Principal Pension Administrator

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG); Bristol; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a global leader in insurance brokerage as a Principal Pensions Administrator, where you'll manage a portfolio of pension schemes in Bristol. This role emphasizes client excellence and team leadership, offering competitive salary and extensive benefits, including 25 days holiday, pension contributions, and life insurance.

Benefits

Minimum of 25 days holiday

Defined contribution pension scheme

Life insurance

Income protection

Health cash plan or Private medical insurance

Employee Stock Purchase plan

Discounted gym membership

Emergency back-up family care

Three fully paid volunteering days per year

Qualifications

• Experience in defined benefit/defined contribution pension scheme administration.
• Management and/or mentoring experience.
• Ability to explain complex calculations simply.

Responsibilities

• Own the administration of a diverse portfolio of occupational pension schemes.
• Supervise and train pensions administrators.
• Engage with scheme members and resolve queries.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Pension Management Institute’s CPC qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

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

Are you ready to take your expertise in pension administration to the next level? Join Gallagher, a global leader in insurance brokerage and risk management, as a Principal Pensions Administrator. With opportunities in Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Ipswich, this role offers you the chance to create a significant impact while working in an encouraging and multifaceted environment.

Why Gallagher?

At Gallagher, we are dedicated to encouraging a culture of excellence, innovation, and teamwork. Lead as a Principal Pensions Administrator by providing excellent service to clients and guiding a dedicated team of pensions administrators. We offer a vibrant workplace where your contributions are recognized, and your career growth is supported.

How you'll make an impact

• Own the administration of a diverse portfolio of occupational pension schemes, including DB, DC, and Hybrid pensions, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in all tasks.
• Allocate cases, perform and check both automated and manual calculations, and manage pensioner payrolls.
• Draft and review correspondence and reports, manage cashflows, investments, disinvestments, and invoices.
• Provide supervision and training to pensions administrators and senior pensions administrators, deputizing for the Team Leader when needed.
• Engage with scheme members through various channels, addressing queries and providing solutions.
• Collaborate with team members and build enduring relationships with supporting teams.
• Support the Client Executive team and attend client meetings or new business pitches as the need arises.

About You

About You:

• Demonstrated ability in defined benefit/defined contribution pension scheme administration.
• Achieved or studying towards the Pension Management Institute’s CPC qualification.
• Experience in management and/or mentoring of team members.
• Ability to break down and explain complex calculations in simple terms.
• Strong analytical skills with a logical approach to problem-solving.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.

Gallagher Behaviors:

• Leading Self: Demonstrate integrity, trust, and personal responsibility.
• Leading Others & Relationships: Build diverse networks, collaborate effectively, and connect with influence.
• Leading Results: Deliver client excellence, plan strategically, and drive for results.
• Leading the Business: Demonstrate business knowledge, critical thinking, and innovation.

Join Us and Shape the Future!

At Gallagher, we invest in our people’s health, financial wellbeing, and career growth. If you're ready to take on an exciting role as a Principal Pensions Administrator, apply now and become a part of our global success story. Your future starts here!

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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.