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Pensions Administrator
Posted 1 week ago by 1756962785
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Edinburgh Park
Summary: This role is for a hands-on Pensions Administrator within a prestigious financial services organization in Edinburgh Park. The successful candidate will be integral to a project team focused on resolving complex pension scheme reconciliation and settlement issues. The position requires deep technical expertise in pensions reconciliation and collaboration with internal teams to achieve sustainable outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as a subject-matter expert on pension contribution flows and reconciliation methods.
- Recommend improvements to reconciliation controls and processes.
- Support root cause analysis and process redesign.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external advisers (auditors, trustees).
- Present findings to senior colleagues.
- Contribute to progress reports and assurance documentation.
- Reconcile complex financial data across multiple systems.
- Maintain audit trails and resolution documentation.
- Provide timely updates to the Project Lead.
Key Skills:
- Expertise in pensions and financial reconciliation.
- Strong analytical skills for resolving complex data issues and identifying financial exposures.
- Knowledge of regulatory frameworks, financial controls, and write-off processes is desirable.
- Excel proficiency and comfort working with large datasets.
- Clear communication skills, able to explain technical issues to non-specialists.
- Resilience and attention to detail.
- Collaborative mindset, with a focus on delivery and continuous improvement.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Edinburgh Park
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Your new company
This prestigious financial services organisation based in Edinburgh Park, requires a hands-on pension administrator to going its global, dynamic business.
Your new role
You’ll be a pivotal member of a dedicated project team focused on resolving complex pension scheme reconciliation and settlement issues. The role will involve investigating, analysing, and clearing historical discrepancies. You’ll bring deep technical expertise in pensions reconciliation and collaborate closely with internal teams to deliver robust, sustainable outcomes.
Key responsibilities include:
- Act as a subject-matter expert on pension contribution flows and reconciliation methods.
- Recommend improvements to reconciliation controls and processes.
- Support root cause analysis and process redesign
- Collaborate with internal teams and external advisers (auditors, trustees).
- Present your findings to senior colleagues.
- Contribute to progress reports and assurance documentation.
- Reconcile complex financial data across multiple systems.
- Maintain audit trails and resolution documentation.
- Provide timely updates to the Project Lead.
What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this highly visible role, you will have:
- Expertise in pensions and financial reconciliation
- Strong analytical skills for resolving complex data issues and identifying financial exposures
- Knowledge of regulatory frameworks, financial controls, and write-off processes is desirable.
- Excel proficiency and comfort working with large datasets
- Clear communication skills, able to explain technical issues to non-specialists
- Resilience and attention to detail.
- Collaborative mindset, with a focus on delivery and continuous improvement
What you'll get in return
Competitive day rate
Hybrid working
Career development
What you need to do now
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