Pensions Administrator - Public Sector

• Pensions Administrator - Final salary and career average (CARE) schemes
• Remote
• ASAP - September 26
• Inside of IR35
• £525 per day

We are recruiting an experienced Pensions Administrator to join a busy New Client Implementation Team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong pensions administration and calculation expertise to support the setup, configuration, and testing of automated processes for new and existing schemes.

You will play a key part in implementing and validating new client schemes on pensions administration systems.

Responsibilities include:

Configuration & Specification

• Translating complex scheme rules into calculation specifications for development teams
• Pension administration system configuration
• Conducting gap analysis against scheme requirements
• Drafting detailed calculation logic and Excel-based specifications

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Creating test plans, scenario matrices, and test scripts
• Preparing test data and executing comprehensive testing
• Logging and triaging defects, supporting resolution activities
• Producing high-quality test evidence and documentation
• Supporting UAT, system smoke testing, and warranty assurance
• Producing user guides to support operational rollout

What We're Looking For

Pensions Expertise

• Strong experience with final salary and career average (CARE) schemes
• Ability to interpret and document complex scheme rules
• Skilled in performing and validating retirement, early leaver, death, and other scheme calculations
• Understanding of public sector pension schemes, Legacy benefits, and nuances (highly desirable)

Technical & System Knowledge

• Experience configuring or developing pension administration platforms (eg, ProFund, Access)
• Ability to convert scheme rules into accurate calculation specifications
• Strong Excel capability for modelling and testing
• Familiarity with end-to-end pensions administration processes
• Public sector experience is highly sought after and in short supply, and candidates with this background are strongly encouraged to apply.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.