• Assistant Accountant

    Haywards Heath (Hybrid Working)

    Up to £40,000 + Study support

    Permanent

    We’re partnering with a well-established and growing organisation based in Haywards Heath who are looking to appoint an Assistant Accountant on a permanent basis.

    This opportunity would suit someone with solid hands-on experience at Assistant Accountant level who is either early in their studies or qualified by experience, and looking to build on their month-end exposure within a supportive environment.

    Key responsibilities include:

    • Assisting with preparation of monthly management accounts
    • Posting accruals and prepayments
    • Balance sheet reconciliations
    • Bank and intercompany reconciliations
    • Supporting budgeting and forecasting processes
    • Assisting with year-end and audit preparation
    • Preparing VAT returns
    • Supporting transactional finance where required

    About You

    • Previous experience in an Assistant Accountant or similar role
    • AAT studier or qualified by experience (part-qualified not essential)
    • Confident with month-end processes
    • Strong Excel skills
    • High attention to detail and good analytical ability
    • Proactive and eager to take on more responsibility

    Assistant Accountant

  • Are you a Pensions professional keen to work for an industry leading Pensions Data and Project Solutions team?

    This role is ideal for someone with experience in DB Pensions administration, data, calculations, or project work who is looking to step into a more technical, project focused position. You’ll work on large scale Pension projects that directly improve scheme outcomes and member experiences.

    The role

    • Support the delivery of data driven DB Pension projects, including bulk calculations and scheme corrections

    • Perform Pension calculations, data validation, and reconciliation activities with a high level of accuracy

    • Assist with data audits, cleansing, and transformation for projects such as GMP rectification, benefit corrections, and scheme change exercises

    • Work with Excel-based calculation models and templates, reviewing and updating formulas as required

    • Contribute across multiple projects simultaneously, working closely with project leads and technical specialists

    • Support project planning, task tracking, and documentation, raising risks and issues proactively

    What we’re looking for

    • Experience in UK Defined Benefit Pensions, ideally within pensions administration, data, calculations, or project environments

    • Strong numerical and analytical skills, with high attention to detail

    • Good working knowledge of Excel, including data manipulation and formula-based models

    • Experience with bulk corrections, data audits, or pension data cleansing is highly desirable

    • Strong organisational and communication skills

    • An interest in technology-enabled solutions (e.g. VBA, SQL, Python) is beneficial but not essential

    Why apply?

    • Move beyond routine administration into technical, project based Pensions work

    • Gain exposure to a wide range of DB Pension projects and calculation scenarios

    • Develop specialist Pensions data expertise with structured support and training

    • Work in a collaborative team with clear progression opportunities

    If you’re looking to develop your technical Pensions skills and work on meaningful, high impact DB projects, this is an excellent next step.

    Please quote 52234 when calling Richard at Alexander Lloyd or email them at rdo@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.

    Pensions Data Specialist

  • About the company:

    We’re delighted to be working with a leading UK Pensions Administration business based in Portsmouth, who are now looking for an experienced Senior Pensions Administrator to join on a full-time and permanent basis. This is a hybrid role, operating a flexible arrangement of x2 days per week.

    If you’re a detail-oriented, organised professional with a solid background in DB Pensions Administration, who enjoy supporting others, solving problems and making a real impact for clients – then this opportunity could be for you!

    About the position:

    As a Senior Pensions Administrator, you’ll play a key role in delivering first-class pensions administration services for a portfolio of Defined Benefit schemes. You’ll be the go-to expert in the team, ensuring accuracy, compliance and great client outcomes. Key responsibilities include:

    • Supporting, training and mentoring junior colleagues
    • Checking and authorising work to ensure accuracy and compliance
    • Calculating and processing a range of pension benefits
    • Liaising with clients, actuaries, and other third parties.
    • Participating in project work

    Key skills and experience required:

    • DB (Defined Benefits) pension scheme administration experience
    • Experience of checking work produced by junior members of the team
    • Experience of having worked on projects
    • Strong knowledge of pensions legislation and regulations
    • Excellent communication skills, as will be liaising with clients and stakeholders.

    If you’re an experienced Pensions professional ready for your next challenge, apply today and take the next step in your career.

    Senior Pensions Administrator

  • About the company:

    We’re delighted to be working with a leading UK Pensions Administration business based in Bristol, who are now looking for an experienced Senior Pensions Administrator to join on a full-time and permanent basis. This is a hybrid role, operating a flexible arrangement of x2 days per week.

    If you’re a detail-oriented, organised professional with a solid background in DB Pensions Administration, who enjoy supporting others, solving problems and making a real impact for clients – then this opportunity could be for you!

    About the position:

    As a Senior Pensions Administrator, you’ll play a key role in delivering first-class pensions administration services for a portfolio of Defined Benefit schemes. You’ll be the go-to expert in the team, ensuring accuracy, compliance and great client outcomes. Key responsibilities include:

    • Supporting, training and mentoring junior colleagues
    • Checking and authorising work to ensure accuracy and compliance
    • Calculating and processing a range of pension benefits
    • Liaising with clients, actuaries, and other third parties.
    • Participating in project work

    Key skills and experience required:

    • DB (Defined Benefits) pension scheme administration experience
    • Experience of checking work produced by junior members of the team
    • Experience of having worked on projects
    • Strong knowledge of pensions legislation and regulations
    • Excellent communication skills, as will be liaising with clients and stakeholders.

    If you’re an experienced Pensions professional ready for your next challenge, apply today and take the next step in your career.

    Senior Pensions Administrator

  • About the company:

    We’re delighted to be working with a leading UK Pensions Consultancy based in Reading, who are now looking for an experienced Senior Pensions Administrator to join on a full-time and permanent basis. This is a hybrid role, operating a flexible arrangement of x2 days per week.

    If you’re a detail-oriented, organised professional with a solid background in DB Pensions Administration, who enjoy supporting others, solving problems and making a real impact for clients – then this opportunity could be for you!

    About the position:

    As a Senior Pensions Administrator, you’ll play a key role in delivering first-class pensions administration services for a portfolio of Defined Benefit schemes. You’ll be the go-to expert in the team, ensuring accuracy, compliance and great client outcomes. Key responsibilities include:

    • Supporting, training and mentoring junior colleagues
    • Checking and authorising work to ensure accuracy and compliance
    • Calculating and processing a range of pension benefits
    • Liaising with clients, actuaries, and other third parties.
    • Participating in project work

    Key skills and experience required:

    • DB (Defined Benefits) pension scheme administration experience
    • Experience of checking work produced by junior members of the team
    • Experience of having worked on projects
    • Strong knowledge of pensions legislation and regulations
    • Excellent communication skills, as will be liaising with clients and stakeholders.

    If you’re an experienced Pensions professional ready for your next challenge, apply today and take the next step in your career.

    Senior Pensions Administrator

  • About the company:

    Alexander Lloyd is partnered with a Pension’s Consultancy who provide Pensions Administration, Actuarial and Trustee services to clients across the UK! Our client is looking to appoint a Senior Pensions Administrator to their BAU Administration team. This is an exciting opportunity which can offer an interesting working environment which will allow you to build a rewarding career.

    This is a hybrid working role aligned to the Manchester office, 2 days a week in the office, with home working.

    About the role:

    You will be responsible managing and maintaining the administration aspects of defined benefit and defined contribution pension schemes on behalf of the scheme trustees. The team carry out all types of exercises from winding up schemes and calculating member’s pension benefits to carrying out forensic research for schemes where the business has been appointed by The Pensions Regulator, all the while providing an excellent service to the members.

    Key responsibilities:

    • Process member benefits, including retirements, bereavements, divorces, transfers, joiner & leavers.
    • Producing complex and manual calculations.
    • Allocating and checking of work for junior members of the team.
    • Assist with projects as and when required (GMPe and data exercises, wind up of schemes)
    • Attendance of clients and trustee meetings

    Key skills and experience required:

    • Strong Defined Benefits pension administration experience, ideally a minimum 5+ years from within a pension consultancy or TPA.
    • Strong understanding around UK pensions legislation, and regulations.
    • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
    • Be able to work in a fast-paced environment, providing excellent service to members and clients.
    • Experience in managing ad-hoc and annual pension projects would be advantageous.

    If you meet the key skills and experience required and are ready for your next as a Senior Pensions Administrator, please apply today.

    Senior Pensions Administrator

  • About the company:

    Alexander Lloyd is partnered with an award-winning Pensions Consultancy specialising in actuarial, pension administration and pension technology services.

    Due to continued growth, our client is looking to appoint a Pensions Administrator on a full-time and permanent basis in Manchester (with flexible hybrid working arrangement).

    If you want to be a part of an organisation that offers dynamic and challenging work, where you can take ownership of developing your skills and experience, then this opportunity could be for you!

    About the role:

    As a Pensions Administrator, you will manage the administration of Defined Benefits and Defined Contribution pension scheme on behalf of scheme trustees. You’ll act as a key pint of contact for members, trustees and third parties, delivering high quality administration services.

    This is a varied and engaging role, involving everything from day-to-day administration to complex exercises such as scheme wind-ups, benefit calculations, and forensic research assignments, including work appointment by The Pensions Regulator.

    About you:

    If you’re a pensions professional who enjoys problem-solving, working with people, and operating in a fast-paced environment. You’ll be organised, proactive, calm under pressure, and take pride in delivery high-quality work.

    Essential experience and skills:

    • At least 3 years’ experience in a Defined Benefit pension administration environment
    • Strong technical knowledge of UK pension legislation, regulation and best practice
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
    • Ability to work proactively using your own initiative

    If you are a Pensions Administration professional (with defined benefits experience) looking to take the next step in your career within a respected and growing organisation, apply today!

    Pensions Administrator

  • About the company:

    Alexander Lloyd is partnered with an award-winning Pensions Consultancy specialising in actuarial, pension administration and pension technology services.

    Due to continued growth, our client is looking to appoint a Pensions Administrator on a full-time and permanent basis in Glasgow (with flexible hybrid working arrangement).

    If you want to be a part of an organisation that offers dynamic and challenging work, where you can take ownership of developing your skills and experience, then this opportunity could be for you!

    About the role:

    As a Pensions Administrator, you will manage the administration of Defined Benefits and Defined Contribution pension scheme on behalf of scheme trustees. You’ll act as a key pint of contact for members, trustees and third parties, delivering high quality administration services.

    This is a varied and engaging role, involving everything from day-to-day administration to complex exercises such as scheme wind-ups, benefit calculations, and forensic research assignments, including work appointment by The Pensions Regulator.

    About you:

    If you’re a pensions professional who enjoys problem-solving, working with people, and operating in a fast-paced environment. You’ll be organised, proactive, calm under pressure, and take pride in delivery high-quality work.

    Essential experience and skills:

    • At least 3 years’ experience in a Defined Benefit pension administration environment
    • Strong technical knowledge of UK pension legislation, regulation and best practice
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
    • Ability to work proactively using your own initiative

    If you are a Pensions Administration professional (with defined benefits experience) looking to take the next step in your career within a respected and growing organisation, apply today!

    Pensions Administrator

  • About the company:

    Are you an experienced Senior Pensions Administrator or Deputy Team Leader looking to take the next step in your career? This is a brilliant opportunity to join one of the UK’s respected Pensions Consultancies as they continue to grow their market-leading pensions administration team.

    Our client operates a flexible hybrid working arrangement of 2x days per week in the office, ideally aligned to the Birmingham office but other office locations will be considered.

    About the role:

    As an Assistant Team Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional pension administration services across a portfolio of Defined Benefits of Defined Contributions Pension Schemes. You’ll manage day-to-day client relationships, oversee workflow and quality, and provide leadership and support to a talented team of Pension Administrators.

    You’ll act as a key point of contact for clients, ensuring service excellence and compliance, while helping to mentor and develop team members to reach their full potential.

    Key responsibilities:

    • Over see the allocation and prioritisation of daily workloads across your portfolio.
    • Ensure all work meets service level agreements and compliance standards.
    • Peer-review calculations and member communications.
    • Support, coach and mentor team members, fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture.
    • Attend client and trustee meetings, presenting reports and updates.
    • Identify and manage ad-hoc pension projects.

    Key skills and experience required:

    • Strong administration experience and knowledge of delivering administration services to Defined Benefits Pension Schemes, operating at either a Senior Pensions Administrator or Deputy Team Leader.
    • Proven experience of managing, mentoring, supervising and developing teams.
    • Client facing experience – experience of presenting administration reports and communicating with clients and trustees.
    • Great communication skills – ability to be able to converse with clients, members, and colleagues.
    • Excellent time management – the ability to manage resources across multiple tasks.

    Interested in joining a collaborative and forward-thinking business? Don’t miss out, apply today or get in touch for a confidential chat.

    Pensions Assistant Manager

  • About the company:

    Are you an experienced Senior Pensions Administrator or Deputy Team Leader looking to take the next step in your career? This is a brilliant opportunity to join one of the UK’s respected Pensions Consultancies as they continue to grow their market-leading pensions administration team.

    Our client operates a flexible hybrid working arrangement of 2x days per week in the office, ideally aligned to the Croydon office but other office locations will be considered.

    About the role:

    As an Assistant Team Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional pension administration services across a portfolio of Defined Benefits of Defined Contributions Pension Schemes. You’ll manage day-to-day client relationships, oversee workflow and quality, and provide leadership and support to a talented team of Pension Administrators.

    You’ll act as a key point of contact for clients, ensuring service excellence and compliance, while helping to mentor and develop team members to reach their full potential.

    Key responsibilities:

    • Over see the allocation and prioritisation of daily workloads across your portfolio.
    • Ensure all work meets service level agreements and compliance standards.
    • Peer-review calculations and member communications.
    • Support, coach and mentor team members, fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture.
    • Attend client and trustee meetings, presenting reports and updates.
    • Identify and manage ad-hoc pension projects.

    Key skills and experience required:

    • Strong administration experience and knowledge of delivering administration services to Defined Benefits Pension Schemes, operating at either a Senior Pensions Administrator or Deputy Team Leader.
    • Proven experience of managing, mentoring, supervising and developing teams.
    • Client facing experience – experience of presenting administration reports and communicating with clients and trustees.
    • Great communication skills – ability to be able to converse with clients, members, and colleagues.
    • Excellent time management – the ability to manage resources across multiple tasks.

    Interested in joining a collaborative and forward-thinking business? Don’t miss out, apply today or get in touch for a confidential chat.

    Pensions Assistant Manager

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