Pensions Project Administrator

Hymans Robertson LLP.; Glasgow, City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Pensions Project Administrator to join their dynamic team in Glasgow. This role involves supporting the delivery of pensions administration data enhancement projects, ensuring accurate data management, and collaborating with various teams for seamless project completion. The company values innovative thinking and offers a flexible working environment, including hybrid working options. With a commitment to employee development and a diverse workplace, this opportunity is perfect for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the pensions sector while enjoying a supportive and collaborative atmosphere.

Benefits

Flexible employee benefits

On-site mental health assistance

Professional development opportunities

Regular social activities

Three days paid volunteering leave

Birthday leave

Hybrid working model

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Minimum GCSE in Maths and English or equivalent required.
• Knowledge of DB pensions and previous project experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of pensions administration data enhancement projects.
• Assist with production of project closure reports and data analysis.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Attention to Detail

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Data Collection and Input

Education

GCSE / Scottish Standard Maths

GCSE / Scottish Standard English

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Job description

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in a month at 23:59 BST.

The Vacancy

Our Third Party Administration (TPA) department is a dynamic administration team with a varied portfolio of clients. They play a key part in providing our clients and members with a market-leading service on Defined Benefits (DB), Defined Contribution (DC) and CARE pension arrangements.

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join this department as a Pensions Project Administrator, within our Data Journey team in our Edinburgh or Glasgow Office.

What will your role look like?

Working as part of the TPA Data Journey Projects Team nationally to support the delivery and implementation of pensions administration data enhancement projects to our clients. Projects could include preparing schemes ready for Dashboard connection, data cleanse required for buy in projects and GMP equalisation.

Though this is a varied role, your key tasks will include:

• Under guidance from a more senior colleague, undertakes pensions-data cleanse and improving electronic data held in a timely and accurate manner.
• Assists with the production of end of pensions project closure reports, as and when required.
• Works closely with all teams to ensure work on pensions projects progresses seamlessly to completion.
• Running of pensions-data extracts, analysis of the data, and production of letters/reports for review by team members.
• Ensures office procedures are followed, including keeping full notes of all telephone conversations and following compliance requirements.
• Undertakes ad-hoc associated general administration duties, including mailing exercises and helpline duties.

To enjoy and succeed in this role, you will have:

• Minimum GCSE / Scottish standard Maths and English, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of DB pensions and previous pensions project experience.
• Previous experience working in an administrative environment.
• Experience of collecting and inputting data/information.
• Good analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience with Microsoft applications – Word, Outlook and strong Excel knowledge, including experience of VLOOKUP and pivot tables.

In addition to a competitive salary and access to our profit share scheme, we offer:

• A flexible selection of employee benefits, so you can choose a package that best matches your lifestyle and needs.
• A collaborative and encouraging work environment where your thinking and ideas are encouraged.
• On site mental health and wellbeing assistance.
• A commitment to helping you develop both personally and professionally, with mentoring opportunities and access to our award-winning learning portal, Aspire.
• Regular social activities, in addition to three days paid volunteering leave each year and a day’s leave to celebrate your birthday.
• Hybrid working so you can enjoy the positive wellbeing of working from home as well as the benefits of meeting colleagues in our sociable, modern office environments – with the expectation of two ‘in-office’ days per week.
• A flexible working window, allowing colleagues the freedom to work flexibly between the hours of 7am and 7pm.

About Us

Together, we’ve been building better futures for over 100 years. For our people, our clients and their people, our communities and the environment.

We thrive on tackling complex problems. And we believe those problems are best solved by diverse teams – diverse in skills, approaches and backgrounds. Our independence lets our people be themselves and think freely, while working in a collaborative, supportive environment. We love innovative, independent thinking and want everyone to share their ideas.

Working alongside employers, trustees and financial services institutions, we offer pensions, investments, benefits and risk consulting services, as well as data and technology solutions. With over 1000 employees and counting, we’re one of the leading consultancies in our field and are proud to be recognised by numerous industry awards.

We’re committed to developing our people and encourage everyone to carve out their own career path. We’ve many colleagues who started out in one team in the business and have ended up somewhere completely different, having had the chance to develop new skills and explore new passions.

We are continually working to improve our inclusive culture and employ diverse talent. We therefore welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, which includes but isn’t limited to: age, disability, ethnic heritage, gender, marital or civil partnership status, neurodiversity, religion, sexual orientation, and socio-economic background.

Our hybrid working model offers the best of both worlds – home working as well as a fun, collaborative office environment - meaning flexible working patterns to accommodate individual needs.

If you need any assistance in relation to a personal requirement, medical condition or neurological difference during our selection process then please let us know.

Together, we can make this the best job you’ll ever have.