Senior Pension Analyst, Operational Readiness

Gallagher; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services firm in London is seeking an Operational Readiness Senior Analyst in Pension Operations. This role involves understanding business systems, collaborating on scheme installations, and improving client experiences. Qualified candidates will have experience in pension scheme administration, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in related systems. This position offers a competitive salary and a variety of benefits, including 25+ days holiday, life insurance, and health plans.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Defined contribution pension scheme

Life insurance

Health cash plan

Employee Stock Purchase plan

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Consistent track record in occupational pension scheme administration.
• Experience influencing collaborators.
• Self-motivated, independent, and a champion of change.

Responsibilities

• Gain a broad understanding of business systems and processes.
• Collaborate with client delivery teams for successful scheme installations.
• Improve technology solutions for current clients.
• Maintain robust governance standards.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Customer service

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Pension administration systems

Education

APMI or EPMI

Job description

Overview

Join Our Team as an Operational Readiness Senior Analyst in Pension Operations!

Reports to: Operational Readiness Lead, Pension Operations

Are you ready to take your career to the next level with a dynamic and innovative team? We are seeking a hardworking and skilled Senior Analyst to join the Operational Readiness team within Pensions Administration. This is a superb opportunity to impact the future of our client delivery, supporting the seamless integration and optimisation of our technology solutions.

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Environment: Undertake a key role in technology integration within pension operations, working with a broad range of solutions
• Collaborative Culture: Work closely with complementary teams across the business, encouraging a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
• Professional Growth: Develop your skills and expertise in a role that encourages feedback, learning, and development.
• Impactful Work: Play a crucial role in improving customer and colleague experiences.

How you\'ll make an impact

Key Responsibilities:

• Business Understanding: Gain a broad understanding of our business systems and processes, and contribute to the evolution of our operating model.
• Scheme Installations: Collaborate with client delivery teams to ensure successful new scheme installations, conduct detailed testing, and support administration team training.
• Client Efficiencies: Improve technology solutions for current clients, ensuring we are engaged in a cycle of continuous improvement.
• Governance: Maintain robust governance standards and provide regular reporting to demonstrate the impact of your actions.

About You

What We’re Looking For:

• Qualifications: APMI or EPMI is desirable but not crucial.
• Experience: Consistent track record in occupational pension scheme administration and experience influencing collaborators.
• Skills: Strong analytical, communication, and customer service skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and pension administration systems is essential.
• Attributes: Self-motivated, independent, and a champion of change with a logical approach to problem-solving.

Join Us and Make a Difference!

If you are ready to adopt a challenging and exciting role that offers the chance to inspire change and improve efficiencies, we want to hear from you. Apply today and become a part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and excellence.

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…

Inclusion and equal opportunity

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. Gallagher has a long-standing 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, gender 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 by applicable laws.