Senior Pensions Projects and Risk Specialist

Willis Towers Watson; Redhill; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consultancy in Redhill is seeking a motivated pension professional for a role requiring experience in managing pension arrangements, conducting data reviews, and mentoring junior colleagues. This position offers a comprehensive benefits package including healthcare and a defined contribution pension scheme along with hybrid working options.

Benefits

25 days of annual leave

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Pension scheme with matched contributions

Volunteering day

Cycle-to-work programme

Qualifications

• Experience dealing with occupational pension schemes.
• Experience mentoring less experienced associates.
• Demonstrable problem solving and analytical skills.
• Self-motivated with high initiative.
• Ability to manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for data reviews and project work.
• Conduct root cause analysis and manage change.
• Create and drive process improvement requests.
• Provide efficient client service to promote the brand.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Time management

Pension technical skills

Interpersonal skills

Tools

Excel

Job description

Description

Are you a self-motivated individual who is passionate about their work? Are you an experienced administrator looking for that next step, are you a senior looking for something different or are you an experienced pensions professional looking for a new role to draw on your experience. Then this role could be for you. In this role you would be joining our team in Redhill to work on our largest client covering DB, DC, Hybrid and Offshore arrangements.

Reporting to our Quality Assurance and Risk Director, you will be responsible for a wide range of tasks and activities including data reviews, chargeable project work, investigations into errors and omissions, reviewing calculation issues, managing change through our support teams, root cause analysis, change management and client reporting and interaction.

Enjoy a benefits package designed to help you thrive, both professionally and personally. You'll receive 25 days of annual leave plus an extra WTW day to relax and recharge. Our comprehensive health and wellbeing offering includes private healthcare, life insurance, group income protection, and regular health assessments, all giving you peace of mind. Secure your future with our defined contribution pension scheme, featuring matched contributions up to 10% from the company.

We support your growth and balance with hybrid working options, access to an employee assistance programme, and a fully paid volunteer day to make a difference in your community. On top of these, you can opt into a variety of additional perks including an electric vehicle car scheme, share scheme, cycle-to-work programme, dental and optical cover, critical illness protection, and much more. Start making the most of your career and wellbeing with a range of benefits tailored for you.

The Role

• Working within our Projects and Risk Team you will be responsible for a wide range of tasks across DB and DC pension arrangements
• Data review to identify issues / errors and opportunities for chargeable project activity
• Review individual member related errors and complete rectification activity and draft client notification and project estimate reports
• Complete chargeable activity across range of adhoc pension-based tasks, including calculation automation, pension rectification, data analysis, letter review, strategic change.
• Create Change requests to drive process improvements and manage allocated tasks to deadlines and provide reporting on progress of your tasks
• Create Change requests to drive automation changes / introduce new automation including supporting test pack creation and managing testing and investigate into system errors
• Providing Root Cause Analysis to your Director to help drive change and mitigate future risk.
• Be or become a point of reference on technical issues, non standard pension matters and related activity.
• Continuously seek to identify areas where the service to clients /members could be improved and communicate findings to your Manager.
• Challenge procedures to identify process improvements and pass on recommendations to your Manager.
• Check and challenge basis of work performed by junior associates and ensure that the requested work has been undertaken.
• Coach, train and mentor junior associates on errors made to explain and prevent reoccurrence and hold regular feedback sessions
• Produce test packs for automation, test and sign off calculations for DB and DC members.
• Assist in due diligence exercises, analysing data quality, identifying data issues and proposing solutions.
• Monitor and manage data cleaning requirements and assist and prepare large mailing projects to members.
• Scoping costs for projects outside of business as usual and monitoring the spend versus budget
• Provide an efficient, professional service to meet all client/members' needs and to promote the WTW brand

Qualifications

The Requirements

• Experience of dealing with occupational pension schemes.
• Experience of coaching and supporting less experienced associates.
• Experience of working on projects an advantage.
• Demonstrable problem solving and analytical skills.
• Strong pension technical skills
• Self-motivated with a high level of initiative/drive.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects/deliverables, including the ability to support the removal of escalated blockers.
• Good time management skills and the ability to organise and prioritise own workload.
• Able to work to a high level of accuracy and be customer and quality focused.
• Computer literate with experience of using Excel spreadsheets
• Excellent interpersonal skills to include good written and verbal communication.
• Collaborative working style, self-aware with the ability to adapt style as necessary.

At WTW, we believe difference makesus stronger.We want ourworkforceto reflectthe differentand varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued and empowered to bringtheir wholeselvestoworkeveryday.Weareanequalopportunityemployer committedtofosteringaninclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity.

We’re committed to equal employment opportunity and provide application, interview and workplace adjustments and accommodations to all applicants. If you foresee any barriers, from the application process through to joining WTW, please email [e-mail].

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