Pensions Data Technician

Capita; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pensions consultancy is seeking a Pensions Technician to join their team. This role involves working on various DB pension schemes, managing projects, and performing manual pension calculations. Candidates should have strong Excel skills and experience in the pensions field. Additionally, the role offers benefits such as company-matched pension schemes and opportunities for volunteering.

Benefits

23 days holiday (rising to 27)

Company matched pension and life assurance

Cycle2work scheme

Paid maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave

Voluntary benefits and discounts

Employee Network Groups for diversity

Qualifications

• Experience of working on a variety of DB pension schemes.
• Strong skills in Excel for data management.
• Ability to perform high-quality manual pension calculations.

Responsibilities

• Work with Senior Pensions Technician to deliver projects.
• Perform manual pension calculations to a high standard.
• Monitor and maintain workflow and controls on projects.

Skills

Knowledge of DB pension schemes

Excel: Bulk data manipulation and cleansing

Excel: perform lookups, pivot tables

Ability to understand project plans

Ability to perform manual pensions calculations

Identify gaps and errors in complex data

Education

PMI Qualifications

Job description

Pensions Technician

Home Based.

We are looking for a Pensions Technician to join the Consulting division of Capita Pensions Solutions. We are a new force in the market and our fantastic team are aspiring to create better outcomes and bright futures by putting people and pensions at the heart of everything we do.

The Consulting division was created to better enable us to fulfil the long‑term strategic objectives of our business and to empower us to better excite our clients and provide them, and their members, with better outcomes.

We are continuously looking to improve the services and products we provide to our clients, with a focus on people and the use of technology to achieve this goal. This positions us, and you, to be at the forefront of a rapidly growing and advancing organisation and industry.

You will have experience of working on a variety of DB pension schemes with the ability to support on the delivery of assigned projects and schemes. This role is perfect if you are an existing Pensions Technician looking to work within a project‑based role.

Job title:

Pensions Data Technician

Job Description:

This role requires enhanced security clearance, the details of which are contained in the following link. One of the main factors is a minimum 5 years of UK residency - please only apply if you have this. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/sc-guidance-pack-for-applicants

Key Responsibilities

• To work with the Senior Pensions Technician and Data Service Delivery Manager to deliver projects within KPIs (time scales, deliverables, quality, sign off) and proactively communicating on progress
• Regularly review, and feedback on the effectiveness and efficiency of existing processes

Key Tasks

• To complete key data projects and tasks across the team within KPIs, including proactively communicating on progress
• To perform manual pension calculations to a high standard
• To monitor and maintain the incoming workflow and controls around projects and tasks as required.
• To ensure the individual quality of all outputs in order to deliver an excellent service to all stakeholders and clients.
• To support the team on complex casework and complaints

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of DB pension schemes
• Excel: Bulk data manipulation and cleansing
• Excel: can perform lookups, produce pivot tables and use formulas to interpret data
• Ability to understand, and input into project plans
• Ability to perform manual pensions calculations to a high standard
• Can identify gaps and errors in complex data

Desirable

• PMI Qualifications

About Capita Pension Solutions

At Capita Pension Solutions (CPS) we continue to grow and evolve our Strategy & Product function. We are at another exciting point in that evolution, defining and executing CPS’s strategic goals as well as developing the next generation of market‑leading Products and Services. We have ambitious objectives and plans for 2025 and beyond.

What’s in it for you?

• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

What we hope you’ll do next

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

As part of our commitment to building an inclusive and diverse workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from people who are from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds.

We’re an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier‑free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format (such as large print or audio), or if you’d like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email Iqbal at [e-mail] or call 07784 237318 and we’ll get back to you. For more information about equal opportunities and process adjustments, please visit the Capita Careers website.

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Location

United Kingdom

Time Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent