Group Pensions Finance & Investments Operations Manager

This is an incredibly rare and unique opportunity to work for the ‘In House’ Group Pensions department of a highly regarded multinational organisation!

This is a strategic and operational role sitting at the heart of the Group Pensions function, combining investment operations oversight, Pensions finance leadership, and trustee governance support.

Working closely with the Head of Pensions, Trustee Board and Investment Committee, you will contribute to the management and oversight of a substantial Pension investment portfolio and play an important role in supporting the scheme’s long-term strategy.

Why this role stands out

• A rare in-house Pensions leadership opportunity within a major global organisation
• Direct exposure to trustee governance, investment strategy and operational decision-making
• Oversight of a large and complex Pension investment portfolio with multiple external managers
• The chance to influence strategic investment operations and Pension scheme financial management
• A collaborative environment working closely with senior stakeholders, advisers and trustees

The role

• Oversee the financial and investment operations of the UK Pension scheme, ensuring strong governance and robust financial controls
• Support the implementation of trustee and investment committee strategy, providing analysis and insight to inform decision making
• Lead relationships with key external advisers including investment managers, custodians, consultants and auditors
• Manage the investment accounting and reconciliation process across the scheme’s portfolios
• Prepare investment reporting and analysis for trustee and investment committee meetings
• Produce the scheme’s Trustee Report & Accounts and coordinate the annual audit process
• Lead and develop the internal Pensions finance team while driving continuous improvement in processes and controls

What we’re looking for

• A professionally qualified accountant
• Experience within Pensions finance and investment operations
• Strong knowledge of Pension scheme governance, accounting standards and regulatory requirements
• Experience managing relationships with investment managers, custodians and advisers
• Proven leadership and stakeholder management skills

This is an outstanding and high impact ‘in house’ role where you will gain significant exposure to trustee decision-making, investment strategy implementation and scheme governance.

Please quote 52262 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.