

find out more about how we use and process your data, please read our Privacy

policy [https://nationwide-jobs.co.uk/privacy].

If you want to find out more about using AI in our recruitment process, please

read more here [https://nationwide-jobs.co.uk/help-and-support].

07Disability Confident

• We’re not just guided by data, we’re driven by the real experiences of our

people. We’re a Disability Confident Level 3 Leader, the highest level.

That’s why we’re constantly evolving our policies and practices to make sure

everyone feels genuinely supported, valued, and empowered to champion inclusion.

08Whatever your needs, we’re here to support you. If you need

• any additional support throughout your application journey, email our team at
• Recruitment Support [Recruitment.Support@nationwide-jobs.co.uk].

09Apply safely with Nationwide

• Recruitment scams can look convincing, so take a moment to check the role is
• listed on our official careers site and read our guidance on  Don’t be conned by
• a job scam. [https://www.nationwide.co.uk/news-and-stories/job-scams/]