Senior Pension Systems Analyst

Barnett Waddingham; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnett Waddingham is seeking a Senior Pension Systems Analyst in the United Kingdom with a focus on onboarding new schemes to the Pension Administration business. The role is permanent and can be based in any office with hybrid working arrangements.

The Senior Analyst may deputise for the Team Leader as needed. You will provide advanced frontline support for pension systems, demonstrate deep expertise in pension administration, and configure systems to automate standard and complex benefit

Qualifications

• A minimum of GCSE Grade “5” or “C” in Mathematics and English.
• An in-depth knowledge and high level of experience of pension and payroll administration (DB/DC/CARE/Cash balance, and Hybrid arrangements)
• Demonstrate an awareness of UK pension legislation, current/historic issues, and their application to administration, inclusive of PPF specific requirements
• A knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, and in particular, Excel) to an advanced level

Responsibilities

• Provides advanced level day-to-day frontline support of the pension systems
• Demonstrates an advanced understanding of the pension systems
• Demonstrates an advanced understanding of simple, standard, and complex benefit structures
• Configures the pension systems to provide automation for schemes with standard and complex benefit structures
• Provides Pension Systems and advice, as a Subject Matter Expert, to standard and complex project work
• Produces reports and provides analysis of standard and complex pension system data
• Prepares simple, standard, and complex bulk data to enable, and perform, its upload to the pension systems

Skills

Pension systems knowledge

Advanced Excel

Pension administration

Data analysis

Education

GCSE Maths/English (5/C)

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Senior Pension Systems Analyst United Kingdom and 9 more

The primary focus for a Pension Systems Analyst will be to focus to Onboarding of new schemes to the Pension Administration business. It is understood that, from time to time, the Senior Pension Systems Analyst may be required to deputise for the Team Leader. This is a permanent role that can be based in any of our offices working on a hybrid basis.

A snapshot of your day:

• Provides advanced level day-to-day frontline support of the pension systems

• Demonstrates an advanced understanding of the pension systems

• Demonstrates an advanced understanding of simple, standard, and complex benefit structures

• Configures the pension systems to provide automation for schemes with standard and complex benefit structures

• Provides Pension Systems and advice, as a Subject Matter Expert, to standard and complex project work

• Produces reports and provides analysis of standard and complex pension system data

• Prepares simple, standard, and complex bulk data to enable, and perform, its upload to the pension systems

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• A minimum of GCSE Grade “5” or “C” in Mathematics and English

• An in-depth knowledge and high level of experience of pension and payroll administration (DB/DC/CARE/Cash balance, and Hybrid arrangements)

• Demonstrate an awareness of UK pension legislation, current/historic issues, and their application to administration, inclusive of PPF specific requirements

• A knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, and in particular, Excel) to an advanced level

• Job Identification 1113

• Job Category All Jobs

• Posting Date 09/16/2026, 02:34 PM

• Locations Leeds

• Apply Before 09/29/2026, 11:00 PM

• Job Schedule Full time