Pensions Administration Technical Lead

Pensions Administration Technical Lead (Insured Administration)

Senior Consultant grade

Hybrid/Remote

Multiple Locations

Full Time

Permanent

XPS Group is a leading UK consulting and administration business specialising in the pensions and insurance sectors. Our Pensions Administration business continues to grow and we are now looking for an experienced Administration Technical Lead to join one of our vibrant offices with hybrid working, or remote working from Edinburgh, Reading or Belfast. This is an exciting role and would most likely suit someone with extensive previous experience in a similar role where they have gained knowledge and experience of Buy-in, Buy-out and DB bulk annuity administration.

The Role

As a Pensions Administration Technical Lead with XPS you will:

• Act as a referral point for more complex technical matters.
• Provide advice, support, and solve problems.
• Support Edinburgh, Belfast, and other locations on insured administration implementation and ongoing administration.
• Develop innovative solutions.
• Demonstrate expert knowledge of pensions administration activities and apply this knowledge to any scheme.
• Have excellent interpersonal abilities, able to forge strong working relationships with colleagues and clients.
• Assist with system configuration and automated calculation updates.
• Assist with training in insured technical matters.
• Assist with reviewing the documentation and processes for insured administration.
• Meet regularly with Administration Managers and team members to establish areas of concern and plan resolution of any issues.

Your profile

Essential Criteria

• Experience of schemes transitioning through buy-in, buy-out and through to day-to-day bulk annuity administration.
• Demonstrate expert knowledge of pensions administration activities and apply this knowledge to any scheme.
• Previous pensions administration experience of Defined Benefit schemes.
• Thorough knowledge and experience of pensions legislation framework.
• Previous supervisory, leadership and management experience.

• Ideally have experience of bulk annuity administration in a TPA environment.

What we offer:

We offer an attractive reward package, typical benefits can include:

• Competitive salary
• Participation in annual discretionary Bonus Scheme
• 25 days holiday plus flexibility to buy or sell holiday
• Flexible Bank holidays
• Pension scheme, matching contribution structure
• Healthcare cash plan
• Flexible Benefits Scheme
• Life Assurance cover, four times basic salary
• Employee Assistance Programme

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

We continuously strive to build an inclusive workplace where all forms of diversity are valued.