Pension Technician

Are you an experienced Pension Professional looking for a new challenge? We have an exciting position for a Pension Technician to work within an expanding UK Pension firm. In this role, you’ll play a key part in delivering complex data projects – from extraction and analysis to cleansing and processing – helping drive better outcomes for our clients and members.

You’ll bring strong technical expertise, lead on major projects and scheme events, and ensure activities are delivered on time, to a high standard, and in line with client and regulatory requirements.

What you’ll be doing

• Working with Scheme Event Leads and Managers to deliver projects and scheme events, ensuring deadlines, deliverables, and quality standards are met.
• Reviewing the work of Pensions Data Technicians, offering technical guidance and feedback.
• Leading assigned projects, ensuring accuracy and compliance throughout.
• Building strong working relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Continuously improving processes and controls to enhance service delivery and reduce risks.
• Ensuring compliance with pensions regulations, FCA requirements, and quality management standards.

Day-to-day tasks include

• Running, specifying, and transforming data extracts from administration systems.
• Uploading and validating data into systems.
• Creating and testing bulk communications and calculations.
• Developing Excel templates and macros to streamline processes.
• Performing bulk calculations and data analysis using Excel.
• Maintaining clear audit trails of all work and communications.
• Providing progress updates to project managers and scheme event leads.

What we’re looking for

Essential skills & experience

• Strong experience with DB pension schemes.
• Senior Pension Administration experience would be ideal.
• Knowledge of technical pensions calculations and data analysis..
• High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and quality management.
• Advanced Excel skills, including:
• Filters, sorting, pivot tables, and grouping.
• Lookups, nested IF statements, and date calculations.
• Importing text/data files and applying data validation.
• Project management skills.
• A Level Maths, a degree with a mathematical element, or equivalent experience in complex data analysis.

In return:

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Pensions Technician who enjoys project-based work and is looking to take the next step in their career. In return, you will get support your progression with a clear development and succession plan.

Please quote 51822 when calling Sarah at Alexander Lloyd or email them at sha@alexanderlloyd.co.uk. This is only one of many vacancies we are handling, Alexander Lloyd is a specialist within Financial Services recruitment. Areas of expertise include Employee Benefits, Compliance, Pensions, Group Risk, Paraplanners, Sales Support, T&C etc.

Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants you have not been shortlisted for this role. Please continue to check our website www.alexanderlloyd.co.uk for any other roles which may be of interest.