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Building, shaping and providing rewarding
career opportunities over the last 150 years.
About Us
Today, the Yorkshire Building Society Group
(YBS Group) has over 3.5 million members and
325 branches and agencies across the breadth
of the UK. You may not be aware, but we're
actually part of a bigger group made up of
building society brands with origins across the
country. Together we are one of the largest and
strongest building societies in the UK.
We're a building society, not a bank, and it's
something we're really proud of. This means
our only focus is on our members, not keeping
external shareholders happy. It brings a whole
range of benefits for our members and just as
many for you too. Our building society was, and
is, built on trust.

What 2014 was for us?
Over 2014, we've looked back at our 150 years
of heritage. And we continue to strive to build
our business on a foundation of trust, staying
true to the values of our founding fathers.
2014 has been a year when we've really upped
our game. We've seen the introduction of a
new structure, better ways of working and a
really professional approach in taking a real
grip on our business. At the same time, we've
continued to build on our skills and talents
and we've supported one another to deliver a
leading Customer Experience.
The start of le Tour de France, officially known
as 'Grand Depart', this year made a historic
first ever visit to Yorkshire and one of the
brands from our family was selected as Official
Supporter of Grand Depart 2014!
We took immense pride in the YBS Group
being associated with one of the most iconic
sporting spectacles in the world.

always having our customers' best interest
at heart. We will continue to refurbish our
remaining office sites as well as our branches
throughout the country, providing state of
the art places for our people to really shine.
Building, shaping and providing rewarding
career opportunities over the last 150 years.
Our people:
You'll find all kinds of people working here;
people of all ages, backgrounds and levels of
experience. We fully believe that this is one
of the reasons why we're so successful. That
said, there are certain qualities you'll find in all
our people. An enthusiasm for our customer,
our product and for offering the best level of
service possible. It's this common passion that
allows our innovation and creativity to shine in
our industry.
To say that we're proud of our heritage is
an understatement. Join our award winning,
talented team of professionals and you'll help
us build an even stronger future.
A head for figures
Our Finance, Corporate Planning, Treasury and
Asset & Liability Management departments
offer a range of roles, from general financial
administration through to accounting.
A flair for innovation and creativity
In Product Development, Marketing and
Corporate Affairs there are a number of exciting
roles that focus on developing our products,
creating engaging marketing campaigns and
generating our extensive media coverage.

2015 and beyond

Delivering fantastic service
Our Customer Service and Shared Services
departments really are our operational
powerhouse, providing the highest level of
customer service over the telephone and
through administrative support.

As ever we will continue to strive to achieve
our goal of becoming the most trusted
provider of financial services in the UK whilst

Building the future
Our dynamic Change Delivery and specialist
IT teams are passionate about developing the
systems and projects to take us forward into
the future.
Professional expertise
Here you'll apply your professional expertise
to resolve broad based business and strategic
issues in our Legal, Risk and fraud departments.
Business to business
We also work with other organisations and
third parties to promote our services and offer
our skills and resources to generate income.
Join our YBS Share Plans department, one of
the largest employee benefit providers in the
UK and overseas or our Intermediary Mortgage
lending arm, Accord Mortgages and discover a
full range of rewarding roles.

What you can expect from us
We don't just take into consideration who you
are now, we look at what you can become.
With a vision to be 'the most trusted provider
of Financial Services in the UK' it goes without
saying that our people are the masters of their
own destiny. Supported by us, they drive their
own learning, their own development and their
own career. From day one, we treat you as
an individual. We ensure that your induction
offers a comprehensive introduction to your
role and how you fit within our business as a
whole. To equip you with the right learning and
development at the right time, we now have
a new People Development Centre based at
our office in Bradford; this fantastic facility has
everything we need to offer an amazing learning
and development experience for our people.

Creating a great place to work
Our People Division is committed to continuing
our success in being a great place to work.

References to 'YBS Group' or 'Yorkshire Group' refer to Yorkshire Building Society, the trading names under which it operates (Barnsley Building Society, the Barnsley, Chelsea Building Society,
the Chelsea, Norwich & Peterborough Building Society, N&P and Egg) and its subsidiary companies. YBS Share Plans is part of Yorkshire Building Society. Yorkshire Building Society is a member
of the Building Societies Association and is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority.
Yorkshire Building Society is entered in the Financial Services Register and its registration number is 106085. Head Office: Yorkshire House, Yorkshire Drive, Bradford BD5 8LJ.

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