Pensions Administration Data Services Assistant / Analyst

LGBT Great; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

LCP is seeking a Pensions Administration Data Services Assistant/Analyst to support data-focused projects across London and Winchester with hybrid working in line with departmental requirements.

You will assist with scheme data preparation, GMP reconciliation, regulatory data readiness, and data cleansing while collaborating with both internal teams and external clients to ensure accuracy and completeness.

Qualifications

• Understanding of Defined Benefit pension schemes
• Experience in pensions administration and data handling
• Ability to manage tasks and meet deadlines with support from more experienced team members
• Interest in learning bulk calculation methodology and data transformation techniques
• Strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
• A proactive attitude and willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment
• Willingness to work within agreed budgets and scopes, subject to suitable support from more experienced members of the team
• Working towards APMI or other PMI related qualifications

Responsibilities

• Preparing scheme data for buy-in/buy-out transactions
• Assisting with GMP reconciliation/rectification and equalisation exercises
• Supporting data readiness for the Pensions Dashboard and other regulatory initiatives
• Helping with benefit audits and data cleansing activities
• Contributing to new business transitions and onboarding processes
• Collaborating with internal administration teams and external clients to ensure data accuracy and completeness

Skills

Defined Benefit pensions knowledge

Data handling

Task management

Proactive learner

Team collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Pensions Administration Data Services Assistant/Analyst

Business area Pensions Administration

Location London and Winchester

Job ID 308033

Location - London or Winchester with hybrid working in line with departmental requirements.

At LCP we love what we do, and it shows. We help our clients make good decisions based on insightful analysis, industry expertise, and game-changing technology. Working across a wide range of sectors, including pensions and benefits, investments, insurance, energy, health, sports, and data analytics, we help our clients navigate complexity in order to take the action that matters.

As part of our growing Administration Data Services offering, we’re looking for enthusiastic individuals, with some experience in Defined Benefits pensions data or pensions administration to join our team and help deliver high-quality data solutions to our clients, both LCP-administered schemes and external clients who rely on our specialist data expertise. You’ll work alongside experienced colleagues and gain exposure to a wide range of projects that support scheme readiness from a data perspective, regulatory compliance and operational excellence, utilising your technical expertise to execute solutions.

What will you be doing?

You’ll be supporting the delivery of data-focused projects, including:

• Preparing scheme data for buy-in/buy-out transactions
• Assisting with GMP reconciliation/rectification and equalisation exercises
• Supporting data readiness for the Pensions Dashboard and other regulatory initiatives
• Helping with benefit audits and data cleansing activities
• Contributing to new business transitions and onboarding processes
• Collaborating with internal administration teams and external clients to ensure data accuracy and completeness

What skills and experience are we looking for?

• An understanding of Defined Benefit pension schemes
• Experience in pensions administration and data handling (or a keen interest in developing these skills)
• Ability to manage tasks and meet deadlines with support from more experienced team members
• Interest in learning bulk calculation methodology and data transformation techniques
• Strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
• A proactive attitude and willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment
• Able to work within agreed budgets and scopes, subject to suitable support from more experienced members of the team
• Working towards APMI or other PMI related qualifications

What qualities and behaviours should you bring?

• A collaborative mindset and eagerness to build strong working relationships
• Attention to detail and a desire to contribute to high-quality outcomes
• Willingness to suggest ideas and learn from feedback
• A team player who thrives in a supportive and inclusive environment

What’s in it for you?

Take a look at our and Career stories pages to see why our people love being here! As well as joining a multi-award winning, fun, collaborative, people first organisation where your personal and professional skills will be developed to make you the best you can be, we offer an attractive benefits package designed to promote your overall wellbeing so that you are able to perform to your full potential both in and out of work. Currently our core benefits package includes:

For you:

• Professional study support (where applicable)
• Access to our internal Wellbeing, LGBTQ+, Multicultural and Women’s networks

For your family:

• Life assurance
• Income protection
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption and shared parental leave

For your health:

• 26 days annual leave (pro-rata for part-time working) plus bank holidays (most of which can be taken flexibly!) with options to buy & sell holiday
• Private medical insurance
• Discounted gym memberships, critical illness and dental insurance through our flexible benefits
• Eye care vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Digital GP services

For your wealth:

• Competitive pension scheme
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• High street discounts
• Season ticket loans

For others:

• Volunteering opportunities

And much more!

We continuously strive to build an inclusive workplace where all forms of diversity are valued, including age, background, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, religion or sexual orientation.

LCP is committed to making our opportunities accessible to all and would welcome you getting in touch to let us know if an adjustment can be made to help with your application. This may be extra time for assessments, pre-interview site visits, interview structure or questions, or asking us about building accessibility. Whatever it may be, please get in touch via our dedicated email address - to discuss how we can support you with your application.

Recruitment agencies

LCP operates a Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for recruitment agencies which is reviewed annually. We do not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles from agencies who are not part of our current PSL. LCP only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place, and the agency has been instructed by a member of our recruitment team to supply CVs via the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) for a legitimate, open vacancy. If this process is not adhered to, LCP reserve the right to contact these candidates directly and have discussions with them without paying any agency fees. We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles are submitted to any employee or Partner at LCP.