Pension Administrator

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG); Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Pensions Administrator to join their dynamic team. This role offers a unique opportunity to coordinate various pension schemes while ensuring outstanding service to scheme members. You'll be part of a collaborative environment that values innovation and excellence, allowing you to grow your career in pension administration. With competitive compensation and a range of benefits, this position is perfect for those passionate about making a positive impact in the workplace. Join a team that empowers you to achieve your full potential and contribute to meaningful change.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Defined contribution pension scheme

Life insurance

Income protection

Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Three fully paid volunteering days

Employee Stock Purchase plan

Discounted gym membership

Season ticket loan

Emergency back-up family care

Qualifications

• Experience in defined benefit pension scheme administration is crucial.
• Willingness to study or currently pursuing CPC qualification.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate a diverse portfolio of occupational pension schemes.
• Manage the full pension lifecycle, performing calculations.
• Provide outstanding service to scheme members.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Data Processing

Communication

Microsoft Office

Education

Pension Management Institute’s CPC qualification

Job description

Introduction

Discover a world of endless possibilities at Gallagher Benefit Services, where you'll have the power to shape the future of workplaces across industries. As a member of our team, you become the driving force behind positive change, helping clients build environments where employees thrive. Embrace the opportunity to impact lives, unlock potential, and create a legacy of remarkable transformation.

We believe that every candidate brings something special to the table, including you! So, even if you feel that you’re close but not an exact match, we encourage you to apply.

Overview

Join Our Team as a Pensions Administrator!

Are you a dedicated professional with a passion for providing outstanding service? Join Gallagher as a Pensions Administrator within our dynamic Pensions Operations team. With opportunities available in Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Ipswich, this role offers you the chance to advance your career in pension administration while working in an encouraging and stimulating environment.

Why Gallagher?

At Gallagher, we believe in empowering our employees to achieve their full potential. As a Pensions Administrator, you'll be part of a team that values collaboration, innovation, and excellence. We offer a vibrant workplace where your contributions are recognized and your career growth is supported.

How you'll make an impact

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• Coordinate a diverse portfolio of occupational pension schemes, including DB, DC, and Hybrid pensions, with precision and efficiency.
• Manage the full pension lifecycle, performing both automated and manual calculations.
• Draft correspondence and reports, run pensioner payrolls, and support the Client Executive team.
• Provide outstanding service to scheme members, ensuring all tasks are completed accurately and promptly.
• Liaise with scheme members through various channels, addressing queries and providing solutions.
• Assist the Team Leader and Client Executive team as needed, contributing to a cohesive and productive work environment.
• Collaborate with team members and build positive relationships with supporting teams.

About You

We are seeking candidates with experience in defined benefit pension scheme administration. Ideal candidates should also be able to demonstrate a willingness to study or be currently pursuing the Pension Management Institute’s CPC qualification.

Crucial: Strong analytical skills, logical problem-solving approach, accurate data processing, and effective communication with clients.

Proficiency in Microsoft Office and a team-oriented approach are also important attributes for success in this position.

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Compensation and benefits

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits.

Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top-up to 10x
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan
• Critical illness cover
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally
• Season ticket loan
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase
• Emergency back-up family care
• And many more…

We value inclusion and diversity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work.

Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long-term health conditions or disabilities.

We understand that applicants may have disabilities, if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know.

Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with [e-mail] . If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non-conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.