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Pensions Project Analyst (Public Sector)
Full-time
Permanent
Remote
XPS are looking to recruit a Pensions Project Analysts to join our Administration Project Team (APT). This role requires significant experience in a similar position or within a pure pensions administration team focussing on the public sector. Our roles can be based remotely or with hybrid office working depending on individual circumstances.
XPS is an award-winning Pensions Consultancy with over 1600 staff in locations across the UK and our business continues to experience rapid growth. We value our people as we recognise that they provide the key to our success. We currently have around 1,000,000 pension scheme members across a variety of industry sectors and scheme types with those members at the heart of everything we do.
We provide a positive working environment with an emphasis on training and development with relationships at the very heart of our business. You can expect an exciting and fulfilling career in a growing business and an industry that provides a consistent challenge.
Your ambition is our ambition.
The XPS Admin Project Team (APT) is a separate, highly experienced, and specialised project resource comprised of circa 85 staff. APT have vast experience of working on numerous projects from data cleansing and benefit rectification to buy outs and wind ups. The team undertake project work from across XPS ensuring that day to day Administration work and resource is unaffected.
Our APT team undertakes projects such as:
- GMP rectification/equalisation
- Buy-in/ Buy-out
- Data Cleansing
- Ad hoc projects for example scheme closures, benefit rectifications, liability reduction exercises
- McCloud implementation: Public sector pension benefit rectification across police, fire, MOJ and LGPS pension schemes.
- Pension Dashboards
The role:
- Supporting Senior Project Analysts and Project Consultants to undertake project work; ensuring delivery in line with project deadlines and client expectations.
- Updating relevant pension administration databases and systems
- Performing basic calculations
- Running automated systems extracts.
- Data Manipulation
- Reviewing Member Records
- Working closely with other departments/teams to ensure project delivery
- Ensuring the accurate updating of time recording system for both chargeable and non- chargeable activities and meeting required utilisation target
- Due to the changing nature of the business, the job holder may from time to time be required to undertake other activities of a similar nature that fall within their capabilities.
Your profile:
- Significant experience in a similar role or within pensions administration focussing on the public sector is essential.
- Excellent organisational and planning skills.
- Ability to work in advance of deadlines and prioritising multiple tasks.
- Able to see projects/tasks through to completion within given timescales.
- Willingness to learn.
- Able to follow instructions, procedures, policies and assimilate information quickly in a consistent manner.
- Able to take ownership and responsibility for own work.
- Enthusiastic, positive and flexible approach to work.
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- A high degree of accuracy and attention to detail is required to perform the duties - both numerical and written.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- An active listener and able to follow through on instructions given.
- Able to work as part of a multi-disciplined team.
- Good Problem-Solving Skills.
- Familiar with Microsoft Excel and Word.
- Previous Pensions experience would be beneficial
What we offer:
We believe in our people, and we will work with you to unlock your potential and support your career whilst giving you the opportunity to work with some of the most dynamic and collaborative people in our industry.
Are you looking for a challenging and fulfilling career for an organisation with a conscience? At XPS, you can expect an exciting and fulfilling career in a growing business and an industry that provides a consistent challenge whilst also working to contribute positively to the communities in which we operate and help those beyond our organisation.
Our five Employee Networks - XPS Women's Network, XPS LGBTQ+ Network, XPS Menopause Network, XPS Disability Network and XPS Multicultural Network - play an important role in our culture. They lead our inclusive programme of events, campaigns and workshops throughout the year and our internal mentoring programme also has a role to play, for example in advancing gender equality.
As an employee at XPS, you know you are joining a winning team, as a testament to all the brilliant work that everyone at XPS does, we are delighted and excited to have won a clean sweep at the Prestigious Professional Pensions UK Pensions Awards 2022 winning the Investment Consultancy of the Year award, Third Party Administrator of the Year and Actuarial/Pensions Consultancy of the Year.
At XPS, we became carbon neutral across our entire value chain back in 2021 and have a strong focus on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors and sustainability, and build this ethos into all of our manager research and subsequently our client solutions.
We embrace differences and we will respect your ideas, perspective and style. Our business thrives on our diversity and mix of experience that leads to innovation. When you take a role with XPS you will be joining a community of professionals driven by integrity and delivery and you can be sure that your wellbeing is taken seriously.
We are happy to talk about flexible working and hybrid working and we understand everyone has different needs.
We offer an attractive reward package, including:
- Competitive salary
- Participation in a Discretionary Bonus Scheme
- 25 days holiday
- A set of core benefits including pension plan, life assurance, employee assistance programme, access to a qualified, practicing GP 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- A comprehensive range of voluntary and flexible benefits to suit you and your lifestyle including holiday trading, tech scheme, cycle to work scheme, dental cover, healthcare cash plan, critical illness cover, private medical cover for self and family, travel insurance and a broad range of discounts at hundreds of retailers.
What next:
If you feel XPS could be the next step on your career ladder, please apply directly via the links provided and we look forward to learning more about you. We will consider all applicants and respond swiftly.
If you do not feel ready to apply or still have questions, please contact Paul Gilliver on the recruitment team at XPS.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the following requirements:
- Right to Work confirmation
- DBS Disclosure check
- Employment or educational references covering five years
- Satisfactory credit check
XPS Pensions Group is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages application from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
Please note we reserve the right to close our vacancies early and we only accept CVs direct from candidates or our preferred supplier list.
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